US Patent:
20190379935, Dec 12, 2019
Inventors:
- New York NY, US
Jonathan Sullivan - Hurricane UT, US
Molly Poppie - Arlington Heights IL, US
John Charles Coughlin - Oldsmar FL, US
Paul Chimenti - Tampa FL, US
Rachel Worth Olson - Elk Grove Village IL, US
Samantha M. Mowrer - San Francisco CA, US
David J. Kurzynski - South Elgin IL, US
Remy Spoentgen - Tampa FL, US
Christine Heiss - Ridgewood NJ, US
Shuangxing Chen - Redwood City CA, US
International Classification:
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/2187
H04N 21/45
Abstract:
Example apparatus disclosed herein include a return path data classifier to classify a first viewing period associated with segments of return path data received from a set top box into tuning classifications based on the segments of the return path data; calculate a total reported tuning duration for the first viewing period when the first viewing period is classified as live or playback tuning; and compare the total reported tuning duration to a duration threshold to determine whether the segments of return path data associated with the first viewing period are valid. The example apparatus also includes a return path data rectifier to rectify missing tuning data associated with a second viewing period based on tuning data included in the segments of return path data associated with the first viewing period when the segments of the return path data associated with the first viewing period are determined to be valid.