Distributed storage and processing of viewing usage data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8561096
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10339002

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One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for processing viewing usage data in a set-top box. A set-top box (STB) receives, via broadcast, distinct programmable instructions for data collection, data manipulation, and data reporting for viewing usage data. The STB then obtains/collects raw viewing usage data in accordance with the instructions for data collection. Once collected, the STB manipulates the raw viewing usage data to create a report in accordance with the instructions for data manipulation. The report is then transmitted from the set-top box to a centralized data mining system in accordance with the instructions for data reporting.

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  • THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.;HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

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Dulac, Stephen P Santa Clarita, US 30 952

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