Meter for passively logging the presence and identity of TV viewers

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PATENT NO 4626904
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06797344

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A meter for passively logging the presence of TV viewers including circuitry for disabling the audio of a TV set, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the audio to a plurality of headphones, a circuit responsive to the headphones presence upon the head of a viewer for transmitting a headphone ID signal to a monitor, a receiver in the monitor for logging the fact that particular headphones are activated, and a time of day clock for logging the period of time particular headphones are activated.

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ARBITRON INC142 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019

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Lurie, Oscar M Bethesda, MD 3 446

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