JPH09503636A - 視聴者測定システム - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.信号源から放送され、世帯内の世帯受信機が同調された番組を識別する視 聴者測定システムにおいて、前記視聴者計測システムが、 基準地で番組の放送を受信する基準受信手段と、 世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、番組から番組シグネチャを抽出する番組シ グネチャ抽出手段と、 基準受信手段に結合され、番組から基準シグネチャを抽出する基準シグネチャ 抽出手段と、 番組シグネチャと基準シグネチャを比較して、番組に対応する番組識別視聴記 録を作成するシグネチャ比較手段と、 世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、世帯内で受信された番組の付属コードを読 み取る世帯コード読取手段と、 基準受信手段に結合され、基準地で受信された番組の付属コードを読み取る基 準コード読取手段と、 世帯内で受信された付属コードとコード一番組名ライブラリに保存されたデー タとを比較し、それによって番組に対応する番組識別視聴記録を作成し、かつ基 準地で受信された付属コードとコード一番組名ライブラリに保存されたデータと を比較し、それによって番組に対応する番組識別放送記録を作成するコード比較 手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 2.前記視聴者計測システムがさらに、モニタ視聴者を個々に識別する個人識 別手段から成ることを特徴とする、請求項1記載の視聴者測定システム。 3.前記個人識別手段が、モニタ視聴者を個々に受動的に識別する手段から成 ることを特徴とする、請求項2記載の視聴者測定システム。 4.前記個々に受動的に識別する手段が個人メータから成ることを特徴とする 、請求項3記載の視聴者測定システム。 5.前記視聴者測定システムがさらに、 基準受信手段に結合され、前記基準受信手段によって受信された番組の少なく とも一部分の圧縮複製を生成する複製生成手段と、 基準受信手段によって受信された番組の少なくとも一部分の複写を前記圧縮複 製から再生する手段であって、それによりオペレータが基準受信手段によって受 信された番組を識別することを可能にする手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする、請求項1記載の視聴者測定システム。 6.前記圧縮複製がディジタル圧縮映像データから成り、前記複写を生成する 手段がビデオ・ディスプレイから成ることを特徴とする、請求項5記載の視聴者 測定システム。 7.前記圧縮複製がディジタル圧縮音声データから成り、前記複写を生成する 手段がスピーカから成ることを特徴とする、請求項5記載の視聴者測定システム 。 8.前記視聴者測定システムがさらに、 前記番組シグネチャ抽出手段に結合された第1クロックと、 前記基準シグネチャ抽出手段に結合された第2クロックと、 から成り、 前記第1および第2クロックが少なくとも1日に1回共通時刻源に同期され、 したがって前記第1および第2クロックは同期し、同期はドリフト誤差を持ち、 ドリフト誤差は予測値を持ち、前記シグネチャ比較手段は、番組シグネチャと基 準シグネチャを比較するときに、番組シグネチャと基準シグネチャを相互に対し タイムシフト(時間調整)する、 ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の視聴者測定システム。 9.前記シグネチャ比較手段が番組シグネチャと基準シグネチャを相互に対し タイムシフト(時間調整)することを特徴とする、請求項8記載の視聴者測定シ ステム。 10.前記視聴者測定システムが基準シグネチャ抽出手段と基準コード読取手段 の多数の対から成り、前記多数の対の各対が多数の基準地の一つに配置され、前 記多数の対の各対がコード比較手段と連絡することを特徴とする、請求項1記載 の視聴者測定システム。 11.信号源から放送され、世帯内の世帯受信機が同調された番組を識別する視 聴者測定システムにおいて、前記視聴者計測システムが、 基準地で番組の放送を受信する基準受信手段と、 世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、世帯内で受信された番組の付属コードを読 み取る世帯コード読取手段と、 前記付属コードとコード一番組名ライブラリに保存されたデータとを比較して 、世帯内で受信された番組を識別するコード比較手段と、 世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、番組から番組シグネチャを抽出する番組シ グネチャ抽出手段と、 前記基準受信手段に結合され、番組から基準シグネチャを抽出する基準シグネ チャ抽出手段と、 番組シグネチャと基準シグネチャを比較して、世帯内で受信された番組を識別 するシグネチャ比較手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 12.前記付属コードが、信号の一意に指定された区分に選択的に符号化された 多数の一意のソース情報データから成り、各々の一意の符号化原始情報データが 、多数の信号分配レベルのうちの選択された一つを表わすことを特徴とする、請 求項11記載の視聴者測定システム。 13.前記付属コードを番組の映像部分に符号化することを特徴とする、請求項 11記載の視聴者測定システム。 