Logging of radio listening and interactivity
First Claim
1. A method for logging usage activity on a media device, the media device configured to communicate with a network, the method comprising:
- accessing media content into with the media device that has access to the network;
performing a usage activity on the media content with the media device;
monitoring the usage activity on the media content, wherein the usage activity is monitored for information based at least in part on one of source of the media content, duration of the media content, audio volume change of the media content, download of the media content, metadata associated with the media content, and time stamps associated with a switch between a plurality of sources of media content;
logging the monitored usage activity at the media device, wherein the media device is configured to log the monitored usage activity automatically and without user intervention;
detecting a network connection to the network; and
transmitting the monitored usage activity via the network connection to a ratings service, wherein the ratings service receives the usage activity from a plurality of media devices and uses the usage activity to rate the media content accessed by the media devices.
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Abstract
A system for collecting, evaluating and using usage activity includes one or more media devices and a network with a ratings service. A media device includes a logging service for logging usage activity when media content is accessed and played, shared, deleted and/or stored. When a connection to the network is present, the usage activity is transmitted to the ratings service. The ratings service evaluates the usage activity and prepares a usage report, which can be transmitted to one or more content providers and/or can be used to refine programming content and/or influence advertising decisions. A content provider can collect votes by sending a list of possible song choices to media devices and receiving vote data collected by logging services on the media devices. The vote data is evaluated and a vote report is prepared that can be used to refine programming content and/or to influence advertising decisions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for logging usage activity on a media device, the media device configured to communicate with a network, the method comprising:
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accessing media content into with the media device that has access to the network; performing a usage activity on the media content with the media device; monitoring the usage activity on the media content, wherein the usage activity is monitored for information based at least in part on one of source of the media content, duration of the media content, audio volume change of the media content, download of the media content, metadata associated with the media content, and time stamps associated with a switch between a plurality of sources of media content; logging the monitored usage activity at the media device, wherein the media device is configured to log the monitored usage activity automatically and without user intervention; detecting a network connection to the network; and transmitting the monitored usage activity via the network connection to a ratings service, wherein the ratings service receives the usage activity from a plurality of media devices and uses the usage activity to rate the media content accessed by the media devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a ratings service within a network, a method for collecting usage data from one or more media devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the ratings service, usage data relating to media content accessed on one or more media devices; evaluating the usage data to determine usage patterns; preparing a usage report based on the evaluated usage data; and performing one or more of;
sending the report to a media content provider; and
using the report for a business purposes;wherein the usage data comprises of; device identifiers corresponding to the one or more media devices; user identifiers corresponding to users of the one or more media devices; network identifiers corresponding to particular networks from which the media content is accessed on the one or more media devices; time stamps relating to when the media content is accessed on the one or more media devices; user activity, including channels accessed by the one or more media devices, amounts of time the channels are accessed by the one or more media devices, volume changes, and particular media content played by the one or more media devices; metadata associated with the media content accessed on the one or more media devices; geographic locations of the one or more media devices when the media content is accessed; and user demographics corresponding to the users of the one or more media devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a content provider within a network, a method of logging votes for a plurality of possible media content choices, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from the content provider, a list of possible media content choices to a plurality of media devices, each of the media devices being configured to present the list of possible media content choices to a user of each of said media devices and capture vote data from the user, the vote data indicating a user preference for at least one of the possible media content choices; receiving vote data from one or more of the media devices; evaluating the vote data, wherein the evaluation is based at least in part on source of the media content, duration of the media content, audio volume change of the media content, download of the media content, metadata associated with the media content and time stamp associated with a switch between a plurality of sources of media content; preparing a vote report based on the evaluated vote data; and using the vote report for one or more of; refining media content made available by the content provider to the plurality of media devices; and scaling advertising rates charged by the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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