Media monitoring based on predictive signature caching
First Claim
1. A method to monitor media presented at a monitored site via a meter at the monitored site, the method comprising:
- selecting, at the meter, a first set of reference signatures representative of reference media predicted to be presented at the monitored site during a first time period from a cache of reference signatures stored at the meter;
comparing, at the meter, a set of site signatures generated by the meter for the first time period with the first set of reference signatures;
in response to determining that at least a first subset of the set of site signatures matches at least a first subset of the first set of reference signatures, reporting, via the meter, metering data but not reporting the first subset of the set of site signatures, the metering data indicating that first reference media represented by the first subset of the first set of reference signatures was presented during the first time period; and
in response to determining that the set of site signatures fails to match the first set of reference signatures, reporting, via the meter, the set of site signatures.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for media monitoring based on predictive signature caching are disclosed. Disclosed example methods to monitor media via a meter include comparing, at the meter, a set of site signatures generated by the meter for a first time period with a first set of reference signatures representative of reference media predicted to be presented during the first time period. Such example methods also include, when a first subset of the site signatures is determined to match a first subset of reference signatures from the first set, reporting, via the meter, metering data indicating that first reference media represented by the first subset of reference signatures was presented during the first time period. Such example methods further include, when the set of site signatures fails to match the first subset of reference signatures, reporting, via the meter, the set of site signatures.
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23 Claims
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1. A method to monitor media presented at a monitored site via a meter at the monitored site, the method comprising:
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selecting, at the meter, a first set of reference signatures representative of reference media predicted to be presented at the monitored site during a first time period from a cache of reference signatures stored at the meter; comparing, at the meter, a set of site signatures generated by the meter for the first time period with the first set of reference signatures; in response to determining that at least a first subset of the set of site signatures matches at least a first subset of the first set of reference signatures, reporting, via the meter, metering data but not reporting the first subset of the set of site signatures, the metering data indicating that first reference media represented by the first subset of the first set of reference signatures was presented during the first time period; and in response to determining that the set of site signatures fails to match the first set of reference signatures, reporting, via the meter, the set of site signatures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a meter for monitoring media at a monitored site to at least:
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select a first set of reference signatures representative of reference media predicted to be presented at the monitored site during a first time period from a cache of reference signatures stored at the meter; compare a set of site signatures generated by the meter for the first time period with the first set of reference signatures; in response to at least a first subset of the set of site signatures being determined to match at least a first subset of the first set of reference signatures, send metering data not including the first subset of the set of site signatures to a data collection site, the metering data indicating that first reference media represented by the first subset of the first set of reference signatures was presented during the first time period; and in response to the set of site signatures being determined to fail to match the first set of reference signatures, send the set of site signatures to the data collection site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A meter to monitor media presented by a media device, the meter comprising:
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a reference signature selector to select a first set of reference signatures representative of reference media predicted to be presented by the media device during a first time period from a cache of reference signatures stored at the meter; a comparator to compare a set of site signatures generated by the meter for the first time period with the first set of reference signatures; and a processor to; in response to at least a first subset of the set of site signatures being determined to match at least a first subset of the first set of reference signatures, send metering data not including the first subset of the set of site signatures to a data collection site, the metering data indicating that first reference media represented by the first subset of the first set of reference signatures was presented during the first time period; and in response to the set of site signatures being determined to fail to match the first set of reference signatures, send the set of site signatures to the data collection site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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