Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to collect broadband market data
- Patent Title (中): 收集宽带市场数据的方法和手段
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Application No.: US12576805Application Date: 2009-10-09
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Publication No.: US08280996B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Shi Lu , Ranney Fry , Jerome Baccelli
- Applicant: Shi Lu , Ranney Fry , Jerome Baccelli
- Applicant Address: US IL Schaumburg
- Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Schaumburg
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173

Abstract:
Example methods and apparatus to collect broadband market data are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes selecting a panelist household, the panelist household subscribing to at least one broadband service delivered via a modem, and identifying an Internet protocol (IP) address assigned to the modem by an Internet service provider (ISP). The example method also includes retrieving a range of IP addresses associated with the ISP, selecting a random subset of IP addresses from the range of IP addresses, and testing each of the IP addresses from the random subset to determine an activity status of each IP address.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100191577A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT BROADBAND MARKET DATA Public/Granted day:2010-07-29
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