Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation
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Application No.: US16902061Application Date: 2020-06-15
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Publication No.: US11418233B2Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- Inventor: William K. Krug , James Zhang
- Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; H04B5/00 ; H04B5/06 ; H04W4/70 ; H04R29/00 ; G06F3/16 ; H04L65/403 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R5/04 ; G11B20/10

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation are disclosed. An example system includes a monitoring device to monitor a media presentation and generate research data identifying the media. A bridge device includes a housing dimensioned to receive the monitoring device, a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first audio signal via a wireless data connection from an audio source device using a wireless communication protocol, the first audio signal associated with the media. The bridge device includes an audio emitter to emit the audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device, and a transmitter to transmit the audio signal to an audio receiver device using the wireless communication protocol.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200382164A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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