Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring media exposure comprising:
- receiving a first audio at a first meter;
deriving a first identifier associated with the first audio;
receiving an identification code and at least one of a second audio and a second identifier associated with the second audio from a second meter, wherein the identification code is uniquely associated with the second meter; and
storing the first identifier associated with the first audio and the identification code associated with the second meter if the first identifier and the second identifier substantially match.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure are disclosed. An example implementation includes transmitting a start signal from a mailable meter to at least one mailable meter to at least one wearable meter; receiving a first audio at the mailable meter upon transmission of the start signal; receiving a second audio at the at least one wearable meter upon reception of the start signal; deriving a signature of the first received audio at the mailable meter; deriving a signature of the second received audio at the at least one wearable meter; transmitting the signature of the second received audio and an identification number from the at least one wearable meter to the mailable meter; and storing the signature of the first received audio and the identification number at the mailable meter as audience measurement data if the signature of the first received audio and the signature of the second received audio correlate.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring media exposure comprising:
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receiving a first audio at a first meter; deriving a first identifier associated with the first audio; receiving an identification code and at least one of a second audio and a second identifier associated with the second audio from a second meter, wherein the identification code is uniquely associated with the second meter; and storing the first identifier associated with the first audio and the identification code associated with the second meter if the first identifier and the second identifier substantially match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system to monitor media exposure comprising:
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a first meter to receive first audio, compute a first identifier for the first audio, receive a second identifier from a second meter, and store the first and second identifiers; and the second meter to receive a second audio, compute the second identifier for the second audio, and transmit the second identifier to the first meter, the second meter to transmit an identification code uniquely associated with the second meter to the first meter, the first meter to, if the first identifier and the second identifier substantially match, store (A) at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier, and (B) the identification code. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus to monitor media exposure, the apparatus comprising:
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an audio receiver to receive audio; a data storer to store the received audio in a data store; a communicator to transmit the audio stored in the data store to a metering device; and a housing to include the audio receiver, the data storer, the data store, and the communicator, wherein the housing is a gel bracelet. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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