Using messaging associated with adaptive bitrate streaming to perform media monitoring for mobile platforms
First Claim
1. A media monitoring apparatus comprising:
- means for accessing, at a first server, a first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected by a meter executing on a mobile platform, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected from a first message to be sent by the mobile platform to a second server to stream first media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL received at the first server in a report sent from the meter executing on the mobile platform, the first server different from the second server to which the mobile platform is to send the first message including the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL to stream the first media;
means for requesting network log information corresponding to the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL from a service provider providing network access for the mobile platform; and
means for monitoring presentation of the first media on the mobile platform using the network log information.
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Abstract
Example media monitoring apparatus disclosed herein include means for accessing, at a first server, a first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected by a meter executing on a mobile platform, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected from a first message to be sent by the mobile platform to a second server to stream first media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL received at the first server in a report sent from the meter executing on the mobile platform. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for requesting network log information corresponding to the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL from a service provider providing network access for the mobile platform. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for monitoring presentation of the first media on the mobile platform using the network log information.
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1. A media monitoring apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing, at a first server, a first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected by a meter executing on a mobile platform, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected from a first message to be sent by the mobile platform to a second server to stream first media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL received at the first server in a report sent from the meter executing on the mobile platform, the first server different from the second server to which the mobile platform is to send the first message including the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL to stream the first media; means for requesting network log information corresponding to the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL from a service provider providing network access for the mobile platform; and means for monitoring presentation of the first media on the mobile platform using the network log information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media monitoring apparatus comprising:
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memory including computer readable instructions; and a processor to execute the computer readable instructions to at least; access, at a first server, a first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected by a meter executing on a mobile platform, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL collected from a first message to be sent by the mobile platform to a second server to stream first media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol, the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL received at the first server in a report sent from the meter executing on the mobile platform, the first server different from the second server to which the mobile platform is to send the first message including the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL to stream the first media; request network log information corresponding to the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL from a service provider providing network access for the mobile platform; and monitor presentation of the first media on the mobile platform using the network log information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A media monitoring apparatus comprising:
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means for querying a service provider that is to provide network access for a mobile platform, the means for querying to; access a request from a first server of an audience measurement entity (AME), the request for network log information corresponding to a first adaptive bitrate streaming uniform resource locator (URL) included in a first message sent by the mobile platform to a second server to request delivery of first streaming media according to an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol; and query a third server of the service provider to retrieve the network log information corresponding to the first adaptive bitrate streaming URL from the third server; and means for reporting the network log information to the first server of the AME in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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