EP1147631A1 - Mesure de la visualisation d'informations video affichees dans des fenetres - Google Patents

Mesure de la visualisation d'informations video affichees dans des fenetres

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EP1147631A1
EP1147631A1 EP99935703A EP99935703A EP1147631A1 EP 1147631 A1 EP1147631 A1 EP 1147631A1 EP 99935703 A EP99935703 A EP 99935703A EP 99935703 A EP99935703 A EP 99935703A EP 1147631 A1 EP1147631 A1 EP 1147631A1
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Prior art keywords
window
viewing
viewing window
crediting
program code
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
William A. Feininger
Daozheng Lu
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TNC US Holdings Inc
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Nielsen Media Research LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/29—Arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services
    • H04H60/31—Arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44204—Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658—Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6582—Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the metering
  • receiver such as an enhanced television, a television
  • a set top box provided with a set top box, a computer, and/or the like.
  • Video and/or audio played by conventional means are Video and/or audio played by conventional means.
  • reference signatures or reference signature sets
  • the receivers employ tuners
  • Such additional functions may include, for example, the
  • Such additional functions may also include the
  • the data stream can include a data stream in addition to a video stream and/or an audio stream.
  • the data stream can include
  • story line information other audio/video streams, and/or
  • the data stream the video stream, and the
  • audio stream can be transmitted terrestrially, or by
  • a page is
  • server sends that one requested page and/or stream to the
  • a receiver such as a computer, an enhanced
  • radio station or an Internet server, and demultiplexes
  • a multi-stream signal is its video and/or audio streams.
  • Each stream is passed to a corresponding
  • the audio stream For example, the audio stream
  • the video stream is passed to a speaker, the video stream is passed to a
  • processing equipment can include a data demultiplexer for
  • tickers tickers, and the like, that is further processed by
  • the method comprises the following steps:
  • window on a screen of a viewing device comprises the
  • the viewing device has a COM interface, determining
  • a software meter is arranged to meter
  • the software meter comprises first and second
  • the first program code is executable in
  • a metering system meters viewing of video displayed in a window on a screen of a viewing device
  • the software comprises a software meter and a creditor.
  • the software comprises a software meter and a creditor.
  • meter is arranged to determine identifying data related
  • the creditor is
  • Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary distribution
  • Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a
  • Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram depicting
  • Figures 4 and 5 are flow charts of a program
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart of a program that can
  • Figure 7 is a flow chart of a program that can
  • FIGS 8 and 9 are flow charts of a program
  • a distribution system 10 is shown in Figure 1
  • the distribution system 10 includes a plurality of
  • panelist sites 12 statistically selected, such as by a
  • central facility 14 in order to participate in a viewing
  • selected panelist sites 12 may be collectively referred to
  • instances may be referred to as a data collection site.
  • This viewing includes, but is not
  • buttons, etc. are buttons, etc.
  • broadcast applications buttons, etc.
  • hyperlinks are buttons, etc.
  • media data may alternatively be referred to as media data, it
  • data collected at each of the panelist sites 12 may be transmitted to the central facility 14 where the data can be transmitted.
  • Video, audio, and data may be provided to the user
  • panelists 12 may reach the video, audio, and data through
  • broadcasters 26, and the Internet Service Provider 28 may be any suitable broadcasters 26, and the Internet Service Provider 28.
  • network 30 which, for example, may
  • a representative panelist site 100 is shown in
  • the panelist site 100 may include televisions 102 and 104 which may be televisions enhanced with
  • the panelist site 100 also may include a
  • the panelist site 100 may include computers
  • site unit is provided for each metered receiver, and all
  • the site units meter their corresponding receivers
  • the home unit passes the metered data to the home unit .
  • the site units and then forwards that assembled and stored data to the central facility 14.
  • the central facility 14 For example, the
  • home unit may be arranged with dial out capability to
  • a site unit 116 is provided for
  • a site unit 118 is provided for the television 102.
  • a site unit 120 is provided for the set
  • a site unit 122 is provided for the computer
  • a modem 126 is provided for the
  • a home unit 130 which in turn is
  • the modem 126 is directly
  • site units 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124 may each implement
  • the computer 114 does not require a site unit
  • computers 110 and 112 may each implement the measurement
  • the home unit 130 may also be
  • 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124 may be retained even though the televisions 102 and 104, the set top box 108, and the
  • computers 110 and 112 each implement the measurement
  • USB universal serial bus
  • bus and a serial port may be used with the present
  • 150 includes a software meter 200 that periodically
  • a television tuner application 202 (such as
  • Operation of the software meter 200 may be initiated in response to a timer tick as shown, upon
  • a television tuner application 202 for
  • the software meter 200 also varies
  • tuner application 202 or from operating system messages.
  • This other information can include size, occlusion, and
  • the software meter 200 can receive
  • the channel and other information are passed to
  • a crediting rules block 206 which applies a set of
  • the transmit block 208 may be arranged to
  • the transmit block 208 receives
  • the user ID block 210 may
  • the user ID block 210 may be arranged to prompt a viewer to
  • portion 200A at a block 301 determines whether the
  • television tuner application 202 has a COM interface.
  • Each COM object is comprised of COM objects.
  • Each COM object is comprised of COM objects.
  • This interface provides current tuned channel information of a corresponding television
  • the first portion 200A may be arranged to return
  • 200A at a block 302 may also be arranged to obtain other
  • 200A may be arranged at the block 302 to construct an SQL
  • the first portion 200A is likewise arranged at
  • portion 200A at a block 304 determines whether an
  • the first portion 200A at a block 308 determines whether
  • the television tuner application 202 has a known
  • API application programming interface
  • the first portion 200A may be
  • the first portion 200A at a block 310 may be arranged to monitor system messages
  • each child window handle The first portion 200A at a
  • block 320 determines whether one of the window handles
  • This second portion 200B may be
  • program flow returns to the block 301 after an
  • Ancillary identification codes are
  • identification code is extracted at a block 406 and is
  • identification code is formatted and sent to the
  • the crediting rules block 206 is shown in
  • FIG. 1 The size of a viewing window containing a television program is obtained at a block 500.
  • block 206 at a block 502 relates to minimization of the
  • rule relates to size of the viewing window containing a
  • window occlusion is applied. In order to apply this
  • the amount of window occlusion i.e., the
  • a block 510 implements the
  • occlusion computed at the block 508 is greater that the
  • the size of the display screen is obtained at a block
  • a block 516 implements the
  • this viewing window meets a minimum window size
  • window occlusion computed at the block 508 is not
  • the channel is not set to NO_CHANNEL and,
  • the transmit block 208 is shown in Figure 7.
  • transmit block 208 determines what method of data
  • This server is listening.
  • the data is then encrypted and
  • serial port the serial port is opened at a block 606 and
  • USB port is opened at a block 610 and the appropriate
  • the parallel port is
  • the 1394 port is opened at a block 618
  • block 208 can also send data to the home unit 130 by way
  • Winsock has a component referred to as Winsock which
  • the home unit 130 which forwards data to the central
  • the data may be sent out over a modem
  • serial port a USB port, a parallel port, a 1394 port, or
  • the data transmitted by the transmit block 208 is the data transmitted by the transmit block 208.
  • household items may comprise any of the following: household
  • stamps and, specific viewed data such as an URL, a
  • program ID a source ID, a station name, a program name, program ID codes, signatures taken from the viewed
  • the server at the central facility 14 performs
  • This received data is validated/authenticated, decrypted,
  • the serial data comes in through a modem at a block 708
  • This data is loaded by
  • the request may come in over the
  • the customer is validated at a block 720 by
  • This inquiry is formatted at a
  • This information is properly formatted into a
  • the report may be
  • meter 200 may respond to a timer tick in order to
  • the software meter 200 may be arranged to monitor operating system messages in order to detect
  • the metering may be
  • the transmit block 208 may be likewise arranged.
  • the present invention may be arranged to meter each such
  • crediting rules block 206 may be arranged to credit

