公开(公告)号：JP2000224617A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-11

申请号：JP2000016636

申请日：2000-01-26

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： AUGUST KATHERINE GRACE ,  SHAER NORMAN R ,  SIZER II THEODORE

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain investigation information with respect to media viewer population statistic and view tendency in real time by providing a means that automatically identifies a program learned by experience by a user using a 1st receiver and a means that receives information from the user in response to a prompt provided to the user. SOLUTION: An input device 10 gives a prompt (instruction message) with respect to viewer population statistic and questionnaires from an investigation service provider 84 by displaying the prompt onto a video receiver 60 or displaying it on a display section 12 of the input device 10, receives and stores a viewer reply with respect to the prompt from a button 14 of the input device 10. The input device automatically identifies each program or each advertisement from program identification information received from the video receiver 60 to store the data. The input device 10 also provides storage information to the investigation service provider 84.

公开(公告)号：CA2294691A1

公开(公告)日：2000-07-26

申请号：CA2294691

申请日：2000-01-11

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： SIZER THEODORE II ,  SHAER NORMAN R ,  AUGUST KATHERINE GRACE

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H9/00

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring media audience habits and for obtaining real time responses to survey queries posed to a user from a survey provider concerning programming experienced by the user. A media program identifier located in an environment containing a primary media receiving device identifies media programming experienced by the user on the primary device. An input unit also located in the environment containing the primary receiving device obtains user identification and user demographics information by receiving responses to specific queries from the user. Survey queries concerning programming experienced by the user are provided to the user on the input unit or the primary receiving device for responding thereto. The programming identification, user identification and demographics information as well as survey query responses are then transmitted to a survey provider for use in deriving media program ratings information.