LOGGING OF RADIO LISTENING AND INTERACTIVITY
First Claim
1. A method for logging usage activity on a media device, the media device configured to communicate with a computer network, the method comprising:
- accessing media content with a media device that has access to a network;
performing a usage activity on the media content with the media device;
logging the usage activity at the media device, wherein the media device is configured to log the usage activity automatically and without user intervention;
detecting a network connection to the network; and
transmitting the usage activity via the network connection to a ratings service, wherein the ratings service receives usage activity from a plurality of media devices and uses the usage activity to rate media content accessed by the media devices.
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Abstract
A system for collecting, evaluating and using usage activity includes one or more media devices and a network with a ratings service. A media device includes a logging service for logging usage activity when media content is accessed and played, shared, deleted and/or stored. When a connection to the network is present, the usage activity is transmitted to the ratings service. The ratings service evaluates the usage activity and prepares a usage report, which can be transmitted to one or more content providers and/or can be used to refine programming content and/or influence advertising decisions. A content provider can collect votes by sending a list of possible song choices to media devices and receiving vote data collected by logging services on the media devices. The vote data is evaluated and a vote report is prepared that can be used to refine programming content and/or to influence advertising decisions.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for logging usage activity on a media device, the media device configured to communicate with a computer network, the method comprising:
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accessing media content with a media device that has access to a network; performing a usage activity on the media content with the media device; logging the usage activity at the media device, wherein the media device is configured to log the usage activity automatically and without user intervention; detecting a network connection to the network; and transmitting the usage activity via the network connection to a ratings service, wherein the ratings service receives usage activity from a plurality of media devices and uses the usage activity to rate media content accessed by the media devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a ratings service within a network, a method for collecting usage data from one or more media devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a ratings service, usage data relating to media content accessed on one or more media devices; evaluating the usage data to determine usage patterns; preparing a usage report based on the evaluated usage data; and performing one or more of; sending the report to a media content provider; and using the report for a business purpose. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a content provider within a network, a method of logging votes for a plurality of possible media content choices, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from a content provider, a list of possible media content choices to a plurality of media devices, each of the media devices being configured to present the list of possible media content choices to a user of the media device and capture vote data from the user, the vote data indicating a user preference for at least one of the possible media content choices; receiving vote data from one or more of the media devices; evaluating the vote data; preparing a vote report based on the evaluated vote data; and using the vote report to;
refine media content made available by the content provider to the plurality of media devices, scale advertising rates charged by the content provider, or both. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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