Using Utility Outlets to Determine and Report Media-Based Activity
First Claim
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1. A utility outlet for use in connecting to a premises'"'"' electrical power and measuring media activity in said premises, said utility outlet comprising:
- means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power;
means for detecting said media activity in said premises; and
means for measuring said detected media activity.
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Abstract
Utility outlets such as light switches, power sockets and permanently mounted light sockets for detecting, measuring and reporting user parameters and/or media based activity in a premises. System and methods for measuring media activity in a premises using utility outlets.
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54 Claims
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1. A utility outlet for use in connecting to a premises'"'"' electrical power and measuring media activity in said premises, said utility outlet comprising:
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means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for detecting said media activity in said premises; and means for measuring said detected media activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for measuring media activity in a premises having electrical power, said method comprising:
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detecting said media activity in said premises using at least one of a plurality of utility outlets; and measuring said media activity in said premises using at least one of said utility outlets, wherein said utility outlets are capable of connecting an electrical device to said premises'"'"' electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for measuring media activity within a premises having electrical power, said system comprising:
a plurality of utility outlets, wherein said plurality of utility outlets comprises; means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for detecting media activity within said premises; and means for measuring said media activity within said premises. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A utility outlet for use in connecting to a premises'"'"' electrical power, said utility outlet comprising:
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a first set of terminals for connecting said utility outlet to said premises'"'"' electrical power; a receiver for receiving a signal from a sending device; and a processor connected to said receiver and operable for measuring media activity based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A utility outlet for use in connecting to a premises'"'"' electrical power and measuring user parameters in said premises, said utility outlet comprising:
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means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for detecting said user parameters in said premises; and means for measuring said user parameter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for measuring user parameters of a personal electronic device in a premises having electrical power, said method comprising:
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detecting said user parameters in said premises using at least one of a plurality of utility outlets; and measuring said user parameters in said premises using at least one of said utility outlets, wherein said utility outlets are capable of connecting an electrical device to said premises'"'"' electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for measuring user parameters within a premises having electrical power, said system comprising:
a plurality of utility outlets, wherein said plurality of utility outlets comprises; means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for detecting user parameters within said premises; and means for measuring said user parameters within said premises. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A utility outlet for use in connecting to a premises'"'"' electrical power, said utility outlet comprising:
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a first set of terminals for connecting said utility outlet to said premises'"'"' electrical power; a receiver for receiving a signal from a sending device; and a processor connected to said receiver and operable for measuring user parameters based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A system for measuring media activity within a premises having electrical power, said system comprising:
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a gateway, said gateway adapted to distribute media from a network to a plurality of devices in a premises; a plurality of utility outlets, wherein said plurality of utility outlets comprises; means for connecting electrical devices to said premises'"'"' electrical power; means for detecting user parameters within said premises; and means for measuring said user parameters within said premises.
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