The Procter Gamble Company

Michael Lee Hilton

Magda El-Nokaly

Daniel Raymond Schaiper

Kevin Lee Doyle

Abel Saud

Fernando Benvegnu

Diane Lynn Prickel

Greg George Hillebrand

Kukizo Miyamoto

Brian D Barford

Joseph Miller

Gary Gordon Heaton

Michael Eugene Rubush

Guangwei Yang

Mark Steven Hayworth

Brian Dale Barford

Joseph Michael Miller

A method for allocating spatial resources including steps of: providing a store layout; assigning categories to locations in the store layout, calculating a total score for the first store layout; and implementing the category assignments in a store.

Method for allocating spatial resources

A method and apparatus are provided to quantify psychological and physiological components to measure acute stress in humans, in which a stimulus can be applied to the test subject's environment during the test. The method involves multiple stress/relaxation intervals while physiological measurements are taken and 'measured,' and involves questionnaires that are answered after each of the intervals to 'measure' the test subject's psychological state. A computerized testing apparatus acquires the physiological measurements, and also is used by the test subject in answering the questionnaires. The &#x201c;stimulus&#x201d; can be a fragrance, flavor, product, or task, and a &#x201c;blank stimulus&#x201d; is normally used during one of the stress intervals.

Apparatus for measuring acute stress

A method is provided to quantify and/or qualify psychological and physiological components of stress in mammals, in which a stimulus can be applied to the test subject's environment during the test. The method involves the steps of measuring one or more physiological and/or psychological characteristics before and after the administration of a stimulus to a test subject. The stimulus may consist of any product, task, aroma or the like that elicits a stress-related response upon administration. By analyzing the resulting measurements, and optionally comparing physiological and psychological characteristics where both are measured, an overall level of stress may be determined. The method of stress measurement may further be used in product development and/or testing.

Method for measuring acute stress in a mammal

Method and apparatus for measuring acute stress

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the image to analyze using landmarks such as the corner of the eye. The determined areas are then analyzed to locate skin defects such as red spots, and the defects are visually identified on a display. A severity is calculated for the defects and the severity is compared to an average skin severity associated with a population of people. In addition, a simulation is generated and displayed showing an improvement to the defect areas.

Skin imaging and analysis systems and methods

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Fairfield, OH, United States of America

Michael Lee Hilton