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Cable television viewing statistics

  • US 8,413,200 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2011
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cable television method for a cable television network, comprising:

  • sending a polling message to a modem forming a part of a television set top box from a cable television headend via a cable television cable connection to the set top box;

    wherein the polling message instructs the cable television set top box to report a currently tuned channel of the television set top box;

    receiving a response message from the cable television set top box transmitted by the modem and containing the currently tuned channel of the television set top box; and

    compiling the currently tuned channel information from a plurality of set top boxes received in response messages to determine actual program viewing statistics for a television time slot during which the polling responses were sent.

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