Viewer authentication

1. A system to cause a device to support voting associated with a program, the system comprising:

memory;

first instructions; and

processor circuitry to execute the first instructions to:

send one or more second instructions to the device, the second instructions to cause the device to: (i) trigger collection of metering data from a sensed audio signal based on a programming schedule that is to identify when the program is to be broadcast, the program associated with a first time duration, the metering data associated with a second time duration, (ii) accept voting data associated with a ballot presented in the program, and (iii) report the metering data and the voting data;

determine a level of user exposure to the program based on the first time duration and the second time duration; and

adjust the voting data based on the level of user exposure.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to authenticate a user of the device as a viewer of the program based on the adjusted voting data.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to calculate a weighting score based on the level of user exposure.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to void the voting data when the level of user exposure is null.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is to:

aggregate the adjusted voting data associated with multiple devices;

prepare voting results for the ballot based on the aggregated voting data; and

determine an external influence based on the aggregated voting data.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the external influence includes social media influence.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the level of user exposure is based on the second time duration.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising first instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to at least:

send one or more second instructions to a device, the second instructions to cause the device to: (i) trigger collection of metering data from a sensed audio signal based on a programming schedule that is to identify when a program is to be broadcast, the program associated with a first time duration, the metering data associated with a second time duration, (ii) accept voting data associated with a ballot presented in the program, and (iii) report the metering data and the voting data;

determine a level of user exposure to the program based on the first time duration and the second time duration; and

adjust the voting data based on the level of user exposure.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions are to cause the one or more processors to authenticate a user of the device as a viewer of the program based on the adjusted voting data.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions are to cause the one or more processors to calculate a weighting score based on the level of user exposure.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions are to cause the one or more processors to void the voting data when the level of user exposure is null.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first instructions are to cause the one or more processors to:

aggregate the adjusted voting data associated with multiple devices;

prepare voting results for the ballot based on the aggregated voting data; and

determine an external influence based on the aggregated voting data.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the external influence includes social media influence.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the level of user exposure is based on the second time duration.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the metering data includes audio signatures.

16. A method to cause a device to support voting associated with a program, the method comprising:

sending one or more instructions to the device, the instructions to cause the device to:

(i) trigger collection of metering data from a sensed audio signal based on a programming schedule that is to identify when the program is to be broadcast, the program associated with a first time duration, the metering data associated with a second time duration, (ii) accept voting data associated with a ballot presented in the program, and (iii) report the metering data and the voting data;

determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a level of user exposure to the program based on the first time duration and the second time duration; and

adjusting, by executing an instruction with the processor, the voting data based on the level of user exposure.

17. The method of claim 16 , further including authenticating a user of the device at a view of the program based on the adjusted voting data.

18. The method of claim 16 , further including calculating a weighting score based on the level of user exposure.

19. The method of claim 16 , further including voiding the voting data when the level of user exposure is null.

20. The method of claim 16 , further including:

aggregating the adjusted voting data associated with multiple users;

preparing voting results for the ballot based on the aggregated voting data; and

determining an external influence based on the aggregated voting data.