US 11,836,689 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring content consumption
Abhijeet Vijay Mulye, San Francisco, CA (US); and Bernard Burg, Menlo Park, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,583.
Application 17/660,583 is a continuation of application No. 15/979,773, filed on May 15, 2018, granted, now 11,341,467.
Prior Publication US 2022/0245603 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01)
CPC G06Q 20/065 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, from a distributed ledger associated with a plurality of records, a record, wherein the record is one of the plurality of records,
wherein the record indicates a content asset accessed by a device of a plurality of devices,
wherein the record comprises an identifier associated with a user of the device,
wherein the identifier is configured to uniquely identify the user while maintaining the user's anonymity,
wherein the identifier is available to at least a portion of the plurality of devices, and the user associated with the identifier is anonymous to the at least a portion of the plurality of devices,
wherein the record is signed with a digital signature associated with the device, and
wherein the digital signature is capable of being decrypted using a key;
retrieving, based on the identifier and from a demographic information source, demographic information associated with the user; and
associating the demographic information with the record.