Anonymous Aggregated Data Collection
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1. A data collection system, comprising:
- client devices each configured to receive content from a content provider;
a first client device configured to perform a method, the method comprising;
receiving an anonymous data collection component from a second client device, the anonymous data collection component having aggregated media access information for one or more additional client devices;
storing media access information of the first client device in the anonymous data collection component, the media access information of the first client device being anonymous within the anonymous data collection component.
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Abstract
An anonymous aggregated data collection system aggregates media access information in an anonymous data collection component without associating the media access information with any one particular client device. The anonymous data collection component further prevents a network operator, content provider, or third party from correlating the media access information obtained from a client device with any one particular subscriber by comparing a unique identifier of the client device with corresponding subscription account and subscriber personal identification information.
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1. A data collection system, comprising:
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client devices each configured to receive content from a content provider; a first client device configured to perform a method, the method comprising; receiving an anonymous data collection component from a second client device, the anonymous data collection component having aggregated media access information for one or more additional client devices; storing media access information of the first client device in the anonymous data collection component, the media access information of the first client device being anonymous within the anonymous data collection component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data collection system, comprising:
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client devices each configured to receive content from a content provider and execute a data collection application; each data collection application configured to; receive an anonymous data collection component from a client device; and store media access information of a corresponding client device in the anonymous data collection component, the anonymous data collection component having aggregated media access information for one or more of the client devices, the aggregated media access information being configured to maintain anonymity of the client devices from which each of the media access information is received. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for anonymously collecting data, comprising:
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receiving an anonymous data collection component; storing media access information in the anonymous data collection component, the media access information being aggregated with additional media access information from one or more client devices and configured to maintain anonymity of the one or more client devices from which the media access information is received; and determining whether to communicate the anonymous data collection component to a client device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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