Methods and apparatus to monitor advertisement exposure

• US 8,745,648 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2012
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Ramaswamy, Arun
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US13/629,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024275A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 725 9- 21, 709217-232
• US Class Current: 725/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/375 Commercial

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to monitor advertisement exposure are disclosed. An example method includes determining via a meter that a media content segment was presented at a media content presentation device and determining via an activity monitor different than the meter that a computing resource related to the media content segment was accessed by outputting an indication of an association between the computing resource access and the media content presentation after the presentation of the media content segment.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring media, the method comprising:

analyzing identifying data associated with a media segment to determine whether the media segment was presented at a media presentation device, the identifying data received from a meter;

accessing activity data indicating an occurrence of an activity on a computing device, the activity data received from an activity monitor separate from the meter; and

associating the identifying data with the activity data if the activity occurred within a threshold period of time after presentation of the media segment and an identifier related to the media segment is contained in the activity data.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the computing device is different than the media presentation device.

3. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the computing device is not in communication with the media presentation device.

4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the activity comprises at least one of accessing a webpage, accessing an application, or accessing a storage device.

5. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

outputting an indication of the association between the identifying data associated with the media segment and the activity data; and

storing the indication in an electronic storage device.

6. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the media presentation device is at least one of a television or a radio and the computing device is at least one of a mobile computing device, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a laptop computer, a tablet computing device, or a desktop computer.

7. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising determining if the identifier is contained in the activity data by comparing a first image associated with the activity to a second image in the media segment.

8. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising generating ratings information for the media segment based on the identifying data.

9. A system for monitoring media, the system comprising:

a generator to analyze identifying data associated with a media segment to determine whether the media segment was presented at a media presentation device, the identifying data received from a meter;

a window selector to access activity data indicating an occurrence of an activity on a computing device, the activity data received from an activity monitor separate from the meter; and

a comparator to associate the identifying data with the activity data if the activity occurred within a threshold period of time after presentation of the media segment and an identifier related to the media segment is contained in the activity data.

10. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein the computing device is different than the media presentation device.

11. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein the computing device is not in communication with the media presentation device.

12. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein the activity comprises at least one of accessing a webpage, accessing an application, or accessing a storage device.

13. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein the media presentation device is at least one of a television or a radio and the computing device is at least one of a mobile computing device, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a laptop computer, a tablet computing device, or a desktop computer.

14. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein to determine the association between the identifying data associated with the media segment and the activity data, the comparator is to compare a first image associated with the activity to a second image in the media segment.

15. A system as defined in claim 9, wherein the generator is to generate ratings information for the media segment based on the identifying data.

16. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

analyze identifying data associated with a media segment to determine whether the media segment was presented at a media presentation device, the identifying data received from a meter;

access activity data indicating an occurrence of an activity on a computing device, the activity data received from an activity monitor separate from the meter; and

associate the identifying data with the activity data if the activity occurred within a threshold period of time after presentation of the media segment and an identifier related to the media segment is contained in the activity data.

17. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, wherein the computing device is different than the media presentation device.

18. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, wherein the computing device is not in communication with the media presentation device.

19. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, wherein the activity comprises at least one of accessing a webpage, accessing an application, or accessing a storage device.

20. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, wherein the media presentation device is at least one of a television or a radio and the computing device is at least one of a mobile computing device, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a laptop computer, a tablet computing device, or a desktop computer.

21. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to determine if the identifier is contained in the activity data by comparing a first image associated with the activity to a second image in the media segment.

22. A computer-readable storage medium as defined in claim 16, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to generate ratings information for the media segment based on the identifying data.

23. A method for monitoring media, the method comprising:

analyzing identifying data associated with a media segment to determine whether the media segment was presented at a media presentation device, the identifying data received from a meter;

accessing activity data indicating an occurrence of an activity on a computing device, the activity data received from an activity monitor separate from the meter, wherein the activity data indicates a purchase made by a user; and

associating the identifying data with the purchase if the activity data indicates that the purchase occurred within a threshold period of time after presentation of the media segment and an identifier related to the media segment is contained in the activity data.