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Methods and apparatus to associate a mobile device with a panelist profile

  • US 8,559,918 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2012
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to conditionally authorize a metering application on a mobile device, comprising:

  • sending an installation message from a registration server in response to receiving demographics information and a first telephone number from a candidate panelist, the installation message addressed to the first telephone number;

    detecting, by the registration server, an initialization message indicative of successful installation of the metering application; and

    sending an authorization message to the first telephone number in response to detecting the initialization message, the authorization message to cause the metering application to begin collecting monitoring data.

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