Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information

摘要

Methods and apparatus to verify and/or correct media lineup information are disclosed. An example method includes comparing presentation data representative of media output by a first set top box (STB) to reference data corresponding to a first station to determine whether the media presentation data corresponds to the reference data, the presentation data collected while the first STB was tuned to a first channel. The method further includes determining a second station that corresponds to the presentation data when the presentation data does not correspond to the reference data. The method further includes correcting a first channel map that relates the first channel to the first station by relating the first channel to the second station to create a second channel map, and correcting clickstream data that represents commands to other STBs using the second channel map.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
comparing, by executing an instruction with a processor, media presentation data representative of media output by a first set top box to reference data corresponding to a first station to determine whether the media presentation data corresponds to the reference data, the media presentation data collected while the first set top box was tuned to a first channel number; when the media presentation data does not correspond to the reference data, determining a second station that corresponds to the media presentation data; correcting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a first channel map that relates the first channel number to the first station based on channel lineup information for the first set top box, the correcting including relating the first channel number to the second station to create a second channel map, the channel lineup information corresponding to a geographic area in which the first set top box is located; and correcting, by executing an instruction with the processor, clickstream data that corresponds to the first channel map using the second channel map, the clickstream data representing commands to other set top boxes at designated households in the geographic area.