Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area
- Patent Title (中): 将媒体设备与地理区域的人口组成相关联的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12336338Application Date: 2008-12-16
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Publication No.: US08812012B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Jan Besehanic , Paul Mears , Joseph G. Milavasky , Robert Luff , Arun Ramaswamy , David Howell Wright
- Applicant: Jan Besehanic , Paul Mears , Joseph G. Milavasky , Robert Luff , Arun Ramaswamy , David Howell Wright
- 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: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00 ; H04W4/00 ; H04M11/04 ; H04M3/42 ; H04L12/28 ; G06F7/00 ; G06F15/173 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04L12/26 ; G06Q30/02 ; H04L29/12

Abstract:
Example methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a plurality of Internet Protocol addresses assigned to a media device associated with a panel member, determining a most used Internet Protocol address from the plurality of Internet Protocol addresses, accessing geographic information and determining a geographic location corresponding to the most used Internet Protocol address, accessing demographic information and determining a demographic profile associated with the geographic location, and associating at least one of the geographic location or the demographic profile with the media device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100151816A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA DEVICES WITH A DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA Public/Granted day:2010-06-17
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