US 12,231,742 B2
Methods and apparatus to monitor media
Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US); Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US); Kevin K. Gaynor, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Chris G. Nicotra, Holiday, FL (US); and Alan N. Bosworth, Odessa, FL (US)
Assigned to The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/417,049.
Application 18/417,049 is a continuation of application No. 17/967,065, filed on Oct. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,917,270.
Application 17/967,065 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,371, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,477,543, issued on Oct. 18, 2022.
Application 17/013,371 is a continuation of application No. 16/188,202, filed on Nov. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,771,864, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 16/188,202 is a continuation of application No. 15/627,122, filed on Jun. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,129,610, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/398,498, filed on Sep. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163531 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/854 (2011.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01); H04H 60/40 (2008.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/835 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/854 (2013.01) [H04H 60/31 (2013.01); H04N 21/2405 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04H 60/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first server, cause performance of operations comprising:
obtaining, via a network interface and from a second server, a streaming media feed comprising streaming media;
based on the streaming media feed, determining (i) a first media identifier of the streaming media, (ii) a second media identifier of the streaming media, different from the first media identifier, and (iii) a first timestamp corresponding to a portion of the streaming media;
generating a lookup table entry that maps the first media identifier and the first timestamp to the second media identifier;
obtaining, via the network interface, media monitoring information generated based on a media device accessing the streaming media; and
based on the media monitoring information and the lookup table entry, crediting the media device with exposure to the streaming media.