Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to monitor streaming media are disclosed. Example media monitoring methods disclosed herein include presenting streaming media accessed via a network, extracting metering metadata from a metadata channel associated with a transport stream, the transport stream providing the streaming media to a media presentation device, in response to a detected event, reporting the metering metadata to a server, accessing an identification of secondary media for presentation responsive to the reporting of the metering metadata, and presenting the identified secondary media.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to associate geographic locations with user devices. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to extract source identifying information from a beacon transmitted from a user device to an audience measurement entity, classify a network that connects the user device to the audience measurement entity based on the source identifying information, query a location service of a provider of a mobile network to retrieve a location associated with the user device, store the location in association with media identifying information, and generate a user profile associating the user device with the retrieved location.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example method includes installing a monitoring enabled application on a media device. Configuration information to instruct the monitoring enabled application to enable monitoring functionality is accessed. A media presentation event is identified within the monitoring enabled application. A media identifier corresponding to the media presentation event when the monitoring functionality is enabled is determined. At least one of a user identifier or a device identifier associated with the media device is determined when the monitoring functionality is enabled. A record is transmitted including the media identifier and the at least one of the user identifier or the device identifier to the audience measurement entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device; determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to a database proprietor; in response to a determination that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location; and in response to a determination that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and a user identifier to a central facility.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to monitor streaming media are disclosed. Example media monitoring methods disclosed herein include extracting metering data having a first format from media. In some disclosed examples, the media is to be provided to a media device via a transport stream, and the extracted metering data identifies at least one of the media or a source of the media. Disclosed example methods also include transcoding the extracted metering data to form transcoded metering data having a second format different from the first format. Disclosed example methods further include, prior to transmitting the transport stream to provide the media to the media device, transmitting the transcoded metering data to the media device for receipt by a meter executed by the media device.

Abstract: Example apparatus disclosed include means for detecting encoded information present in audio obtained from a media presentation device, means for generating a signature of the audio, and means for determining an on/off state of the media presentation device based on a gain level, the means for determining to determine the on/off state based on the encoded information detected in the audio or the signature generated from the audio. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for crediting a portion of the audio to first media based on the encoded information or the signature, the means for crediting to credit the audio by overriding (i) a first determination that the media presentation device was in the off state during collection of the audio with (ii) a second determination that the media presentation device was in the on state based on the collection of the audio.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting audience measurement data or interactive data via a compressed data bitstream are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include eliminating a first type of data within a compressed data bitstream, and packing a second type of data within the compressed data bitstream to occupy a first location within the compressed data bitstream from which the first type of data is eliminated. Disclosed example methods also include inserting at least one of audience measurement data or interactive data in a second location within the compressed data bitstream that is expanded as a result of the packing of the second type of data to form a modified compressed data bitstream, and transmitting the modified compressed data bitstream.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to associate geographic locations with user devices. An example apparatus includes means for classifying a network that connects a user device to an audience measurement entity based on source identifying information transmitted from the user device, means for determining a geographic location associated with an impression indicated by media identifying information, and means for classifying the geographic location of the user device as a home location based on a timestamp associated with the impression, the timestamp retrieved from a database of user profiles.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a server to access metadata identifying media presented to a user, and cookie data, the metadata and the cookie data provided by a client device. A user identifier comparator is to determine whether the cookie data identifies the user to the database proprietor, the server to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does not identify the user to the database proprietor, send a redirect message instructing the client device to retransmit the metadata to a next-hop location. A metadata transmitter is to, in response to the user identifier comparator determining that the cookie data does identify the user to the database proprietor, provide the metadata and the user identifier to a central facility.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for determining a probability of presence for a user of a first device at a second media presentation with a second device. An example apparatus includes memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to determine a first probability of presence based on a first demographic impression, a non-demographic impression, and a shared data item, the first demographic impression logged by a database proprietor for a first device, the shared data item provided by the first device, the first probability of presence indicative of a likelihood that a user of the first device corresponds to the non-demographic impression.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a meter to generate first information indicative of a media presentation mode of a media presentation application executed by a wireless communication device during a presentation of the media content received and presented via the wireless communication device, the media content comprising scheduled programming that is broadcasted or multicasted simultaneously to a plurality of other wireless communication devices during a pre-scheduled time; and generate second information indicative of the media content presented via the wireless communication device. A memory is to store the first information in association with the second information in the wireless communication device; and store third information in association with the first and second information. The third information is indicative of at least one of a location of a cell tower used to transmit the media content, an identifier of the cell tower, or an identifier of a wireless network access point.

