Method and apparatus for automatically creating blended stream of promotional articles
First Claim
1. A method of creating a blended stream of promotional articles, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first stream of discrete promotional articles;
providing a second stream of discrete promotional articles;
automatically counting a predetermined number of promotional articles in said first stream; and
introducing at least one promotional article from said second stream into said first stream to create the blended stream of promotional articles, wherein the ratio of said articles from said first stream to said articles from said second stream comprises a predetermined value.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for creating a blended stream of articles, such as for use in connection with product promotions and the like. The invention contemplates that first and second streams of discrete promotional articles are blended so that the resultant stream includes articles at a predetermined ratio. The present invention facilitates creation of a blended product stream comprising all winning promotional articles with differing values, with subsequent formation of a blended article stream comprising winning and non-winning promotional articles. Precise and cost-effective introduction of the winning and non-winning promotional articles into the marketplace can thus be effected.
-
Citations
10 Claims
-
1. A method of creating a blended stream of promotional articles, comprising the steps of:
-
providing a first stream of discrete promotional articles; providing a second stream of discrete promotional articles; automatically counting a predetermined number of promotional articles in said first stream; and introducing at least one promotional article from said second stream into said first stream to create the blended stream of promotional articles, wherein the ratio of said articles from said first stream to said articles from said second stream comprises a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
Specification