METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ENFORCE A POWER OFF STATE OF AN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE DURING SHIPPING
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1. An audience measurement device, comprising:
- a housing;
a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data;
a packaging sensor to detect an environmental condition exterior to the housing;
a packaging detector to compare the detected environmental condition to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within a package.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping of the device are disclosed herein. An example portable audience measurement device includes a housing, a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data and a packaging sensor to detect an environmental condition exterior to the device. A packaging detector compares the detected environmental condition to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within the package.
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1. An audience measurement device, comprising:
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a housing; a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data; a packaging sensor to detect an environmental condition exterior to the housing; a packaging detector to compare the detected environmental condition to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within a package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An audience measurement device, comprising:
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a housing; a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data; and a light sensor to detect light in the environment adjacent the housing, the light sensor to cause the media detector to at least partially power down when the light sensor detects less than a threshold amount of light. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of enforcing a power down state in an audience measurement device during shipping of the device, comprising:
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detecting an environmental condition exterior to the audience measurement device; comparing the detected environmental condition to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within a container; and powering off at least a portion of the audience measurement device if the device is located within the container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a machine to:
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detect an environmental condition exterior to an audience measurement device; compare the detected environmental condition to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within a container; and power off at least a portion of the audience measurement device if the device is located within the container.
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