Receiver monitoring system with local encoding

Details Receiver monitoring system with local encoding Receiver monitoring system with local encoding

1995-10-12

1998-12-15

Burgess, Glenton B.

Television

Special applications

Manufacturing

348 2, 455 2, H04N 7087

Patent

active

058502491

ABSTRACT:
An audience measurement system meters tuning of a receiver which receives a plurality of program signals transmitted over a plurality of channels. The receiver is located in an audience site within a dwelling, and the plurality of program signals enter the dwelling through a service entrance and are supplied therefrom to the audience site. The audience measurement system includes a code inserter, a decoder, and a home unit. The code inserter inserts a local code in each of the program signals at a location which is intermediate the service entrance and the audience site. This local code includes a unique local code inserter ID and a code inserter time stamp. The decoder decodes the unique local code inserter ID and the code inserter time stamp at the audience site. The home unit is located in the dwelling and collects and stores the decoded unique local code inserter ID and code inserter time stamp.

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