Analyzing media content interaction

摘要

A method includes receiving a transport stream, the transport stream including a content identifier associated with an instance of media content. The method further includes receiving a monitoring request that specifies at least one instance of media content. The method further includes determining if the specified instance of media content is currently being experienced by a user. If the specified instance of media content is currently being experienced by a user, then the method includes developing a set of interaction data by analyzing the user's interaction with the specified instance of media content in part by monitoring commands received from a control device, and providing the set of interaction data to another device.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a content provider that provides media content via a transport stream, the transport stream including a content identifier associated with an instance of media content; and a content processing device communicatively coupled to the content provider and configured to: receive the transport stream from the content provider, identify an instance of media content to monitor, wherein a decision to monitor the instance of media content is based on at least a portion of a content identifier associated with the instance of media content and based on a predefined geographic location associated with a user device; and wherein the content identifier includes a root, an episode and a version; and wherein the root identifies a specific advertiser and the episode represents a specific media instance; monitor a user interaction with the identified instance of media content, and provide a set of interaction data.