Patents Examined by Justin Shephard
  • Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping
    Patent number: 8375404
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to enforce a power off state of an audience measurement device during shipping of the device are disclosed herein. An example portable audience measurement device includes a housing, a media detector in the housing to collect media exposure data and a packaging sensor to detect a stimulus generated within the package. A packaging detector compares the detected stimulus to a criterion to determine whether the device is located within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Christen V. Nielsen, Larry D. Patterson