METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY SESSION USERS WITH COOKIE INFORMATION
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1. A method to identify a current user of a computing device, comprising:
- identifying activity associated with a first cookie having a first type;
in response to identifying the first cookie, parsing the first cookie to identify a first panelist;
when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist; and
when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with a guest.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify session users with cookie information. An example method includes identifying activity associated with a first cookie having a first type, in response to identifying the first, parsing the first cookie to identify a first panelist, when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist, and when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with a guest.
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25 Claims
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1. A method to identify a current user of a computing device, comprising:
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identifying activity associated with a first cookie having a first type; in response to identifying the first cookie, parsing the first cookie to identify a first panelist; when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist; and when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with a guest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tangible machine accessible medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:
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identify activity associated with a first cookie having a first type; in response to identifying the first cookie, parse the first cookie to identify a first panelist; when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associate current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist; and when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associate current usage activity of the computing device with a guest. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus to identify a current user of a computing device, comprising:
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an activity associator to identify activity associated with a first cookie having a first type; and a cookie manager to parse the first cookie to identify a first panelist in response to identifying the first cookie, the activity associator to associate current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, and the activity associator to associate the current usage activity of the computing device with a guest when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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