Television audience reporting system and method
First Claim
1. A television audience reporting system, comprising:
- a plurality of audience monitoring devices located at a respective plurality of viewing locations for providing real-time program viewing information based on television channel selection by viewers at the respective viewing locations;
a database server for gathering the real-time program viewing information from the plurality of audience monitoring devices and generating a program viewing summary from the real-time program viewing information; and
an internet server for providing, in real-time, the program viewing summary to client computers.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a television audience reporting system, and related method. The television audience reporting system includes a plurality of audience monitoring devices, a database server, and an internet server. The plurality of audience monitoring devices are located at a respective plurality of viewing locations for providing real-time program viewing information based on television channel selection by viewers at the respective viewing locations. The database server gathers the real-time program viewing information from the plurality of audience monitoring devices and generates a program viewing summary from the real-time program viewing information. The internet server provides the program viewing summary in real-time to client computers.
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6 Claims
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1. A television audience reporting system, comprising:
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a plurality of audience monitoring devices located at a respective plurality of viewing locations for providing real-time program viewing information based on television channel selection by viewers at the respective viewing locations;
a database server for gathering the real-time program viewing information from the plurality of audience monitoring devices and generating a program viewing summary from the real-time program viewing information; and
an internet server for providing, in real-time, the program viewing summary to client computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for television audience reporting, comprising:
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generating real-time program viewing information by monitoring television channel selections by viewers at a plurality of viewing locations;
gathering the real-time program viewing information from the plurality of viewing locations and generating a program viewing summary from the real-time program viewing information; and
providing, in real-time, the program viewing summary to client computers requesting the summary. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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