Television viewership monitoring system employing audio channel and synchronization information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6112053
SERIAL NO

08892033

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The present invention provides an system, apparatus, and method of recording a viewer's television viewership habits. Sensors passively monitor the audio signal and video signal emanating from the television. By matching the audio signal in the source and emanating from the television and by matching television frame synchronization signal and the television source synchronization signal an unambiguous identification of the viewed channel is made.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY;RIMFIRE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dunki-Jacobs, Robert John Ballston Lake, NY 4 158
Hopple, Michael Robert Schenectady, NY 9 280

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