Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data
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1. A method of gathering audience measurement data comprising:
- monitoring a variable system factor;
selecting at least one sensor from a plurality of sensors based on the variable system factor, the plurality of sensors being located to develop audience measurement data, and;
storing the audience measurement data developed by the at least one selected sensor.
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Abstract
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.
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1. A method of gathering audience measurement data comprising:
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monitoring a variable system factor;
selecting at least one sensor from a plurality of sensors based on the variable system factor, the plurality of sensors being located to develop audience measurement data, and;
storing the audience measurement data developed by the at least one selected sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible medium storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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monitor a variable system factor;
select at least one sensor from a plurality of sensors based on the variable system factor, the plurality of sensors being located to develop audience measurement data, and;
store the audience measurement data developed by the at least one selected sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus to gather audience measurement data comprising:
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a plurality of sensors located to gather audience measurement data;
a switch coupled to the sensors to selectively connect the sensors to an output; and
a sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the output based on at least one variable system factor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of gathering audience measurement data comprising:
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ranking a plurality of sensors based on at least one fixed system factor; and
selecting a set of the sensors in the plurality of sensors from which to collect audience measurement data based on at least one variable system factor. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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