IP Library Patent Application 13841047
Patent Application
App. No. 13/841,047

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT WITH MEDIA

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13/841,047
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to measure audience engagement with media. An example method for measuring audience engagement with media presented in an environment is disclosed herein. The method includes identifying the media presented by a presentation device in the environment, and obtaining a keyword list associated with the media. The method also includes analyzing audio data captured in the environment for an utterance corresponding to a keyword of the keyword list, and incrementing an engagement counter when the utterance is detected.

Claims (38)

1 . A method of measuring audience engagement with media presented in an environment, the method comprising:

identifying the media presented by a presentation device in the environment;

obtaining a keyword list associated with the media;

analyzing audio data captured in the environment for an utterance corresponding to a keyword of the keyword list; and

incrementing an engagement counter when the utterance is detected.

2 . A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising discarding the audio data after analyzing the audio data.

3 . A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising buffering the audio data when an advertisement is detected in the audio data.

4 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the keyword list comprises a plurality of keywords, each keyword is associated with a respective engagement counter, and further comprising timestamping a respective one of the engagement counters when a corresponding utterance is detected.

5 . A method as defined in claim 4 , further comprising:

comparing the timestamp of a first one of the engagement counters to offset information included in the list; and

decrementing the engagement counter if the timestamp matches the offset information.

6 . A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising generating a report based on a value in the engagement counter.

7 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein analyzing the audio data further comprises:

using a multimodal sensor to capture the audio data, the audio data including media audio from a presentation device and spoken audio from a panelist;

subtracting an audio waveform corresponding to the media audio from the spoken audio to generate a residual signal; and

scanning the residual signal for the keyword of the keyword list.

8 . An apparatus to measure audience engagement with media comprising:

a list selector to obtain a keyword list based on media detected as being presented in an environment, wherein the keyword list is to comprise a plurality of keywords and each keyword is associated with a respective engagement counter;

a keyword detector to detect a keyword of the keyword list in audio data collected in the environment; and

a keyword logger to increment a respective one of the engagement counters when an utterance detected in the audio data matches the corresponding keyword.

9 . An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the keyword detector is to discard the audio data after analyzing the audio data.

10 . An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the keyword detector is to buffer the audio data when the media is identified.

11 . An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the keyword logger is to append a timestamp a respective one of the engagement counters when a corresponding utterance is detected.

12 . An apparatus as defined in claim 11 , further comprising an offset filter to decrement the engagement counter if the timestamp of a first one of the engagement counters matches the offset information associated with the keyword corresponding to the engagement counter.

13 . An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the keyword logger is to generate a report based on a value in the engagement counter.

14 . An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the keyword detector is to subtract an audio waveform corresponding to the identified media from the audio data to generate a residual signal, wherein the audio data is to include media audio and spoken audio, and the keyword detector is to scan the residual signal for the keyword of the keyword list.

15 . A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

identify media presented in an environment by a presentation device;

obtain a keyword list associated with the identified media, wherein the keyword list is to comprise a plurality of keywords, and each keyword is associated with a respective engagement counter;

analyze audio data captured in the environment for an utterance to correspond to a keyword of the keyword list, the audio data to include media audio and spoken audio; and

increment a respective one of the engagement counters when the utterance is detected.

16 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15 , the instructions to cause the machine to discard the audio data after a trigger is detected.

17 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15 , the instructions to cause the machine to buffer the audio data when the media is identified.

18 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15 , the instructions to cause the machine to append a timestamp to a respective one of the engagement counters when a corresponding utterance is detected.

19 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 18 , the instructions to cause the machine to:

compare the timestamp of a first one of the engagement counters to offset information included in the keyword list, the offset information associated with the detected keyword; and

decrement the engagement counter if the timestamp matches the offset information.

20 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 15 , the instructions to cause the machine to generate a report based on a value in the engagement counter.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE (REEL 053473 / FRAME 0001) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
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RELEASE (REEL 054066 / FRAME 0064) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 063605/0001 →
RELEASE (REEL 037172 / FRAME 0415) Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Reel/Frame 061750/0221 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENTS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 RECORDED ON 6-9-2020 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053473 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SUPPLEMENTAL IP SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: A.C. NIELSEN (ARGENTINA) S.A.; A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 9, 2020
From: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NIELSEN UK FINANCE I, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
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SUPPLEMENTAL IP SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 30, 2015
From: THE NIELSEN COMPANY ((US), LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE FIRST LIEN SECURED PARTIES
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2013
From: MCMILLAN, F. GAVIN
To: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2013
From: MCMILLAN, F. GAVIN
To: THE NIELSEN COMAPNY (US), A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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