Source: http://www.google.fr/patents/US8539527
Timestamp: 2018-01-22 18:40:21
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2011200553', 'Application No. 2011200553', 'Application No. 2004282954', 'Application No. 2004282954', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 10011301', 'Application No. 10011301', 'Application No. 04795418', 'Application No. 04795418', 'Application No. 04795418', 'Application No. 2379', 'Application No. 2011200553', 'Application No. 2011200553', 'Application No. 2011200553', 'Application No. 200480033792', 'Application No. 201110155719', 'Application No. 200480033792', 'Application No. 093131327']

Brevet US8539527 - Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods - Google Brevets
Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises collecting demographic data of a user, including a phone number for a mobile device, via a website associated with an information gathering entity, sending a message...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8539527?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8539527 - Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods
Numéro de publication US8539527 B2
Numéro de demande US 13/017,907
Autre référence de publication CA2543017A1, CA2543017C, CN103338389A, CN103338389B, EP1685459A2, EP1685459A4, EP1685459B1, US7587732, US8806535, US9615114, US20070011040, US20090300669, US20110126222, US20140344844, US20170208352, WO2005038625A2, WO2005038625A3
Numéro de publication 017907, 13017907, US 8539527 B2, US 8539527B2, US-B2-8539527, US8539527 B2, US8539527B2
Inventeurs David Howell Wright, Arun Ramaswamy, Dan Nelson, Glen Vilches
Citations de brevets (57), Citations hors brevets (33), Référencé par (14), Classifications (32), Événements juridiques (5)
US 8539527 B2
Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises collecting demographic data of a user, including a phone number for a mobile device, via a website associated with an information gathering entity, sending a message to the mobile device, the sent message, when responded to, resulting in downloading of a metering software module to the mobile device, receiving, from the mobile device and at a system associated with the information gathering entity, information indicative of events associated with use of the mobile device, and associating the received information with the demographic data.
collecting demographic data of a user, including a phone number for a mobile device, via a website associated with an information gathering entity;
sending a message to the mobile device, the sent message, when responded to, resulting in downloading of a metering software module to the mobile device;
receiving, from the mobile device and at a system associated with the information lathering entity, information indicative of events associated with use of the mobile device; and
associating the received information with the demographic data, wherein collecting the demographic data of the user comprises collecting the demographic data of the user via a personal computer used to access the website, the personal computer being separate from the mobile device.
receiving, from the mobile device and at a system associated with the information gathering entity, information indicative of events associated with use of the mobile device; and
associating the received information with the demographic data, wherein receiving the information indicative of events associated with the use of the mobile device is dependent upon a predetermined criteria being met, and wherein the predetermined criteria comprise at least one of:
a lapsing of a period of time;
a filling of a data buffer;
a wireless network connection between the mobile device and the system being available; or
a docket network connection between the mobile device and the system being available.
3. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising gaining permission from the user of the mobile device to download the metering software module to the mobile device.
4. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the events associated with the use of the mobile device correspond to viewing events associated with television programming monitored using the metering software module.
5. A method as defined in claim 4 wherein the television programming is received by the mobile device.
collecting data, including a phone number for a mobile device, via a website associated with an information gathering entity;
sending a message to the mobile device addressed to a user, the message, when responded to, causing a downloading of a metering software module to the mobile device, the metering software module to acquire and store events the mobile device is engaged in performing; and
receiving data from the mobile device at a server associated with the information gathering entity, wherein collecting the demographic data of the user comprises collecting the demographic data of the user via a personal computer used to access the website, the personal computer being separate from the mobile device.
7. A method as defined in claim 6 further comprising receiving collected events associated with use of the mobile device.
8. A method as defined in claim 7 wherein receiving the collected events associated with the use of the mobile device is dependent upon a predetermined criteria being met.
9. A method as defined in claim 6 further comprising gaining permission from the user of the mobile device to download the metering software module to the mobile device.
10. A method as defined in claim 6 wherein the events correspond to viewing events associated with television programming monitored using the metering software module.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/540,154, filed Aug. 12, 2009, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/405,067, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,587,732, filed Apr. 17, 2006, which is a continuation of International Application Number PCT/US2004/034251, filed Oct. 15, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of International Application Number PCT/US2004/000818, filed Jan. 14, 2004, and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/511,859, filed Oct. 17, 2003 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/578,196, filed Jun. 9, 2004, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their respective entireties.
Determining the size and demographics of a television viewing audience helps television program producers improve their television programming and determine a price for advertising during such programming In addition, accurate television viewing demographics allows advertisers to target certain types and sizes of audiences.
If the link is accepted (block 1806), the process 1800 retrieves the metering software, which may be stored local to the network or may be stored at another location, such as that of the meter provider (e.g., the meter provider 1202 of FIG. 12) (block 1808). For example, the metering software may be stored in a non-volatile memory, such as a hard drive, an optical drive, or the like, so that the metering software is readily available and latency is minimized After the metering software is retrieved (block 1808), the metering software is transferred to the candidate portable unit (block 1810) so that the candidate portable unit may install and execute the metering software.
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Classification aux États-Unis 725/46, 725/35, 725/9, 725/14, 455/405, 455/456.1, 725/11, 348/552, 725/10, 340/540
Classification internationale H04H9/00, H04H60/52, G06F, G08B21/00, G06Q30/00, H04H1/00, H04H60/31
Classification coopérative H04N21/2407, H04N21/25883, Y10S707/99935, H04H60/58, H04H60/52, H04H60/45, H04H60/37, H04H60/33, H04H60/32, H04H60/31, H04N21/4394, H04N21/44222, G06Q30/02, H04N21/44204, H04N21/41407
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