Systems and methods to determine media effectiveness

• US 9,571,877 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2015
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nielsen Consumer LLC (Nielsen Holdings plc)
• Original Assignee: The Nielsen Company LLC (MOOD Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Hans C., Hong, Timmie T., Lee, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, AN SON PHI
• Application Number:
  US14/673,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20150208113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/64 for providing detail information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/475 End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

Example systems, methods and machine readable media are disclosed. An example system includes a synchronizer to determine a total amount to offset first-neuro-response data gathered from a subject exposed to media to align the first neuro-response data with second neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the subject. The first neuro-response data is associated with a first sensory component of the media and the second neuro-response data is associated with a second sensory component of the media. The total amount to offset is based on a first cognitive delay associated with the first neuro-response data and a second cognitive delay associated with the second neuro-response data. The synchronizer is to time shift at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response based on the total amount to form aligned data. The example system includes an analyzer to determine an effectiveness of the media based on the aligned data.

Claims

1. A system comprising a processor, the processor implements:

an electronic synchronizer to;

determine a total amount to offset first-neuro-response data gathered from an audience member exposed to media to align the first neuro-response data with second neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the audience member, the first neuro-response data associated with a first sensory component of the media and the second neuro-response data associated with a second sensory component of the media, the total amount to offset based on a first cognitive delay of a brain of the audience member associated with the first neuro-response data and a second cognitive delay of the brain of the audience member associated with the second neuro-response data, wherein the first sensory component of the media is observed by a first sense of the audience member and the second sensory component of the media is observed by a second sense of the audience member different than the first sense; and

time shift at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response based on the total amount to form aligned data; and

an electronic analyzer to;

determine an effectiveness of the media based on the aligned data;

receive a user request for a first study of a plurality of studies;

analyze one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness to determine an analysis result for the first study;

output a first rendering of a plurality of renderings for display of the analysis result with the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness; and

synchronize a display of a respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with a display of a first portion of the first rendering and synchronize a display of a respective second portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with a display of a second portion of the first rendering.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first sensory component of the media includes a visual component and the second sensory component of the media includes an auditory component.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first cognitive delay is different from the second cognitive delay.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the audience member is a first audience member and the aligned data is first aligned data and the electronic synchronizer is to time shift one or more of third neuro-response data or fourth neuro-response data gathered from a second audience member exposed to the media to align the third neuro-response data and the fourth neuro-response data to form second aligned data, the third neuro-response data and the fourth neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the second audience member, the third neuro-response data associated with the first sensory component and the fourth neuro-response data associated with the second sensory component.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the electronic analyzer is to:

perform a comparison of the first aligned data and the second aligned data; and

determine the effectiveness of the media based on the comparison.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the electronic analyzer is to aggregate the first aligned data with the second aligned data to form aggregated data to be displayed with the media.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic synchronizer is to time shift one or more of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response data by a preliminary amount to account for a time zone difference between a location of the audience member and a location of the electronic synchronizer.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the aligned data is first aligned data and the electronic synchronizer is to time shift third neuro-response data gathered from the audience member to align the third neuro-response with fourth neuro-response data to form second aligned data, the third neuro-response data and the fourth neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the audience member at a point in time subsequent to the gathering of the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data, the third neuro-response data associated with the first sensory component and the second neuro-response data associated with the second sensory component.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the electronic synchronizer is to aggregate the first aligned data and the second aligned data to form aggregated data.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the electronic analyzer is to determine the effectiveness based on the aggregated data.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic analyzer is to:

tag the plurality of renderings with one or more of the plurality of studies; and

configure a display to present one or more of the plurality of renderings in response to a user request for a second study based on the tagging.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the media is first media and the first study is for the first media and the second study is for second media different from the first media.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the media includes a first media instance and a second media instance, the electronic analyzer to output the first rendering to be displayed based on the first media instance and dynamically update the output for display of a second rendering based on the second media instance.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic analyzer is to graphically mark a portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness based on the analysis result.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the first rendering further includes at least a portion of the media.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic analyzer is to synchronize the display of the respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with the display of the first portion of the first rendering based on a first user input associated with the first rendering, the first user input received via an interface for display of the first rendering.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic analyzer is to substantially continuously synchronize the display of the respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with the display of the first portion of the first rendering.

