US Patent 8731906 Systems and methods for gathering research data

Patent 8731906 was granted and assigned to Arbitron on May, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Arbitron

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

87319060

Patent Inventor Names

Alan R Neuhauser0

Date of Patent

May 20, 2014

Patent Application Number

130463600

Date Filed

March 11, 2011

Patent Primary Examiner

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Daniel D. Abebe

Patent abstract

Methods and systems are provided for gathering research data that includes information pertaining to audio signals received on a portable device, such as a cell phone. Frequency domain data is received or produced, a signature is extracted from the frequency domain data and an ancillary code is read from the frequency domain data.