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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Barbara Elizabeth Johnson, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
James Charles Martin, Grayslake, IL (US);
Kenneth Francis Rabolt, Cary, IL (US);
Keri Anderson Healy, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Danielle Anne Byron, Chicago, IL (US);
Ilga Anita Berzkalns, Riga, LV;
A.C. Nielsen Company, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A market research database includes industry code information containing industry codes (such as UPCs), naked product information containing information about naked products, package information containing information about packages, and product definition information linking naked product information, package information, and industry codes. Accordingly, the storage of information in the database is not dependent upon UPCs or other industry codes, making access to product related information difficult. The use of naked product information, together with the way of identifying products, facilitate a third normal form database.