Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while...

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H04H 60/31 (2008.01)

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CA 2563834

Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand programs are disclosed. An example method for monitoring a displayed VOD program disclosed herein comprises determining a first set of metering information based on a first set of data collected at a subscriber site, determining a second set of metering information based on a second set of data reported by at least one of a VOD server and a head-end, determining a third set of data based on the second set of data, and combining the first and third sets of metering information to credit the displayed VOD program.

L'invention concerne des procédés et un dispositif qui permettent de préserver la confidentialité de l'audience et de déterminer la visualisation des programmes vidéo-sur-demande. Un procédé modèle servant à surveiller un programme VOD affiché consiste à: déterminer un premier ensemble d'informations de mesure sur la base d'un premier ensemble de données recueillies sur un site d'abonné; déterminer un deuxième ensemble d'informations de mesure sur la base d'un deuxième ensemble de données transmises par au moins un serveur VOD et/ou une tête de ligne; déterminer un troisième ensemble de données sur la base du deuxième ensemble de données; et enfin, combiner les premier et troisième ensembles d'informations de mesure pour facturer le programme VOD affiché.

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