Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications
View Patent ↗Methods and apparatus to adjust media impressions based on media impression notification loss rates in network communications are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first network media impression adjustment factor based on a quantity of lost test media impression notifications for a first network in a geographic region; determining an adjusted quantity of first network user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network by applying the first network media impression adjustment factor to a quantity of successfully received user-accessed media impression notifications to generate a product and weighting the product based on a market share of first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region; and storing the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications in association with a media identifier to credit corresponding media with a quantity of media accesses corresponding to the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications.
1. A method to determine media impression measures for network communications received at a server from client devices, the method comprising:
collecting, at the server, a first quantity of test impression notifications received via first network communications, the first quantity of test impression notifications being less than a second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by a test client device to the server based on a transmission loss characteristic of a first network;
determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a quantity of lost test impression notifications corresponding to the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by subtracting the first quantity of test impression notifications successfully received at the server via the first network from the second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by the test client device to the server via the first network; and
determining, by executing a first instruction with the processor, a first network media impression adjustment factor based on the quantity of lost test impression notifications for the first network in a geographic region;
for second network communications received at the server from second client devices via the first network:
collecting, at the server, a first quantity of media impression notifications received via the second network communications transmitted by the second client devices in response to media accessed via the second client devices, the first quantity of media impression notifications being less than a second quantity of media impression notifications transmitted by the second client devices based on the transmission loss characteristic of the first network;
determining, by executing a second instruction with the processor, a weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network to correct an inaccuracy in the first quantity of media impression notifications resulting from the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by applying the first network media impression adjustment factor to the first quantity of media impression notifications to generate a product and weighting the product based on a market share of first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region to generate the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications; and
storing, by executing a third instruction with the processor, the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications in association with a media identifier to credit corresponding media with a quantity of media accesses corresponding to the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications to overcome the transmission loss characteristic of the first network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of the lost test impression notifications for the first network is due to at least network congestion.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications is representative of a quantity of lost user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network and the first quantity of media impression notifications.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lost test impression notifications are sent via the first network automatically by the test client device that is not operated by a user.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the market share is a first market share, further including:
determining a second network media impression adjustment factor based on a quantity of second lost test impression notifications for a second network in the geographic region; and
determining a second weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the second network by applying the second network media impression adjustment factor to the quantity of successfully received user-accessed media impression notifications to generate a second product and weighting the second product based on a second market share of second subscribers corresponding to the second network in the geographic region.
6. The method of claim 5 , further including summing the weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network and the second weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the second network to determine a third adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications, the first and second market shares representing a substantial portion of a market of networks serving a geographic region.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the market share of the first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region is relative to second subscribers of other networks in the geographic region.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the first network media impression adjustment factor is based on a first media impression loss rate for the test client device in communication with the first network and a second media impression loss rate for a second test client device in communication with the first network.
9. An apparatus to determine media impression measures for network communications received at a server from client devices, the apparatus comprising:
an impression notification collector to:
collect a first quantity of test impression notifications received via first network communications, the first quantity of test impression notifications being less than a second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by a test client device to the server based on a transmission loss characteristic of a first network; and
collect a first quantity of media impression notifications received via second network communications transmitted by second client devices via the first network in response to media accessed via the second client devices, the first quantity of media impression notifications being less than a second quantity of media impression notifications transmitted by the second client devices based on the transmission loss characteristic of the first network;
a loss rate determiner to determine a quantity of lost test impression notifications corresponding to the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by subtracting the first quantity of test impression notifications successfully received at the server via the first network from the second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by the test client device to the server via the first network; and
an impression adjustment factor determiner to determine a first network media impression adjustment factor based on the quantity of lost test impression notifications for the first network in a geographic region;
a media impression measurement adjuster to determine a weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network to correct an inaccuracy in the first quantity of media impressions notifications resulting from the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by applying the first network media impression adjustment factor to the first quantity of media impression notifications to generate a product and weighting the product based on a market share of first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region to generate the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications; and
a memory to store the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications in association with a media identifier to credit corresponding media with a quantity of media accesses corresponding to the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications to overcome the transmission loss characteristic of the first network.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the quantity of the lost test impression notifications for the first network is due to at least a networking hardware failure.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications is representative of a quantity of lost user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network and the first quantity of media impression notifications.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the market share is a first market share,
the impression adjustment factor determiner to determine a second network media impression adjustment factor based on a quantity of second lost test impression notifications for a second network in the geographic region; and
the media impression measurement adjuster to determine a second weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the second network by applying the second network media impression adjustment factor to the quantity of successfully received user-accessed media impression notifications to generate a second product and weighting the second product based on a second market share of second subscribers corresponding to the second network in the geographic region.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the media impression measurement adjuster is to sum the weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network and the second weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the second network to determine a third adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications, the first and second market shares representing a substantial portion of a market of networks serving a geographic region.
14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the impression adjustment factor determiner is to determine the first network media impression adjustment factor based on a first media impression loss rate for the test client device in communication with the first network and a second media impression loss rate for a second test client device in communication with the first network.
15. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to at least:
collect a first quantity of test impression notifications received via first network communications, the first quantity of test impression notifications being less than a second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by a test client device to the server based on a transmission loss characteristic of a first network;
determine a quantity of lost test impression notifications corresponding to the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by subtracting the first quantity of test impression notifications successfully received at the server via the first network from the second quantity of test impression notifications transmitted by the test client device to the server via the first network; and
determine a first network media impression adjustment factor based on the quantity of lost test impression notifications for the first network in a geographic region;
for second network communications received at the server from second client devices via the first network:
collect a first quantity of media impression notifications received via the second network communications transmitted by the second client devices in response to media accessed via the second client devices, the first quantity of media impression notifications being less than a second quantity of media impression notifications transmitted by the second client devices based on the transmission loss characteristic of the first network;
determine a weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network to correct an inaccuracy in the first quantity of media impression notifications resulting from the transmission loss characteristic of the first network by applying the first network media impression adjustment factor to the first quantity of media impression notifications to generate a product and weighting the product based on a market share of first subscribers corresponding to the first network in the geographic region to generate the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications; and
store the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications in association with a media identifier to credit corresponding media with a quantity of media accesses corresponding to the weighted adjusted quantity of the user-accessed media impression notifications to overcome the transmission loss characteristic of the first network.
16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to further cause the processor to determine that the quantity of the lost test impression notifications for the first network is due to a failed network path.
17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the weighted adjusted quantity of user-accessed media impression notifications is representative of a quantity of lost user-accessed media impression notifications for the first network and the first quantity of media impression notifications.
18. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to cause the processor to determine the first network media impression adjustment factor further based on a first media impression loss rate for the test client device in communication with the first network and a second media impression loss rate for a second test client device in communication with the first network.