18. A system comprising:

a processor to;

offset at least one of first neuro-response data representing a first response to a visual component of media gathered from an audience member exposed to the media and second neuro-response data representing a second response to an auditory component of the media gathered from the audience member exposed to the media based on a first cognitive delay of a brain of the audience member and a second cognitive delay of the brain of the audience member to synchronize the at least one of the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data with the media, the first cognitive delay and the second cognitive delay being different;

receive a user request for a first study of a plurality of studies;

analyze one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data to determine an analysis result for the first study;

output a first rendering of a plurality of renderings for display of the analysis result with the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data; and

synchronize a display of a respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data with a display of a first portion of the first rendering and synchronize a display of a respective second portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data with a display of a second portion of the first rendering; and

a database to store one or more of the media, the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the synchronized neuro-response data, the analysis result, or the first rendering.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is to offset the at least one of the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data substantially continuously over a duration of the media.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the media includes a plurality of events and the processor is to identify an event in the media and synchronize the event with the at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response data.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is to aggregate neuro-response data for a plurality of audience members exposed to the media with the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor is to identify a change in amplitude in the aggregated neuro-response data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the change in amplitude is indicative of a change in an emotional state of at least one person of the plurality of audience members.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor is to identify the media as a success or a failure in invoking an emotional response across the plurality of audience members based on the change in amplitude.

25. A method comprising:

determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a total amount to offset first-neuro-response data gathered from an audience member exposed to media to align the first neuro-response data with second neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the audience member, the first neuro-response data associated with a first sensory component of the media and the second neuro-response data associated with a second sensory component of the media, the total amount to offset based on a first cognitive delay of a brain of the audience member associated with the first neuro-response data and a second cognitive delay of the brain of the audience member associated with the second neuro-response data, wherein the first sensory component of the media is observed by a first sense of the audience member and the second sensory component of the media is observed by a second sense of the audience member different than the first sense;

time shifting, by executing an instruction with the processor, at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response based on the total amount to form aligned data;

determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, an effectiveness of the media based on the aligned data;

receiving a user request for a first study of a plurality of studies;

analyzing, by executing an instruction with the processor, one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness to determine an analysis result for the first study;

outputting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a first rendering of a plurality of renderings for display of the analysis result with the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness; and

synchronizing, by executing an instruction with the processor, a display of a respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with a display of a first portion of the first rendering and synchronizing a display of a respective second portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the aligned data, or the effectiveness with a display of a second portion of the first rendering.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the first sensory component of the media is a visual component and the second sensory component of the media is an auditory component.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the first cognitive delay is different from the second cognitive delay.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the audience member is a first audience member and the aligned data is first aligned data and further including time shifting one or more of third neuro-response data or fourth neuro-response data gathered from a second audience member exposed to the media to align the third neuro-response data and the fourth neuro-response data to form second aligned data, the third neuro-response data associated with the first sensory component and the fourth neuro-response data associated with the second sensory component.

29. The method of claim 28, further including:

performing a comparison of the first aligned data and the second aligned data; and

determining the effectiveness of the media based on the comparison.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the aligned data is first aligned data and further including time shifting third neuro-response data gathered from the audience member to align the third neuro-response with fourth neuro-response data to form second aligned data, the third neuro-response data and the fourth neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the audience member at a point in time subsequent to the gathering of the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data, the third neuro-response data associated with the first sensory component and the second neuro-response data associated with the second sensory component.

31. The method of claim 30, further including aggregating the first aligned data and the second aligned data to form aggregated data.

32. The method of claim 31, further including determining the effectiveness based on a trend in the aggregated data.

33. A method comprising:

synchronizing, by executing an instruction with a processor, media with at least one of first neuro-response data representing a first response to a visual component of media gathered from an audience member exposed to the media and second neuro-response data representing a second response to an auditory component of the media gathered from the audience member exposed to the media by offsetting at least one of the first neuro-response data and the second neuro-response data based on a first cognitive delay of a brain of the audience member and a second cognitive delay of the brain of the audience member, the first cognitive delay and the second cognitive delay being different;

receiving a user request for a first study of a plurality of studies;

analyzing, by executing an instruction with the processor, one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data to determine an analysis result for the first study;

outputting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a first rendering of a plurality of renderings for display of the analysis result with the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data;

synchronizing, by executing an instruction with the processor, a display of a respective first portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data with a display of a first portion of the first rendering and synchronizing a display of a respective second portion of the one or more of the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, or the synchronized neuro-response data with a display of a second portion of the first rendering; and

storing, by executing an instruction with the processor, one or more of the media, the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data, the synchronized data, the analysis result, or the first rendering.

34. The method of claim 33, further including synchronizing the media with the at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response data substantially continuously over a duration of the media.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the media includes a plurality of events and further including identifying an event in the media and synchronizing the event with the at least one of the first neuro-response data or the second neuro-response data.

36. The method of claim 33, further including aggregating neuro-response data for a plurality of audience members exposed to the media.

37. The method of claim 36, further including identifying a change in amplitude in the aggregated neuro-response data.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the change in amplitude is indicative of a change in an emotional state of an audience of the media.

39. The method of claim 33, further including identifying the media as a success or a failure in invoking an emotional response in an audience of the media based on the change in amplitude.