Apparatus and method for measuring tuning of a digital broadcast receiver

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10811543

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An apparatus identifies a program selected for reception on a monitored receiver. The monitored receiver has a receiver output, and the selected program is one of a plurality of receivable programs. The apparatus includes a tuner and demodulator arranged to receive a predetermined one of the programs. A first feature extractor extracts a first set of characteristic features from the receiver output. A second feature extractor extracts a second set of characteristic features from the predetermined program. A comparator compares the first and the second sets of characteristic features. A code extractor extracts a program identifying code from the predetermined program if the first and the second sets of characteristic features match.

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NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH INCA DELAWARE CORPORATION 770 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10003

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Deng, Keqiang Safety Harbor, FL 4 256
Lu, Daozheng Dunedin, FL 45 9410

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