US 6,983,478 B1 | ||
Method and system for tracking network use | ||
Edward Rowland Grauch, Atlanta, Ga. (US); John Christopher Batten, San Jose, Calif. (US); Fred Thomas Danner, III, Colo. SP., Colo. (US); Scott R. Swix, Duluth, Ga. (US); and John R. Stefanik, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
Assigned to BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
Filed on Feb. 01, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/496,825. | ||
Application 09/496825 is a continuation of application No. 08/799306, filed on Jan. 06, 1997, abandoned. | ||
Int. Cl. H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 725—13 | 16 Claims |
1. A system for collecting and processing information about subscribers' selection and use of programming distributed over
a media delivery network, the system comprising:
a) merge processor coupled via means for communication to
b) a plurality of set top boxes, each comprising a processor for
(1) collecting a plurality of event records that describe selected commands from a subscriber to a particular set top box
and
(2) transmitting event records to the merge processor;
c) wherein the merge processor forms an event timeline describing a subscriber's selection of distributed programming for
a discrete time period by merging the event records with programming data describing programming available via the media delivery
system.
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