DETECTING AN OPERATIONAL STATE OF A MEDIA DEVICE

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APP PUB NO 20240171816A1
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18494774

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Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to detect an operational state (such as an on/off state) of a media device are disclosed herein. Disclosed example apparatus are to monitor for activity on a first bus of an (HDMI) port of the media device. Disclosed example apparatus are also to inject a message with a first address on the first bus in response to detection of no activity on the first bus for at least a threshold duration. Disclosed example apparatus are further to detect the operational state of the media device based on whether a response to the message is received on the first bus.

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

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sotosek, Igor Portoroz, SI 18 15
Valencic, Bostjan Koper, SI 10 11

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