METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADAPTIVELY SELECT SENSOR(S) TO GATHER AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DATA BASED ON A VARIABLE SYSTEM FACTOR AND A QUANTITY OF DATA COLLECTIBLE BY THE SENSORS
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1. An apparatus to gather audience measurement data comprising:
- a processor associated with a memory to store audience measurement data at a remote collection site, the processor to facilitate collection and storage of audience measurement data from one or more monitored sites, each site including a plurality of sensors located at the monitored site to gather audience measurement data from the monitored site, the processor to communicate with a switch coupled to the plurality of sensors at each monitored site to selectively connect the sensors to the memory; and
a sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the memory, wherein the sensor selector is to route data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.
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1. An apparatus to gather audience measurement data comprising:
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a processor associated with a memory to store audience measurement data at a remote collection site, the processor to facilitate collection and storage of audience measurement data from one or more monitored sites, each site including a plurality of sensors located at the monitored site to gather audience measurement data from the monitored site, the processor to communicate with a switch coupled to the plurality of sensors at each monitored site to selectively connect the sensors to the memory; and a sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the memory, wherein the sensor selector is to route data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to implement:
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a processor associated with a memory to store audience measurement data at a remote collection site, the processor to facilitate collection and storage of audience measurement data from one or more monitored sites, each site including a plurality of sensors located at the monitored site to gather audience measurement data from the monitored site, the processor to communicate with a switch coupled to the plurality of sensors at each monitored site to selectively connect the sensors to the memory; and a sensor selector to select which of the sensors the switch connects to the memory, wherein the sensor selector is to route data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for storing audience measurement data at a remote collection site, the method comprising:
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facilitating collection and storage of audience measurement data from one or more monitored sites, each site including a plurality of sensors located at the monitored site to gather audience measurement data from the monitored site; communicating, using a processor, with a switch coupled to the plurality of sensors at each monitored site to selectively connect the sensors to the remote collection site for storage; selecting, using a processor, which of the sensors the switch connects to the remote collection site for storage; routing data collected from one or more of the sensors to the remote collection site for storage based on the selecting of the one or more sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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