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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 92107979', 'Application No. 1833', 'Application No. 1833', 'Application No. 1833', 'Application No. 1833', 'Application No. 92107979']

Patent US7793316 - Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed...http://www.google.com/patents/US7793316?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7793316 - Methods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience measurement data based on a variable system factor and a quantity of data collectable by the sensorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7793316 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/867,190Publication dateSep 7, 2010Filing dateJun 14, 2004Priority dateFeb 10, 2003Also published asEP1593217A1, EP1593217A4, EP2456104A1, US8020179, US8539519, US20050054285, US20100299689, US20110289523, US20140020007, WO2004073217A1Publication number10867190, 867190, US 7793316 B2, US 7793316B2, US-B2-7793316, US7793316 B2, US7793316B2InventorsPaul M. Mears, Arun RamaswamyOriginal AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (Us), LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (37), Non-Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (8), Classifications (62), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and apparatus to adaptively select sensor(s) to gather audience measurement data based on a variable system factor and a quantity of data collectable by the sensorsUS 7793316 B2Abstract Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.
RELATED APPLICATION This patent issues from a continuation application that claims priority from International Patent Application Serial Number PCT/US03/04030, which was filed on Feb. 10, 2003.
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2011Jan 21, 2014Symphony Advanced MediaSocial content monitoring platform methodsUS20100152550 *Nov 30, 2009Jun 17, 2010Thomas DoerrImplantable medical device and mobile wireless modem* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification725/9, 705/14.44, 348/180, 709/224International ClassificationH04N7/173, H04H1/00, H04H60/58, H04H60/59, G06Q30/00, H04H60/56, G06F15/173, H04H60/43, H04N17/00, H04H60/44, H04H60/37, H04H60/40Cooperative ClassificationH04H60/37, H04N21/4667, H04N21/252, H04H60/44, H04N21/25891, G06Q30/02, H04N21/44218, H04N21/44222, G06Q30/0203, H04N21/44008, H04N21/44204, G06Q30/0245, H04N21/44213, H04H60/43, H04N7/173, H04H60/58, H04H60/56, H04H60/40, H04N21/6582, H04H2201/90, H04H2201/50, H04N21/8358, H04N21/8352, H04N21/4394, H04H60/59, H04N21/4223European ClassificationH04N21/466M, H04N21/442C, H04N21/258U3, H04N21/658S, H04N21/25A1, H04N21/442E1, H04N21/442E2, H04N21/8352, H04N21/44D, H04N21/8358, H04N21/4223, H04N21/439D, G06Q30/02, G06Q30/0245, G06Q30/0203, 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