Methods and apparatus to operate an audience metering device with voice commands

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7752042
APP PUB NO 20080120105A1
SERIAL NO

12024559

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Methods and apparatus to operate an audience metering device with voice commands are described herein. An example method to identify audience members based on voice, includes: obtaining an audio input signal including a program audio signal and a human voice signal; receiving an audio line signal from an audio output line of a monitored media device; processing the audio line signal with a filter having adaptive weights to generate a delayed and attenuated line signal; subtracting the delayed and attenuated line signal from the audio input signal to develop a residual audio signal; identifying a person that spoke to create the human voice signal based on the residual audio signal; and logging an identity of the person as an audience member.

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  • THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC;NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC.

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Srinivasan, Venugopal Palm Harbor, US 197 5521

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