Determining relative effectiveness of media content items
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating corresponding panelists of a plurality of panelists with corresponding groups based on one or more characteristics of the panelists;
sampling ambient audio collected by a mobile computing device to generate sampled audio;
generating first signatures or collecting first human-inaudible codes from the sampled audio to identify first media having audio included in the ambient audio and exposed to a first panelist of the plurality of panelists, the media identified by comparing the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes to reference signatures or reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media;
accessing, with a computing device, a notification of a first Internet action performed by the first panelist;
correlating, with the computing device, the first Internet action with exposure to the first media identified based on the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the first Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the first Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the first Internet action;
determining a first effectiveness score of the first media in affecting behavior of a first one of the groups of panelists based on the correlation of the first Internet action with the exposure to the first media;
generating second signatures or collecting second human-inaudible codes to identify second media exposed to the first panelist or to a second panelist of the plurality of panelists by comparing the collected second signatures or the generated second human-inaudible codes to the reference signatures or the reference human-inaudible codes associated with the reference media, the second panelist and the first panelist belonging to a same one of the groups;
accessing, with the computing device, a notification of a second Internet action performed by the first panelist or the second panelist;
correlating, with the computing device, the second Internet action with exposure to the second media identified based on the second signatures or second human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the second Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the second Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the second Internet action;
determining a second effectiveness score of the second media in affecting behavior for the first group based on the correlation of the second Internet action with the exposure to the second media;
performing a comparison of the first effectiveness score and the second effectiveness score to determine a higher effectiveness score for affecting the first group;
accessing data indicative of a characteristic of a user who is not a panelist;
associating the user with the first group based on the characteristic of the user;
selecting, with the computing device, the first media or the second media for presentation to the user based on the higher effectiveness score and the first group with which the user is associated; and
electronically transmitting the selected one of the first media or the second media from the computing device for presentation to the user.
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Abstract
The effectiveness of advertisements with respect to a group of panelists is measured. Based on the results of such analysis, advertisements and/or variants thereof are selected for presentation to consumers. Effectiveness of advertisements may be measured by detecting exposure to advertisements, and then monitoring panelist behavior following exposure to an advertisement. A group of panelists may be a representative sample of a larger population, so that observations of panelist behavior can be used as a basis for making decisions regarding presentation of advertisements to a larger audience having characteristics similar to those of the panelists. Once the relative effectiveness for various audiences has been determined, advertisements can be selected for presentation to individual consumers or to groups of consumers, so as to maximize effectiveness. Such analysis and selection may be performed substantially in real-time.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating corresponding panelists of a plurality of panelists with corresponding groups based on one or more characteristics of the panelists; sampling ambient audio collected by a mobile computing device to generate sampled audio; generating first signatures or collecting first human-inaudible codes from the sampled audio to identify first media having audio included in the ambient audio and exposed to a first panelist of the plurality of panelists, the media identified by comparing the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes to reference signatures or reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media; accessing, with a computing device, a notification of a first Internet action performed by the first panelist; correlating, with the computing device, the first Internet action with exposure to the first media identified based on the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the first Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the first Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the first Internet action; determining a first effectiveness score of the first media in affecting behavior of a first one of the groups of panelists based on the correlation of the first Internet action with the exposure to the first media; generating second signatures or collecting second human-inaudible codes to identify second media exposed to the first panelist or to a second panelist of the plurality of panelists by comparing the collected second signatures or the generated second human-inaudible codes to the reference signatures or the reference human-inaudible codes associated with the reference media, the second panelist and the first panelist belonging to a same one of the groups; accessing, with the computing device, a notification of a second Internet action performed by the first panelist or the second panelist; correlating, with the computing device, the second Internet action with exposure to the second media identified based on the second signatures or second human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the second Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the second Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the second Internet action; determining a second effectiveness score of the second media in affecting behavior for the first group based on the correlation of the second Internet action with the exposure to the second media; performing a comparison of the first effectiveness score and the second effectiveness score to determine a higher effectiveness score for affecting the first group; accessing data indicative of a characteristic of a user who is not a panelist; associating the user with the first group based on the characteristic of the user; selecting, with the computing device, the first media or the second media for presentation to the user based on the higher effectiveness score and the first group with which the user is associated; and electronically transmitting the selected one of the first media or the second media from the computing device for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer program code, encoded on the storage medium, which when executed causes a processor to at least:
