发明申请
WO2005107110A3 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE PRIVACY WHILE DETERMINING VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS
审中-公开
基本信息:
- 专利标题: METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE PRIVACY WHILE DETERMINING VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS
- 专利标题(中):在确定视频播放节目观看时维护听众隐私的方法和设备
- 申请号:PCT/US2005013765 申请日:2005-04-22
- 公开(公告)号:WO2005107110A3 公开(公告)日:2007-04-19
- 发明人: RAMASWAMY ARUN , LUFF ROBERT A
- 申请人: NIELSEN MEDIA RES INC , RAMASWAMY ARUN , LUFF ROBERT A
- 专利权人: NIELSEN MEDIA RES INC,RAMASWAMY ARUN,LUFF ROBERT A
- 当前专利权人: NIELSEN MEDIA RES INC,RAMASWAMY ARUN,LUFF ROBERT A
- 优先权: US56477704 2004-04-23
- 主分类号: H04H1/00
- IPC分类号: H04H1/00 ; H04H60/37 ; H04H60/40 ; H04H60/45 ; H04H60/59 ; H04N7/173
摘要:
Methods and apparatus to maintain privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method for monitoring a displayed VOD program disclosed herein comprises determining a first set of metering information (320) based on a first set of data collected at a subscriber site (312, 316), determining a second set of metering information (324) based on a second set of data reported by at least one of a VOD server (304) and a head-end, determining a third set of data based on the second set of data, and combining the first and third sets of metering information to credit the displayed VOD program (328).
摘要(中):
公开了在确定观看视频点播节目时保持隐私的方法和装置。 用于监视本文公开的所显示的VOD程序的示例性方法包括基于在用户站点(312,316)处收集的第一组数据来确定第一组测量信息(320),确定第二组测量信息(324) 基于由VOD服务器(304)和头端中的至少一个报告的第二组数据,基于第二组数据确定第三组数据,并将第一和第三组计量信息合并到 信用显示的VOD程序(328)。