Media data use measurement with remote decoding/pattern matching
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1. A method for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes encoded in at least some of the media data, comprising:
- receiving the media data in a monitoring device;
forming a data set from characteristics derived from the media data received by the monitoring device, wherein the data set;
(i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes in the monitoring device,(ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely from the monitoring device, andcommunicating the data set to a processing system located remotely from the monitoring device; and
at the processing system, processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for identifying and/or measuring usage of media data gathered at a user location using remote decoding and/or pattern matching techniques. A data set is formed based on the media data, which includes some, but not all, of the information represented by the media data. The data set is communicated to a remotely located processing system for detecting a code based on the data set and/or conducting a pattern matching process based on the data set.
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142 Claims
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1. A method for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes encoded in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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receiving the media data in a monitoring device; forming a data set from characteristics derived from the media data received by the monitoring device, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes in the monitoring device, (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely from the monitoring device, and communicating the data set to a processing system located remotely from the monitoring device; and at the processing system, processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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a monitoring device having an input to receive the media data; a first processor at the user location coupled with the monitoring device to receive the media data and operative to form a data set from characteristics derived from the media data, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes in the monitoring device, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data at a processing system located remotely from the user location; a first communications device coupled with the first processor to receive the data set and operative to communicate the data set to a processing system located remotely from the monitoring device; a second communications device at the processing system coupled with the first communications device to receive the data set; and a second processor at the processing system and having an input coupled with the second communications device to receive the data set received by the second communications device, the second processor being operative to process the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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a communications device at a processing facility located remotely from a user location, the communications device having an input to receive a data set, the data set being initially processed at the user location such that the data set is derived from the media data and; (i) is not sufficient to decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data in the communications device; a processor located at the processing facility and coupled with the communications device to receive the data set and operative to process the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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means for receiving the media data; means for processing the media data to form a data set derived from characteristics of the media data, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes in the monitoring device, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data at a processing system located remotely from the user location; means for communicating the data set to the processing system; and processing means at the processing system for processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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means for receiving a data set at a processing system located remotely from the user location, the data set being initially processed at the user location such that the data set is formed from characteristics derived from the media data and; (i) is not sufficient to decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data in the processing system; processing means located at the processing system for processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds and having ancillary codes in at least some of the media data, comprising:
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receiving a data set at a processing system located remotely from the user location, the data set being initially processed at the user location such that the data set is derived from characteristics of the media data and; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data in the processing system, and at the remotely located processing system, processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, comprising:
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receiving media data representing information in a monitoring device at the user location; forming a data set from characteristics derived from the media data received by the monitoring device, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to decode and detect the ancillary codes in the monitoring device, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely from the monitoring device; and at the processing system, processing the data set to decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method for measuring usage of media data representing information and received at a user location, such media data not having been processed to decode an ancillary code, comprising:
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receiving a data set at a processing system located remotely from the user location, the data set being initially processed at the user location such that the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data in the processing system, and at the processing system, processing the data set to decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98)
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99. A system for measuring usage of media data representing information received at a user location, such media data not having been processed to decode an ancillary code, comprising:
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means for receiving a data set at a processing system located remotely from the user location, the data set being initially processed at the user location such that the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data in the processing system, and; and processing means located at the processing system for processing the data set to fully decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102)
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103. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, comprising:
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means for receiving media data representing information at the user location; data set forming means at the user location for forming a data set from characteristics derived from the media data, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely; means for communicating the data set to the processing system located remotely from the user location; and processor means at the processing system for processing the data set to fully decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. A system for measuring usage of media data representing information received at a user location, such media data not having been processed to decode an ancillary code, comprising:
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a communications device at a processing facility located remotely from the user location having an input to receive a data set, the data set being initially processed in the communications device such that the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes in the communications device, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely; and a processor located at the processing facility and coupled with the communications device to receive the data set and operative to process the data set to fully decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 127)
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115. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, comprising:
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a monitoring device at the user location and having an input to receive media data representing information; a first processor at the user location coupled with the monitoring device to receive the media data and operative to process the media data at the user location to form a data set from characteristics derived from the media data, wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, and (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data at a processing system located remotely from the user location, and a first communications device coupled with the first processor to receive the data set and operative to communicate the data set to the processing system located remotely from the user location; a second communications device at the processing system coupled with the first communications device to receive the data set; and a second processor at the processing system and having an input coupled with the second communications device to receive the data set received by the second communications device, the second processor being operative to process the data set to fully decode and detect an ancillary code for the media data. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A method for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds, comprising:
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receiving a data set at a processing system located remotely from the user location, wherein the data set is formed from characteristics derived from the media data, and wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data remotely, and at the remotely located processing system, processing the data set to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes if present in the data set. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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134. A system for measuring usage of media data received at a user location, the media data being reproducible as comprehensible images or comprehensible sounds, such media data not having been processed to decode an ancillary code, comprising:
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a processing system located remotely from the user location for receiving a data set, wherein the data set is formed from characteristics derived from the media data, and wherein the data set; (i) is not sufficient to fully decode and detect the ancillary codes at the user location, (ii) comprises data usable to sufficiently decode and detect the ancillary codes in the media data at the processing system located remotely from the user location, and (iii) excludes data required either to reproduce the comprehensible images or the comprehensible sounds; and the remotely located processing system operative to process the data set to decode and detect the ancillary codes if present in the data set. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
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