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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Sev K. H. Keil, Anif, AT;
Dick R. Wittink, North Haven, CT (US);
Hiek Roelof Van Der Scheer, Rossum, NL;
Sev K. H. Keil, Anif, AT;
Dick R. Wittink, North Haven, CT (US);
Hiek Roelof van der Scheer, Rossum, NL;
True Choice Solutions, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A user interface includes a plurality of selectable graphical elements, each of the graphical elements representing a respective attribute level of a product attribute, a first area for presenting at least one of the plurality of selectable graphical elements that has been designated by a respondent as representing an unacceptable attribute level, a second area for presenting one of the plurality of selectable graphical elements that has been designated by the respondent as representing a least-preferred attribute level, and a third area for presenting one of the plurality of selectable graphical elements that has been designated by the respondent as representing a most-preferred attribute level.