Methods and apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information
First Claim
1. A method to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information, the method comprising:
- associating first cookies of a first domain with respective second cookies of a second domain, the second cookies mapped in association with respective media identifiers in a data structure received from the second domain; and
for each of the second cookies associated with a respective one of the first cookies, associating user demographic information with the second cookie, the user demographic information maintained at the first domain for a user corresponding to the respective first cookie.
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Abstract
Examples to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information are disclosed. Some disclosed example methods involve sending a request to an impression monitor system in response to detecting a login event at a client device. The login event is associated with an Internet-based service of a first Internet domain different from a second internet domain of the impression monitor system. Such disclosed example methods also involve sending a login reporting message to a database proprietor that provides the Internet-based service. The login reporting message including first and second cookie identifiers. The first cookie identifier is associated with the first Internet domain of the Internet-based service, and the second cookie identifier is associated with the second Internet domain of the impression monitor system.
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21 Claims
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1. A method to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information, the method comprising:
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associating first cookies of a first domain with respective second cookies of a second domain, the second cookies mapped in association with respective media identifiers in a data structure received from the second domain; and for each of the second cookies associated with a respective one of the first cookies, associating user demographic information with the second cookie, the user demographic information maintained at the first domain for a user corresponding to the respective first cookie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus to determine media impressions using distributed demographic information, the apparatus comprising:
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a cookie matcher to associate first cookies of a first domain with respective second cookies of a second domain, the second cookies mapped in association with respective media identifiers in a data structure received from the second domain; and a demographics associator to, for each of the second cookies associated with a respective one of the first cookies, associate user demographic information with the second cookie, the user demographic information maintained at the first domain for a user corresponding to the respective first cookie. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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associate first cookies of a first domain with respective second cookies of a second domain, the second cookies mapped in association with respective media identifiers in a data structure received from the second domain; and for each of the second cookies associated with a respective one of the first cookies, associate user demographic information with the second cookie, the user demographic information maintained at the first domain for a user corresponding to the respective first cookie. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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