Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program are disclosed. In a disclosed method, a plurality of recording times of sections of a recorded program are stored in association with playback times of the recorded program. Playback intervals between sequential pairs...http://www.google.de/patents/US7248777?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7248777 - Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program