Gathering data concerning publication usage
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1. A method of gathering data concerning usage of a publication by a person, comprising:
- producing first data representing a first condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor; and
producing second data representing a second condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor, the second condition differing from the first condition.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring and gathering data relating to publication usage by participants in publication readership studies. Some methods and systems employ portable monitors carried by participants of the studies along with publications fitted with various devices, such as piezoelectric transducers, RFID tags and others devices and circuits.
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1. A method of gathering data concerning usage of a publication by a person, comprising:
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producing first data representing a first condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor; and
producing second data representing a second condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor, the second condition differing from the first condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
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10. A system for gathering data concerning usage of a publication by a person, comprising a processor disposed in or on a publication operative to produce first data representing a first condition comprising at least one of disposition of the publication, stress applied to the publication, exposure of the publication to light, proximity of a person to the publication, proximity of a portable monitor to the publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor;
- the processor operative to produce second data representing a second condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor;
the second condition differing from the first condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- the processor operative to produce second data representing a second condition comprising at least one of disposition of a publication, stress applied to a publication, exposure of a publication to light, proximity of a person to a publication, proximity of a portable monitor to a publication, disposition of a person, and disposition of a portable monitor;
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21. A system for gathering data concerning usage of a publication by a person, comprising:
- a substrate having an edge to be embedded in a binding of a publication;
a piezoelectric sensor in or on the substrate adjacent the edge thereof;
a light sensor in or on the substrate and displaced from the edge thereof;
a processor coupled with the piezoelectric transducer to receive first data therefrom and with the light sensor to receive second data therefrom, the processor being operative to produce usage data representing usage of a publication based on the first data and the second data; and
a communication device coupled with the processor to communicate the usage data from the system.
- a substrate having an edge to be embedded in a binding of a publication;
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