RESOURCE EFFICIENT RESEARCH DATA GATHERING USING PORTABLE MONITORING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method carried out in a research operation in which each of a plurality of panelists carries a portable research data gathering device, comprising selecting respective ones of the portable research data gathering devices and configuring each of the selected portable research data gathering devices to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for carrying out a research operation in which each of a plurality of panelists carries a portable research data gathering device. Each of the portable research data gathering devices is configured to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day. Methods and systems are also provided for setting up and/or managing such a research operation.
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- 1. A method carried out in a research operation in which each of a plurality of panelists carries a portable research data gathering device, comprising selecting respective ones of the portable research data gathering devices and configuring each of the selected portable research data gathering devices to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day.
- 4. A system for setting up and/or managing a research operation in which each of a plurality of panelists carries a portable research data gathering device, comprising a processor operative to select respective ones of the portable research data gathering devices, the processor being operative to configure each of the selected portable research data gathering devices to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day.
- 7. A system for gathering research data in a research operation, comprising a plurality of portable research data gathering devices each capable of being carried by a panelist, each of the portable research data gathering devices being configured to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day.
- 10. A method for gathering research data in a research operation, comprising gathering research data using a plurality of portable research devices each carried by a respective one of a plurality of panelists, each of the research devices being configured to gather research data only during a time period or time periods of a monitoring day of the research operation having a total duration which is less than the duration of the monitoring day.
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