US 11,736,765 B2
Methods and apparatus to credit media segments shared among multiple media assets
David H. Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US); Daniel Nelson, Tampa, FL (US); Raghuram Ranganathan, Tampa, FL (US); and Derrick McCulley, Tampa, 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 May 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/888,203.
Prior Publication US 2021/0377603 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44204 (2013.01) [H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one memory;
instructions; and
processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
compare a sequence of monitored media signatures with a library of reference signatures to determine a signature match, the sequence of monitored media signatures representative of a monitored media presentation;
determine a duration of the signature match based on a difference between a first timestamp associated with a first reference signature of the signature match and a second timestamp associated with a last reference signature of the signature match;
determine an offset of the signature match, the offset to represent a position of the signature match relative to a start of a reference media asset associated with the signature match, the reference media asset corresponding to an individual television program of a television series; and
credit a segment of the monitored media presentation represented by the signature match to a lead-in bumper associated with the television series but not credit the segment of the monitored media presentation to the individual television program of the television series in response to the duration of the signature match being less than a first threshold and the offset being less than a second threshold.