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Testing, Inspecting, Measuring Of Stereoscopic Televisions And Televisions (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)

Abstract

Cette invention se rapporte à un système de mesure servant à mesurer la visualisation d'informations vidéo affichées dans une fenêtre d'un écran d'un dispositif de visualisation et comprenant un logiciel de mesure et un organe créditeur. Le logiciel de mesure détermine les données d'identification relatives aux informations vidéo affichées dans la fenêtre, et l'organe créditeur applique un ensemble de règles de crédit pour déterminer s'il faut créditer ces données d'identification. Le logiciel de mesure détermine si le dispositif de visualisation possède une interface COM ou une interface API ou s'il doit être interrogé d'une autre façon, et il détermine les données de canal à partir d'un objet relatif au canal de l'interface COM, à partir des données relatives à l'application associées à une application vidéo par l'intermédiaire de l'interface API ou à partir d'une autre source d'interrogation. Le logiciel de mesure détermine également un code d'identification auxiliaire correspondant aux informations vidéo affichées.
EP99935703A 1998-12-08 1999-07-19 Mesure de la visualisation d'informations video affichees dans des fenetres Withdrawn EP1147631A1 (fr)

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US20722498A 1998-12-08 1998-12-08
US207224 1998-12-08
PCT/US1999/016321 WO2000035131A1 (fr) 1998-12-08 1999-07-19 Mesure de la visualisation d'informations video affichees dans des fenetres

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