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ENCODING SYMBOLS IN AUDIO SIGNALS THAT REPRESENT FREQUENCY INFORMATION, FOR IDENTIFYING BROADCAST PROGRAMS DURING AUDIENCE SURVEY
ENCODING SYMBOLS IN AUDIO SIGNALS THAT REPRESENT FREQUENCY INFORMATION, FOR IDENTIFYING BROADCAST PROGRAMS DURING AUDIENCE SURVEY
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机译:在音频信号中编码表示频率信息的符号,以便在进行音频调查时识别广播节目
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Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding information in broadcast or recorded segments signals are described. In certain embodiments, an audience monitoring system encodes identification information x(w) in the audio signal portion of a broadcast or recorded segment using spread spectrum encoding (100). A personal monitoring device (200) receives an acoustically reproduced version of the broadcast or recorded signal via a microphone (230), decodes the identification information from the audio signal portion despite significant ambient noise and stores (260) this information, automatically providing a diary for the audience member which is later uploaded to a centralized facility. A separate monitoring device (700) decodes additional information from the broadcast signal, which is matched with the audience diary information at the central facility. This monitor (700) may simultaneously send data to the centralized facility using a dial-up telephone line, and receive data from the centralized facility through a signal encoded using a spread spectrum technique and modulated with a broadcast signal from a third-party.
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