Abstract: Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to monitor the availability of products for purchase are disclosed. An apparatus includes a communications interface to receive market data from data collectors, the market data including stock status data indicative of different stock statuses for a product in different retail establishments. The apparatus further includes a reward profile analyzer reduce error in collection of the stock status data by: generating a reward profile for the market data, the reward profile to define different reward levels for different types of the stock statuses indicated by the stock status data; determining a distribution of rewards among the different data collectors based on the reward profile and different portions of the market data provided by corresponding ones of the different data collectors; and providing the rewards to the different data collectors based on the distribution.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for generating media presentation information includes a comparator to periodically output a value indicative of whether media selected via a set-top box is presented at a media presentation location by comparing a first audio signal associated with the media to ambient audio received in the media presentation location via an audio system associated with a media presentation device. The example apparatus also includes a privacy protector to facilitate operation of the comparator by periodically preventing the comparator from receiving of the ambient audio. The example apparatus also includes a metering module to record presentation of the media based on the output.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to obtain a plurality of Internet Protocol addresses assigned to a media device associated with a panel member. Disclosed example apparatus are also to determine a most used Internet Protocol address from the plurality of Internet Protocol addresses, determine a geographic location corresponding to the most used Internet Protocol address, associate a geographic area with the media device in response to a determination that the geographic location corresponds to a location of an internet service provider, determine a demographic profile associated with the geographic area, and associate the demographic profile with the media device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for determining a probability of presence for a user of a first device at a second media presentation with a second device. The probability of presence is determined by accessing a demographic impression from a database proprietor for the first device for a first media presentation, where the first device is registered with the database proprietor. Accessing a non-demographic impression from a second device, not registered with the database proprietor, for the second media presentation, where the non-demographic impression has one shared data item with the demographic impression. And determining the probability of presence for the user of the first device to be exposed to the non-demographic impression from the second device, based on the demographic impression, the non-demographic impression and the shared data item.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for generating media presentation information includes a comparator to periodically output a value indicative of whether media selected via a set-top box is presented at a media presentation location by comparing a first audio signal associated with the media to ambient audio received in the media presentation location via an audio system associated with a media presentation device. The example apparatus also includes a privacy protector to facilitate operation of the comparator by periodically preventing the comparator from receiving of the ambient audio. The example apparatus also includes a metering module to record presentation of the media based on the output.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to perform audio watermarking and watermark detection and extraction are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein are to select frequency components to be used to represent a code, different sets of frequency components to represent respectively different information, respective ones of the frequency components in the sets of frequency components located in respective code bands, there being multiple code bands and spacing between adjacent code bands being equal to or less than the spacing between adjacent frequency components in the code bands. Disclosed example apparatus are also to synthesize the frequency components to be used to represent the code, combine the synthesized frequency components with an audio block of an audio signal, and output the audio signal and a video signal associated with the audio signal.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an orderer to order metadata according to timing information, the metadata corresponding to digital media from a media provider; a data shifter to adjust the ordered metadata using a plurality of offsets to generate a plurality of adjusted ordered metadata; a comparator to perform a plurality of comparisons by comparing the plurality of adjusted ordered metadata to reference data; and compute a plurality of errors corresponding to the plurality of comparisons; and the data shifter to identify an offset of the plurality of offsets corresponding to a lowest computed error of the plurality of errors; and adjust the ordered metadata using the offset.