Methods and apparatus to collect media exposure information
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1. A metering device to collect media exposure information, comprising:
- a housing having a handheld form factor;
memory within the housing, the memory comprising a list of media stations;
a display device carried by the housing to display the media stations from the list;
an input carried by the housing to enable a user to select from the list to indicate exposure to a media station; and
the memory to store the selection in association with a timestamp.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to collect media exposure information are described. An example apparatus includes an identifier card including a plurality of machine readable codes corresponding to one or more media stations and a metering device including a scanner to read a first one of the codes and a memory to record media exposure information identifying exposure of a user to a media station associated with the first one of the codes, the media information being stored in association with a timestamp corresponding to a time at which the first one of the codes was read.
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1. A metering device to collect media exposure information, comprising:
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a housing having a handheld form factor; memory within the housing, the memory comprising a list of media stations; a display device carried by the housing to display the media stations from the list; an input carried by the housing to enable a user to select from the list to indicate exposure to a media station; and the memory to store the selection in association with a timestamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of collecting media exposure information, comprising:
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displaying a list of media station identifiers on a metering device; detecting, via a logic circuit, a first selection from the list; and timestamping and storing the first selection to gather media exposure information regarding exposure to a media station corresponding to the first selection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display device carried by a housing to display media stations from a list stored in memory carried by the housing; a first input, selection of the first input to cause a media identifier associated with a currently displayed one of the media stations to be stored in connection with a first timestamp indicating an initiation of a media exposure session; and a second input, selection of the second input to cause the media identifier associated with the currently displayed one of the media stations to be stored in connection with a second timestamp indicating an end of the media exposure session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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in response to detecting a first engagement of an input when a first media station is displayed on a display carried by a housing, storing, in a memory, a first initiation indicator indicative of a beginning of a first session in connection with a first media identifier associated with the first media station; and in response to detecting a second engagement of the input when a second media station different than the first media station is displayed on the display; storing a termination indicator indicative of an end of the first session in connection with the first media identifier; and storing a second initiation indicator indicative of a beginning of a second session in connection with a second media identifier associated with the second media station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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