Joseph J Kaminski

US Patent:

20090094631, Apr 9, 2009

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/242192

Inventors:

Thomas J. Whymark - Bethlehem PA, US
Joseph Kaminski - Denville NJ, US
James M. Rathburn - Hackensack NJ, US
Stephen Shindle - Scotch Plains NJ, US
Huaiyeu Huey Yu - Branchburg NJ, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725 22

Abstract:

Systems, apparatus and methods to associate related market broadcast detections with a multi-market media broadcast are disclosed. An example disclosed method comprises obtaining a plurality of broadcast detection records, each broadcast detection record comprising detection information obtained by detecting an instance of a broadcast item in a broadcast market, comparing the plurality of broadcast detection records using first association criteria to identify a first group of broadcast detection records from the plurality of broadcast detection records, comparing the plurality of broadcast detection records using second association criteria to identify a second group of broadcast detection records from the plurality of broadcast detection records, the second association criteria different from the first association criteria, and determining a third group of broadcast detection records from the plurality of broadcast detection records to associate with a multi-market media broadcast, the third group corresponding to a larger of the first and the second group.