US 12,287,853 B2
End-point media watermarking
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US); Timothy Scott Cooper, Tarpon Springs, FL (US); Jeremey M. Davis, New Port Richey, FL (US); and Alexander Topchy, New Port Richey, 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 Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/533,041.
Application 17/533,041 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/031424, filed on May 5, 2020.
Application PCT/US2020/031424 is a continuation of application No. 16/405,130, filed on May 7, 2019, granted, now 11,537,690.
Prior Publication US 2022/0215074 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/16 (2013.01) [G06F 21/1063 (2023.08)] 42 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a media receiver configured to receive a media signal;
a watermark generator configured to:
receive, from an audience measurement meter, a signal indicating the presence of the audience measurement meter in a household, and
based on receiving the signal, generate a watermark payload;
an encoder to encode the media signal with first watermarks to synthesize an encoded media signal, the first watermarks based on the watermark payload; and
a media output to provide the encoded media signal to a media rendering device.