Global Patent Index - EP 2824854 A1

EP 2824854 A1 20150114 - Methods and apparatus to characterize households with media meter data

Title (en)

Methods and apparatus to characterize households with media meter data

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Charakterisierung von Haushalten mit Medienzählerdaten

Title (fr)

Procédés et appareil pour caractériser des foyers avec des données de compteurs de média

Publication

EP 2824854 A1 20150114 (EN)

Application

EP 14002366 A 20140709

Priority

US 201361844301 P 20130709

Abstract (en)

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a power status and a first automatic gain control (AGC) value for an exposure minute from a panelist audience meter in a first household, the panelist audience meter comprising a power sensor, identifying a second AGC value and a daypart for a household tuning minute from a first media meter (MM) in the first household, the MM comprising microphones to collect audio data, and calculating model coefficients based on the exposure minute and the household tuning minute to be applied to data from a second MM in a second household, the model coefficients to facilitate a power status probability calculation in the second household devoid of the panelist audience meter having the power sensor.

IPC 8 full level

H04H 60/32 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04H 60/32 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/31 (2013.01); H04H 60/52 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 5481294 A 19960102 - THOMAS WILLIAM L [US], et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2824854 A1 20150114; CA 2856246 A1 20150109; CN 104281516 A 20150114; HK 1206122 A1 20151231

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14002366 A 20140709; CA 2856246 A 20140709; CN 201410341892 A 20140709; HK 15106685 A 20150713