14.前記世帯符号読取手段を世帯受信機に非電気的に接続することを特徴とす る、請求項13記載の視聴者測定システム。 15.前記世帯コード読取手段が光センサから成ることを特徴とする、請求項1 3記載の視聴者測定システム。 16.前記付属コードを番組の音声部分に符号化することを特徴とする、請求項 11記載の視聴者測定システム。 17.前記世帯コード読取手段を世帯受信機に非物理的に接続することを特徴と する、請求項16記載の視聴者測定システム。 18.前記世帯コード読取手段が音声センサから成ることを特徴とする、請求項 17記載の視聴者測定システム。 19.番組信号を表わすデータを放送信号源から収集する視聴者測定システムで あって、前記番組信号は予め決められた視聴者成員に関係する世帯受信機によっ て受信され、前記番組信号の第1部分は付属コードを含み、番組信号の第2部分 は付属コードを含まないように構成された前記視聴者測定システムにおいて、前 記視聴者測定システムが、 前記世帯受信機に動作可能に関係付けられ、前記世帯受信機によって受信され た番組信号の相応する第1または第2部分の第1および第2信号成分を検知する 検知手段と、 前記第1および第2信号成分を処理する信号処理手段であって、出力を有する 前記信号処理手段と、 前記信号処理手段の前記出力に接続され、番組信号の第1部分に含まれる付属 コードを読み取り、前記付属コードを同調データ記憶装置に保存するコード読取 手段と、 前記信号処理手段の前記出力に接続され、番組信号の第2部分から番組シグネ チャを生成し、前記番組シグネチャを同調データ記憶装置に保存する番組シグネ チャ生成手段と、 同調データ記憶装置に保存された付属コードおよび番組シグ ネチャを中央局コンピュータに通信する通信手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 20.前記世帯受信機が携帯受信機であり、前記視聴者測定システムがさらに、 前記通信手段に接続された手段であって、同調データ記憶装置に動作可能に接続 できるインタフェースを有し、同調データ記憶装置から転送されたデータを中央 局コンピュータに転送する前に受信して保存する前記手段から成ることを特徴と する、請求項19記載の視聴者測定システム。 21.前記視聴者測定システムがさらに、予め決められた視聴者成員を識別する 視聴者成員識別手段から成ることを特徴とする、請求項19記載の視聴者測定シ ステム。 22.前記視聴者成員識別手段が、予め決められた視聴者成員によって操作可能 な手動操作装置から成ることを特徴とする、請求項21記載の視聴者測定システ ム。 23.前記視聴者成員識別手段が受動個人メータから成ることを特徴とする、請 求項21記載の視聴者測定システム。 24.前記付属コードを番組信号の音声部分に符号化することを特徴とする、請 求項19記載の視聴者測定システム。 25.前記コード読取手段を世帯受信機に非物理的に接続することを特徴とする 、請求項24記載の視聴者測定システム。 26.前記コード読取手段が音声センサから成ることを特徴とする、請求項25 記載の視聴者測定システム。 27.前記コード読取手段が光センサから成ることを特徴とする、請求項25記 載の視聴者測定システム。 28.放送信号源から放送される番組の視聴者を測定する際に使用するための視 聴者測定システムであって、放送の一つが世帯内の世帯受信機によって受信され 、かつ視聴者の中の予め決められた視聴者成員によって視聴するために選択され 、番組の第1番組要素は付属コードを含み、番組の第2番組要素は付属コードを 含まないように構成された視聴者測定システムにおいて、前記視聴者測定システ ムが、 番組の少なくとも一つから番組シグネチャを抽出する世帯内の番組シグネチャ 抽出手段と、 番組の少なくとも一つから基準シグネチャを抽出する基準地内の基準シグネチ ャ抽出手段と、 前記番組シグネチャ抽出手段および前記基準シグネチャ抽出手段に動作可能に 結合され、番組シグネチャと基準シグネチャを比較する比較手段と、 第2番組要素の圧縮複製を生成して記憶装置に保存する、基準地内の複製生成 手段と、 前記複製生成手段に動作可能に結合され、第2番組要素の複写をその圧縮複製 から再生する再生手段であって、それによりオペレータが第2番組要素に関連す る放送番組を識別することを可能にする再生手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 29.前記圧縮複製がディジタル圧縮映像信号から成り、前記再生手段がビデオ ・ディスプレイから成ることを特徴とする、請求項28記載の基準シグネチャ収 集装置。 30.前記圧縮複製がディジタル圧縮音声信号から成り、前記再生手段がスピー カから成ることを特徴とする、請求項28記載の基準シグネチャ収集装置。 31.