Television – Special applications – Manufacturing
Patent
1993-08-02
1996-01-09
Groody, James J.
Television
Special applications
Manufacturing
348 1, 455 2, H04N 716
Patent
active
054832764
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are provided for promoting use by an audience member of a portable broadcast exposure monitoring and/or recording device in accordance with a predetermined usage criterion. A sense signal is provided indicating whether the device is being carried with the person of the audience member, and a time signal corresponding with the sense signal is also provided. An indication to the audience member of whether the audience member's usage of the device has been in accordance with the predetermined usage criterion is provided based on the sense signal and the corresponding time signal.
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Brooks Jon R.
Jensen James M.
McConochie Roberta M.
Osborn Susan V.
Pearl Amy E.
Flanagan, III Eugene L.
Grant Chris
Groody James J.
The Arbitron Company
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