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associate corresponding panelists of a plurality of panelists with corresponding groups based on one or more characteristics of the panelists; sample ambient audio collected by a mobile computing device to generate sampled audio; generate first signatures or collect first human-inaudible codes from the sampled audio to identify first media having audio included in the ambient audio and exposed to a first panelist of the plurality of panelists, the media identified by comparing the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes to reference signatures or reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media; access a notification of a first Internet action performed by the first panelist; correlate, with a computing device, the first Internet action with exposure to the first media identified based on the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the first Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the first Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the first Internet action; determine a first effectiveness score of the first media in affecting behavior of a first one of the defined groups of panelists based on the correlation of the first Internet action with the exposures to first media; generate second signatures or collect second human-inaudible codes to identify second media exposed to the first panelist or to a second panelist of the plurality of panelists by comparing the generated second signatures or collected second human-inaudible codes to the reference signatures or the reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media, the second panelist and the first panelist belonging to a same one of the groups; access, with the computing device, a notification of a second Internet action performed by the second panelist; correlate, with the computing device, the second Internet action with exposure to the second media identified based on the collected second signatures or generated second human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the second Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the second Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the second Internet action; determine a second effectiveness score of the second media in affecting behavior for the first group based on the correlation of the second Internet action with the exposure to second media; perform a comparison of the first effectiveness score and the second effectiveness score to determine a higher effectiveness score for effecting the first group; access data indicative of a characteristic of a user who is not a panelist; associate the user with the first group based on the determined characteristic of the user; select the first media or the second media for presentation to the user based on the higher effectiveness score and the first group with which the user is associated; and transmit the selected one of the first media or the second media from the computing device for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 31)
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26. A system comprising:
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a plurality of panelist monitoring devices to; sample ambient audio collected by a mobile computing device to generate sampled audio; generate first signatures or collect first human-inaudible codes from the sampled audio to identify first media having audio included in the ambient audio and exposed to a first panelist of the plurality of panelists, the media identified by comparing the generated first signatures or collected first human-inaudible codes to reference signatures or reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media; monitor a first exposure to a first media by a first panelist of a plurality of panelists, the first media identified by comparing the generated first signatures or the collected first human-inaudible codes to reference signatures or reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media; access a notification of a first Internet action performed by the first panelist; monitor a second exposure to a second media by at least one of the first panelist or a second panelist of the plurality of panelists, the second media identified by comparing generated second signatures or collected second human-inaudible codes to the reference signatures or the reference human-inaudible codes associated with reference media; and access a notification of a second Internet action performed by the at least one of the first panelist or the second panelist; and a processor to; associate corresponding panelists of a plurality of panelists with corresponding groups based on one or more characteristics of the panelists; correlate the first Internet action with the first exposure to the first media identified based on the collected first signatures or generated first human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the first Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the first Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the first Internet action; correlate the second Internet action with the second exposure to the second media identified based on the collected second signatures or generated second human-inaudible codes, the correlating of the second Internet action performed substantially instantaneously as the second Internet action occurs in response to the notification of the second Internet action; determine a first effectiveness score of the first media in affecting behavior of a first group of panelists based on the correlated first Internet action; determine a second effectiveness score of the second media in affecting behavior for the first group of panelists based on the correlated second Internet action; perform a comparison of the first effectiveness score and the second effectiveness score to determine a higher effectiveness score; access data indicative of a characteristic of a user who is not a panelist; associate the user with the first group based on the determined characteristic of the user; and select the first media or the second media for presentation to the user based on the higher effectiveness score and the first group with which the user is associated. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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