US 12,132,958 B2
Methods and apparatus to count people in an audience
Padmanabhan Soundararajan, Tampa, FL (US); Venugopal Srinivasan, Tarpon Springs, 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 Jan. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/411,759.
Application 18/411,759 is a continuation of application No. 18/331,826, filed on Jun. 8, 2023.
Application 18/331,826 is a continuation of application No. 17/543,228, filed on Dec. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,711,576, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Application 17/543,228 is a continuation of application No. 16/786,379, filed on Feb. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,197,060, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/786,379 is a continuation of application No. 15/901,634, filed on Feb. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,560,741, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Application 15/901,634 is a continuation of application No. 15/210,321, filed on Jul. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,918,126, issued on Mar. 13, 2018.
Application 15/210,321 is a continuation of application No. 14/144,624, filed on Dec. 31, 2013, granted, now 9,426,525, issued on Aug. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155186 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/44224 (2020.08); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/44231 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A meter device comprising:
a processor; and
memory having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the meter device to perform operations comprising:
based on primary presence data obtained by the meter device, determining a presence of a person within a room of a household, wherein the meter device and a television are located within the room, and wherein the meter device is coupled to the television and configured to monitor media presented by the television;
after determining the presence of the person within the room of the household based on the primary presence data, obtaining secondary presence data associated with a mobile phone of the person, wherein the mobile phone and the meter device are separate devices;
determining that the secondary presence data indicates that the person is not present within the room; and
based on the determination that the secondary presence data indicates that the person is not present in the room, and based on the determination of the presence of the person within the room of the household based on the primary presence data, prompting the person to confirm whether the person is present in the room.