Method and system for correlating TV broadcasting information with TV panelist status information

摘要

A computer system for determining TV viewership information for one or more TV panelists is provided, the computer system having memory to store programs and one or more processors for executing the one or more programs. The programs include instructions for: receiving TV broadcast information from a TV metering device, wherein the TV broadcast information identifies a current status of a TV in a household and an associated timestamp; receiving TV panelist status information from a first login/logout device that is different from the TV metering device, wherein the TV panelist status information identifies a viewership status of the TV panelist and an associated timestamp; and correlating the TV broadcast information with the TV panelist status information in accordance with their respective timestamps to determine a relationship between the TV panelist and a respective TV program currently broadcasted by the TV in the household.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for determining TV viewership information for one or more TV panelists, the method comprising:
at a computer server having memory and one or more processors:
receiving a login request from a TV panelist through a first login/logout device;generating a TV viewership panelist record for the TV panelist in response to the login request, wherein the TV viewership panelist record identifies a first TV program that the TV panelist is currently watching on a TV in a household, the household including a plurality of TV panelists, each associated with at least one respective login/logout device, wherein the plurality of TV panelists comprises the TV panelist who sends the login request via the first login/logout device;receiving a logout request from the same TV panelist through a second login/logout device that is different from the first login/logout device;updating the TV viewership panelist record for the TV panelist in response to the logout request, wherein the updated TV viewership panelist record indicates a second TV program that the TV panelist stops watching in the household; andafter receiving the login request, sending a login notification to the second login/logout device, wherein the login notification causes an update to the viewer status of the TV panelist at the second login/logout device;wherein the first login/logout device is a mobile device configured to communicate corresponding TV panelist status information to the computer server independently from a TV metering device, wherein the corresponding TV panelist status information identifies a viewer status that indicates whether the TV broadcast information is attributed to viewing activities of the TV panelist.