Methods and systems for audience measurement
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1. A method of measuring an audience, the method comprising:
- identifying, with a processor, a person in response to a voice command spoken to control a media device at a first time;
collecting audience measurement data identifying media output by the media device;
determining, with the processor, whether the voice command muted the volume of the media device; and
at least one of removing or preventing, with the processor, the association of the person with the audience measurement data when the voice command muted the volume of the media device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for audience measurement. An example method includes identifying at least one of a media device, an operation command, or a person in response to a voice command. The voice command is spoken by a user to control the media device. The example method includes collecting audience measurement data related to at least one of the media device, the person, or the user. The example method includes associating the at least one of the media device, the operation command, or the person with the audience measurement data.
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1. A method of measuring an audience, the method comprising:
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identifying, with a processor, a person in response to a voice command spoken to control a media device at a first time; collecting audience measurement data identifying media output by the media device; determining, with the processor, whether the voice command muted the volume of the media device; and at least one of removing or preventing, with the processor, the association of the person with the audience measurement data when the voice command muted the volume of the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An audience measurement system, the system comprising:
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a voice command recognizer to identify a person based on a voice command spoken to control a media device at a first time; a data collector to collect audience measurement data related to the media device; and an association analyzer to; determine whether the voice command muted the volume of the media device; and at least one of prevent or remove the association of the person with the audience measurement data when the voice command muted the volume of the media device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to at least:
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identify a person in response to a voice command spoken to control a media device at a first time; collect audience measurement data identifying media output by the media device; determine whether the voice command muted the volume of the media device; and at least one of prevent or remove the association of the person with the audience measurement data when the voice command muted the volume of the media device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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