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AU2003225050A1 - Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program

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AU2003225050A1
AU2003225050A1 AU2003225050A AU2003225050A AU2003225050A1 AU 2003225050 A1 AU2003225050 A1 AU 2003225050A1 AU 2003225050 A AU2003225050 A AU 2003225050A AU 2003225050 A AU2003225050 A AU 2003225050A AU 2003225050 A1 AU2003225050 A1 AU 2003225050A1
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Prior art keywords
consumer
methods
recorded program
detect content
content skipping
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AU2003225050A
Inventor
Scott L. Brown
William A. Feininger
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TNC US Holdings Inc
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Nielsen Media Research LLC
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AU2003225050A 2003-04-17 2003-04-17 Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program Abandoned AU2003225050A1 (en)

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase