Distributed audience measurement systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, an activation signal and a first audio fingerprint via first wireless communications between the first device and a communications network, the receiving occurring while the first device is not recording audio via a microphone of the first device;
based on the activation signal, recording audio using the microphone during a first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint;
generating, at the first device, a second audio fingerprint representative of the recorded audio;
deactivating the microphone at the end of the first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint;
determining, at the first device, whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint; and
sending an indication of whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint from the first device to an audience measurement entity via second wireless communications between the first device and the communications network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for customizing, distributing and processing audio fingerprint data. An example method includes receiving, at a first device, an activation signal and a first audio fingerprint via first wireless communications between the first device and a communications network, the receiving occurring while the first device is not recording audio via a microphone of the first device; based on the activation signal, recording audio using the microphone during a first time period; generating a second audio fingerprint representative of the recorded audio; determining whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint; and sending an indication of whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint to an audience measurement entity via second wireless communications between the first device and the communications network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a first device, an activation signal and a first audio fingerprint via first wireless communications between the first device and a communications network, the receiving occurring while the first device is not recording audio via a microphone of the first device; based on the activation signal, recording audio using the microphone during a first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; generating, at the first device, a second audio fingerprint representative of the recorded audio; deactivating the microphone at the end of the first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; determining, at the first device, whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint; and sending an indication of whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint from the first device to an audience measurement entity via second wireless communications between the first device and the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable device, comprising:
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a microphone; a communication interface to receive an activation signal and a first audio fingerprint via first wireless communication via a communications network; and a processing circuit to; in response to the activation signal, record audio via the microphone during a first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; generate a second audio fingerprint representative of the recorded audio; deactivate the microphone at the end of the first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; and determine whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint, the communication interface to send an indication of whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint to an audience measurement entity via a second wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible machine readable hardware storage device or storage disk comprising first machine readable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a portable device, cause the processor to at least:
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access an activation signal received via first wireless communications with a communications network, the activation signal and a first audio fingerprint being received when the portable device is not recording audio via a microphone; based on the activation signal, record audio using the microphone during a first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; generate a second audio fingerprint representative of the recorded audio; deactivate the microphone at the end of the first time period corresponding to the first audio fingerprint; determine whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint; and send an indication of whether the second audio fingerprint matches the first audio fingerprint to an audience measurement entity via second wireless communications with the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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