Media Effectiveness Analysis via Neuro-Response Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies lack the ability to effectively and remotely analyze physiological responses of viewers to media instances, limiting the ability to understand and improve media engagement and emotional connections.

Innovation Solution

A system that enables remote access and interactive analysis of physiological responses, survey results, and verbatim feedback from viewers, using a web-based interface to aggregate and present data in a user-friendly format, allowing non-experts to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If physiological sensors and data collection systems are deployed to measure viewer responses, then measurement precision of viewer emotional responses is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of detecting and measuring increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement precisionVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized server as an intermediary that receives, aggregates, and processes physiological data from multiple sensors and viewers. This mediator handles the complexity of data collection, synchronization, and analysis, allowing the actual measurement devices to remain relatively simple while achieving high measurement precision through sophisticated backend processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex mechanical and manual analysis systems with automated computational methods. Software algorithms automatically process physiological signals, detect emotional states, and generate insights, substituting manual interpretation with machine-based analysis that improves precision while managing complexity through digital rather than mechanical means.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Quantity of substance

If comprehensive physiological data is collected from multiple viewers, then quantity of information about viewer responses increases, but loss of information and difficulty in interpreting data increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of informationVSAvoidloss of information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously processes physiological data, compares it against expected patterns, and adjusts its analysis accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that information is preserved and refined through iterative processing, allowing the system to maintain comprehensive data while extracting meaningful insights that prevent information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary data processing, aggregation, and validation on the server before presenting results to users. By pre-processing the comprehensive physiological data to organize, synchronize, and initial analyze the information, the system preserves all raw data while making it more accessible and interpretable, preventing information loss during subsequent analysis stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If remote access and web-based interface are implemented for data analysis, then ease of operation for non-experts is improved, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal web-based interface that can be accessed from any device with a web browser, making the complex physiological analysis system accessible to non-experts without requiring specialized software or hardware. This multi-functional web platform handles data visualization, analysis, and reporting in a unified interface, improving ease of operation while consolidating complexity into the server infrastructure rather than client devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9894399B2Systems and methods to determine media effectiveness
Publication Date: 2018.02.13 NIELSEN CONSUMER LLC
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AI summary

Example systems and methods to determine media effectiveness are disclosed. An example system includes a synchronizer to time shift first neuro-response data gathered from an audience member exposed to media a first amount to align the first neuro-response data with second neuro-response data simultaneously gathered from the audience member to form aligned data, the first neuro-response data representing a first response to a first sensory component of the media and the second neuro-response data representing a second response to a second sensory component of media. The synchronizer is to time shift the second neuro-response data a second amount. The first amount is based on a first cognitive delay of a brain of the audience member and the second amount is based on a second cognitive delay of the brain. The example system includes an analyzer to determine an effectiveness of the media based on the aligned data.