METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CREDIT BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. An audience measurement apparatus to monitor panelist media exposure, the apparatus comprising:
- a network usage monitor to compare bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity associated with the first media presentation application to determine a state of the first media presentation application during a first time period as one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application;
an application event monitor to determine a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected during the first time period; and
a logger to log and report application event information including an identification of the first media presentation application, an identification of the second media presentation application, a context of the first media presentation application, a context of the second media presentation application, the state of the first media presentation application and the state of the second media presentation application, at least one of the network usage monitor, the application event monitor or the logger implemented via a logic circuit.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer readable storage medium are disclosed to monitor media exposure. Examples disclosed herein compare bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity to determine if the first media presentation application is one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application. Examples disclosed herein determine a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected. Examples disclosed herein log and report application event information including an identification of the first and second media presentation applications, a context of the first and second media presentation applications, and the state of the first and second media presentation applications.
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18 Claims
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1. An audience measurement apparatus to monitor panelist media exposure, the apparatus comprising:
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a network usage monitor to compare bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity associated with the first media presentation application to determine a state of the first media presentation application during a first time period as one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application; an application event monitor to determine a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected during the first time period; and a logger to log and report application event information including an identification of the first media presentation application, an identification of the second media presentation application, a context of the first media presentation application, a context of the second media presentation application, the state of the first media presentation application and the state of the second media presentation application, at least one of the network usage monitor, the application event monitor or the logger implemented via a logic circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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compare bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity associated with the first media presentation application to determine a state of the first media presentation application during a first time period as one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application; determine a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected during the first time period; and log and report application event information including an identification of the first media presentation application, an identification of the second media presentation application, a context of the first media presentation application, a context of the second media presentation application, the state of the first media presentation application and the state of the second media presentation application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. An audience measurement method to monitor panelist media exposure, the method comprising:
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comparing, by executing an instruction with a processor, bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity associated with the first media presentation application to determine a state of the first media presentation application during a first time period as one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application; determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected during the first time period; and logging and reporting application event information including an identification of the first media presentation application, an identification of the second media presentation application, a context of the first media presentation application, a context of the second media presentation application, the state of the first media presentation application and the state of the second media presentation application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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