METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS

摘要

Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture of a media presentation device is disclosed. The disclosed example includes an output device, an input to receive user input, and a monitor installed in the media presentation device at a time of manufacture of the media presentation device, the monitor provided to a manufacturer of the media presentation device by an audience measurement entity. The monitor to obtain demographic information of a user via the input and present an agreement to the user via the output device of the media presentation device. The monitor to enable collection of monitoring information when the agreement is accepted, prevent collection of monitoring information when the agreement is not accepted and collect monitoring information identifying at least one of a media presentation on the media presentation device or a user interaction with the media presentation device when the collection of the monitoring information is enabled.

主权项

1. A media presentation device comprising:
a first processor; a memory; an output device; an input to receive user input; and a monitor installed in the media presentation device at a time of manufacture of the media presentation device, the monitor provided to a manufacturer of the media presentation device by an audience measurement entity, the monitor including:
machine readable instructions, that when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to:obtain demographic information of a user via the input;present an agreement to the user via the output device of the media presentation device;enable collection of monitoring information when the agreement is accepted;prevent collection of the monitoring information when the agreement is not accepted; andcollect monitoring information identifying at least one of a media presentation on the media presentation device or a user interaction with the media presentation device when the collection of the monitoring information is enabled.