Patent ID: 8539519

Claim:
A tangible computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to implement: a processor associated with a memory to store audience measurement data at a remote collection site, the processor to facilitate collection and storage of audience measurement data from one or more monitored sites, each site including a plurality of sensors located at the monitored site to gather audience measurement data from the monitored site, the processor to communicate with a switch coupled to the plurality of sensors at each monitored site to dynamically connect the sensors to the memory; and a sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the memory, the sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the memory based on a comparison involving (a) an amount of audience measurement data per unit of time that is currently capable of being collectively gathered by the plurality of sensors and (b) at least one variable system factor monitored at the remote collection site, wherein the sensor selector is to route data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site based on the comparison, wherein the sensor selector is to route data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site.