US 11,997,332 B2
Methods and apparatus to associate audience members with over-the-top device media impressions
Steven J. Splaine, Tampa, FL (US); Harith Gandhi, Tampa, FL (US); Kevin K. Gaynor, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Gangadhar Jakkula, Tampa, FL (US); Narasimha Reddy Goli, Tampa, FL (US); Chris Nicotra, Holiday, FL (US); and Kumar Rao, Fremont, CA (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 Sep. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/039,519.
Application 17/039,519 is a continuation of application No. 15/821,507, filed on Nov. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,834,449.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/455,406, filed on Feb. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/441,238, filed on Dec. 31, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0021887 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/258 (2011.01); G06F 16/78 (2019.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0242 (2023.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/25883 (2013.01) [G06F 16/78 (2019.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0246 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
reporting message receiver circuitry to receive a first reporting message from a client device coupled to a residential gateway having an internet protocol (IP) address;
AME ID determiner circuitry to assign an audience measurement entity (AME) identifier (ID) to the IP address provided by the first reporting message, the assigning to be performed using criteria other than data identifying a preexisting registration of the IP address with a user account registered with the AME;
redirect instructor circuitry to send a redirect instruction to the client device to cause the client device to send a second reporting message to a database proprietor, the redirect instruction to include the AME identifier and the IP address; and
DP message reporting receiver circuitry to receive, after the sending of the redirect instruction, a third reporting message from the database proprietor that includes a database proprietor (DP) identifier.