CROSS-PLATFORM AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for processing data in a tangible medium for a market study for a person having a market study identity, comprising the steps of:
- receiving exposure data comprising data relating to a person'"'"'s exposure to media in a plurality of different mediums during a period of the market study;
receiving transaction data comprising data relating to one or more commercial transactions attributed to the person during the period of the market study;
receiving image identification data comprising image data of the person, wherein the image data is received in a secure format that (i) prevents full reproduction of the image data or (ii) minimizing further identification of the person beyond the market study identity; and
correlating the exposure data, transaction data and image identification data to determine correlations between exposure to media and transactions attributed to the person.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for performing market research studies using techniques for maximizing privacy for persons. Exposure data relating to television, radio, outdoor advertising, digital signage, newspapers and magazines, retail store visits, interne usage and panelists'"'"' beliefs and opinions relating to consumer products and services are received along with facial image data that is secured to allow only partial reproduction of the image data and/or otherwise minimize further identification of the person beyond a market study identity. Further privacy features are employed to allow for blind participation in a given market study.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing data in a tangible medium for a market study for a person having a market study identity, comprising the steps of:
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receiving exposure data comprising data relating to a person'"'"'s exposure to media in a plurality of different mediums during a period of the market study; receiving transaction data comprising data relating to one or more commercial transactions attributed to the person during the period of the market study; receiving image identification data comprising image data of the person, wherein the image data is received in a secure format that (i) prevents full reproduction of the image data or (ii) minimizing further identification of the person beyond the market study identity; and correlating the exposure data, transaction data and image identification data to determine correlations between exposure to media and transactions attributed to the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing system for processing data in a tangible medium for a market study for a person having a market study identity, comprising:
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a processing apparatus; a memory, operatively coupled to the processing apparatus; and a communications input for (i) receiving exposure data comprising data relating to a person'"'"'s exposure to media in a plurality of different mediums during a period of the market study, (ii) receiving transaction data comprising data relating to one or more commercial transactions attributed to the person during the period of the market study, and (iii) receiving image identification data comprising image data of the person, wherein the image data is received in a secure format that (a) prevents full reproduction of the image data or (b) minimizing further identification of the person beyond the market study identity; wherein the processing apparatus correlates the exposure data, transaction data and image identification data to determine correlations between exposure to media and transactions attributed to the person. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for processing data in a tangible medium for a market study for a person having a market study identity, comprising the steps of:
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receiving exposure data comprising data relating to a person'"'"'s exposure to media in a plurality of different mediums during a period of the market study, said mediums comprising television, radio, outdoor advertising, digital signage, newspapers and magazines, retail store visits, internet usage and panelists'"'"' beliefs and opinions relating to consumer products and services; receiving transaction data comprising data relating to one or more transactions attributed to the person during the period of the market study; receiving image identification data comprising image data of the person, wherein the image data is received in a secure format that (i) allows only partial reproduction of the image data or (ii) minimizes further identification of the person beyond the market study identity; confirming the market study identity of the person using the image identification data; and correlating the exposure data, transaction data and image identification data to determine correlations between exposure to media and transactions attributed to the market study identity of the person. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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