Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation
First Claim
1. An apparatus to monitor a media presentation, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a sleeve dimensioned to receive a monitoring device, the monitoring device to monitor the media presentation;
a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first modulated audio signal from a media device via a wireless data connection using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media presentation, the receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal;
a speaker carried by the housing to emit the baseband audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device;
a transmitter carried by the housing to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol;
a first pairing button to cause the receiver to pair with the media device; and
a second pairing button to cause the transmitter to pair with the wireless headphones.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing defining a sleeve dimensioned to receive a monitoring device, the monitoring device to monitor the media presentation. The example apparatus includes a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first modulated audio signal from a media device via a wireless data connection using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media presentation, the receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal. The example apparatus includes a speaker carried by the housing to emit the baseband audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device within the sleeve. The example apparatus further includes a transmitter carried by the housing to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus to monitor a media presentation, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing defining a sleeve dimensioned to receive a monitoring device, the monitoring device to monitor the media presentation; a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first modulated audio signal from a media device via a wireless data connection using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media presentation, the receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal; a speaker carried by the housing to emit the baseband audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device; a transmitter carried by the housing to modulate the baseband audio signal to form a second modulated audio signal, the transmitter to transmit the second modulated audio signal to wireless headphones using the wireless communication protocol; a first pairing button to cause the receiver to pair with the media device; and a second pairing button to cause the transmitter to pair with the wireless headphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for gathering research data indicating exposure to media, the method comprising:
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receiving a portable people meter within a sleeve formed by a housing; pairing a cellular phone external to the sleeve to a receiver node within the housing; pairing a transmitter within the housing to a wireless headset; receiving a first modulated audio signal at the receiver node using a wireless communication protocol; demodulating, with a processor carried by the housing, the first modulated audio signal to form a baseband audio signal; emitting the baseband audio inside the sleeve using a speaker within the housing; transmitting, with the transmitter, a second modulated audio signal to the wireless headset using the wireless communication protocol, the second modulated audio signal based on the baseband audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A tangible machine-readable storage disc or storage device comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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pair with an audio source device; demodulate a first modulated audio signal to form a baseband audio signal, the first modulated audio signal received from the audio source device using a wireless communication protocol; emit the baseband audio signal inside a sleeve formed by a housing of the machine; pair with an audio receiver external to the sleeve; and transmit a second modulated audio signal to the audio receiver using the wireless communication protocol, the second modulated audio signal based on the baseband audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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