IP Library Patent Application 13841762
Patent Application
App. No. 13/841,762

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INTEGRATE TAGGED MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WITH PANELIST INFORMATION

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App. No.
13/841,762
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to integrate tagged media impressions with panelist information. An example method includes receiving a communication including a user agent setting. The example method also includes parsing the user agent setting for a unique identifier, and in response to finding a unique identifier, extracting the unique identifier from the user agent setting. The example method also includes identifying a panelist based on the unique identifier.

Claims (12)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a communication including a user agent setting;

parsing the user agent setting for a unique identifier;

in response to finding the unique identifier, extracting the unique identifier from the user agent setting; and

identifying a panelist based on the unique identifier.

2 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the communication includes monitoring information corresponding to accessed media.

3 . A method as defined in claim 2 , further comprising associating the panelist with the monitoring information.

4 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier is a panelist identifier.

5 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier is a telephone number.

6 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier is a media access control address.

7 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the communication is a hypertext transfer protocol get request.

8 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the communication is a hypertext transfer protocol post request.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE (REEL 037172 / FRAME 0415) Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Reel/Frame 061750/0221 →
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
Reel/Frame 037172/0415 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2013
From: GUTIERREZ, ALEJANDRO
To: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
Reel/Frame 030867/0877 →