多数の放送番組の中で放送視聴者の成員に関連する受信機によって受信さ れた番組を識別する方法において、前記方法が、 a)受信機で番組の一つに対応する信号を検出する段階と、 b)信号内に付属識別コードが存在する場合は、前記付属識別コードと前記付 属識別コードが読み出される時間間隔とを読み取り、時刻印コード・データとし て第1記憶装置に保存する段階と、 c)信号内に付属識別コードが存在しない場合は、信号から番組シグネチャを 抽出し、前記番組シグネチャと前記番組シグネチャが抽出された時刻とを時刻印 番組シグネチャ・データとして第1記憶装置に保存する段階と、 d)前記第1記憶装置のデータを中央局に転送する段階と、 e)局所モニタ地で信号を検出する段階と、 f)局所モニタ地の信号から基準シグネチャを抽出し、前記基準シグネチャと 前記基準シグネチャが抽出された時刻とを時刻印基準シグネチャ・データとして 第2記憶装置に保存する段階と、 g)1)局所モニタ地の信号から読み取られた付属識別コード、または2)前 記信号の圧縮ディジタル複製を、時刻印基準信号と共に第2記憶装置に保存する 段階と、 h)第2記憶装置のデータを中央局に転送する段階と、 i)中央局で、放送番組名およびそれに関連する付属コードのリストを含む第 1ライブラリと前記時刻印コード・データを比較し、それによって多数の番組の 第1部分を識別する段階と、 j)中央局で、時刻印基準シグネチャ・データと共に保存された前記付属コー ドを、前記第1ライブラリおよび前記時刻印番組シグネチャ・データと比較し、 それによって多数の番組の第2部分を識別する段階と、 k)前記圧縮ディジタル複製の複写を生成して手動的に識別し、それによって 放送番組名およびそれに関連するシグネチャのリストを含む第2ライブラリ内に 記録を作成する段階と、 l)前記第2ライブラリと前記時刻印番組シグネチャ・データとを比較し、そ れによって多数の番組の第3部分を識別する段階と、 m)全ての時刻印番組シグネチャ・データが識別されるか、あるいは識別不能 であると決定されるまで、段階j)、k)、およびl)を繰り返す段階と、 から成ることを特徴とする方法。 32.前記視聴者成員の識別を時刻印コード・データおよび時刻印番組シグネチ ャ・データと関係付けることを特徴とする、請求項31記載の方法。 33.放送番組信号を受信するサンプル受信機に隣接する受信装置であって、第 1クロックと、第1電気通信装置と、放送番組信号の符号化部分から付属コード を読み取る符号読取手段と、放送番組信号の非符号化部分から番組シグネチャを 生成する番組シグネチャ生成手段と、前記受信装置の前記符号読取手段によって 読み取られる付属コードに関する時刻印コード・データおよび前記番組シグネチ ャ生成手段によって生成される番組シグネチャに関する時刻印シグネチャデータ を含む第1データを保存する第1記憶手段とを含む前記受信装置と、 基準装置であって、モニタ番組発信源から放送番組信号を受信する基準受信機 と、基準クロックと、放送番組信号の符号化部分から付属コードを読み取るコー ド読取手段と、放送番組信号から基準シグネチャを生成する基準シグネチャ生成 手段と、放送番組信号の非符号化部分の圧縮複製を生成する圧縮複製生成手段と 、前記基準装置の前記符号読取手段によって読み取られた付属コード、前記基準 シグネチャ、前記符号コードが前記基準装置の前記コード読取手段によって読み 取られた時刻、および基準シグネチャが生成された時刻から成る第2データを保 存する第2記憶手段であって、圧縮複製および前記圧縮複製が生成された時刻か ら成る第3データを保存する前記第2記憶手段とを含む前記基準装置と、 前記第1電気通信装置に動作可能に結合された第2電気通信装置と、予め決め られた番組要素を予め決められた付属コードと関係付ける第4データを保存する 第3記憶手段とを含む比較装置であって、前記第1および第2記憶手段の前記第 1、第2、および第3データを受け取り、順次比較を行なう中で、(i)時刻印コ ード・データを第4データと照合し、それによって番組識別視聴記録の第1部分 集合を作成し、(ii)番組シグネチャを基準シグネチャと比較し、それによって番 組識別視聴記録の第2部分集合を作成し、かつそれによって非識別同調番組シグ ネチャの中間集合を作成し、(iii)前記中間集合の非識別番組シグネチャを第3 データの基準シグネチャと比較し、明らかになった全ての一致に対し圧縮複製を 識別して、識別された圧縮複製に対応する放送信号をそこから再生できるように し、再生された放送信号は人間のオペレータが番組名を非識別番組シグネチャと 関係付けるために使用することができ、それによって番組識別視聴記録の第3集 合を生成し、非識別番組シグネチャの最後の集合を残すように構成された前記比 較装置と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 34.世帯受信機によって世帯内で受信された番組信号から番組または局を識別 する視聴者測定システムにおいて、前記視聴者測定システムが、 基準地で番組信号の放送を受信する基準受信手段と、 前記世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、世帯内で受信した番組信号から付属コ ードを(存在すれば)読み取る世帯コード読取手段と、 前記付属コードとライブラリに保存されたデータとを比較して、世帯内で受信 された番組または局を識別するコード比較手段と、 前記世帯受信機に動作可能に結合され、番組信号内に付属コードが存在しない 場合には、番組信号から番組シグネチャを抽出する番組シグネチャ抽出手段と、 前記基準受信手段に結合され、前記基準地に放送された番組信号から基準シグ ネチャを抽出する基準シグネチャ抽出手段と、 番組シグネチャが抽出された場合、これを基準シグネチャと比較して、世帯内 で受信された番組または局を識別するシグネチャ比較手段と、 から成ることを特徴とする視聴者測定システム。 35.前記世帯コード読取手段を世帯受信機に非電気的に接続することを特徴と する、請求項34記載の視聴者測定システム。 36.前記世帯コード読取手段が音声センサから成ることを特徴とする、請求項 35記載の視聴者測定システム。
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