US 11,936,931 B2
Methods and apparatus to perform media device asset qualification
Daniel Nelson, Tampa, FL (US); James Petro, Dunedin, FL (US); and Albert T. Borawski, Oldsmar, 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 Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/967,073.
Application 17/967,073 is a continuation of application No. 17/195,519, filed on Mar. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,483,602.
Application 17/195,519 is a continuation of application No. 16/595,345, filed on Oct. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,945,009, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/595,345 is a continuation of application No. 15/665,055, filed on Jul. 31, 2017, granted, now 10,440,413, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0113458 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/24 (2011.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2407 (2013.01) [G06F 16/2255 (2019.01); H04N 21/254 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/44224 (2020.08); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/4113 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one memory;
machine-readable instructions; and
at least one processor to execute the machine-readable instructions to at least:
after a determination that a first candidate media device asset is a syndicated duplicate of a proprietary media asset, replace the proprietary media asset in a reference database with the first candidate media device asset, the proprietary media asset to be provided by a first audience measurement entity client;
identify a first set of candidate media device assets for disqualification from loading into the reference database, the candidate media device assets generated in response to respective presentations of media, the candidate media device assets including A) a signature and B) a media identifier that identifies the media, the first set of candidate media device assets including the first candidate media device asset and a second candidate media device asset, the second candidate media device asset associated with a second audience measurement entity client different from the first audience measurement entity client;
generate a hash table using a second set of the candidate media device assets, the first set different from the second set;
determine one or more counts of matches between C) a first signature and a first media identifier of the first candidate media device asset of the second set and D) respective signatures and media identifiers of multiple ones of the second set using the hash table, the multiple ones of the second set not including the first candidate media device asset; and
load the first signature into the reference database as a reference signature based on the one or more counts of the matches.