METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20150186536A1
SERIAL NO

14453840

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Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes storing a consent indicator at a central facility in connection with a user of a media device; and, when monitoring data representative of an exposure to media of the user is received, determining a value of the consent indicator; when the value indicates that the user is an opted-in user, storing a first type of exposure indication in association with the first media, the first type of exposure indication to include personally identifying information associated with the user stored in connection with the first media; and when the value indicates that the user is an opted-out user, storing a second type of exposure indication in association with the first media, the second type of exposure indication to omit the personal identifying information associated with the user from being stored in connection with the first media.

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THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US) LLC85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bosworth, Alan N Odessa, US 27 387
Gaynor, Kevin K Sunnyvale, US 51 562
Krotov, Daniel Trinity, US 1 34
Splaine, Steven J Tampa, US 52 1899

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