Training and testing human judgment of advertising materials

• US 6,322,368 B1
• Filed: 07/21/1999
• Issued: 11/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hello-Hello Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cy Research, Inc. (Dynata LLC)
• Inventors: Young, Paul E., Young, Christopher C., Young, Charles E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Christman, Kathleen M.
• Application Number:
  US09/358,379
• Time in Patent Office: 860 Days
• Field of Search: 434/236, 434/350, 434/238, 434/322, 434/323, 705/10
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address

Abstract

An apparatus and method for training and testing human judgement concerning one or more complex human activities. Computer storage and access of a plurality of audio/visual presentations and corresponding measures of performance is provided, the presentations are played back and users are required to rank the audio/visual presentations. User rankings are compared against the corresponding measures of performance, and scores are tabulated for one or more users.

Claims

1. An apparatus for training and testing human judgement concerning assessment of advertising, said apparatus comprising:

computer means for storing and accessing a plurality of audio/visual advertising presentations and corresponding survey measures of audience response;

means for playback of said audio/visual presentations;

means for one or more users to rank said audio/visual presentations;

means for comparing user rankings against said corresponding survey measure of audience performance;

means for tabulating scores of comparisons for one or more users; and

wherein said storing and accessing means comprises means for storing and accessing a plurality of audio/visual advertising presentations selected from the group consisting of motion picture advertisements, still picture advertisements, world wide web home pages or advertisements, audio advertisements, audio clips or previews, and motion picture clips or previews.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said playback means comprises side-by-side displays.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said storing and accessing means further comprises means for storing and accessing measures of performance selected from the group consisting of expert rankings, sales levels, Flow of Attention, and Flow of Emotion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said storing and accessing means comprises means for randomly accessing two or more audio/visual presentations for said playback means to present to a user for a comparison ranking.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 additionally comprising means for storing, accessing, and playback of supplemental information concerning said plurality of audio/visual presentations.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said means for storing, accessing, and playback of supplemental information comprises means for storing, accessing, and playback of supplemental information selected from the group consisting of diagnostic information, Flow of Attention information, Flow of Emotion information, and theoretical information.

7. A method for training and testing human judgement concerning assessment of advertising, the method comprising the steps of:

a) storing and accessing by computer a plurality of audio/visual advertising presentations and corresponding survey measures of audience response;

b) playing back the audio/visual presentations;

c) requiring users to rank the audio/visual presentations;

d) comparing user rankings against the corresponding survey measure of audience performance;

e) tabulating scores of comparisons for one or more users; and

wherein storing and accessing comprises storing and accessing a plurality of audio/visual advertising presentations selected from the group consisting of motion picture advertisements, still picture advertisements, world wide web home pages or advertisements, audio advertisements, audio clips or previews, and motion picture clips or previews.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein playing back comprises playing back in side-by-side displays.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein storing and accessing further comprises storing and accessing measures of performance selected from the group consisting of expert rankings, sales levels, Flow of Attention measures, and Flow of Emotion measures.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein storing and accessing comprises randomly accessing two or more audio/visual presentations to present to a user for a comparison ranking.

11. The method of claim 7 additionally comprising the steps of storing, accessing, and playing back supplemental information concerning the plurality of audio/visual presentations.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein storing, accessing, and playing back supplemental information comprises storing, accessing, and playing back supplemental information selected from the group consisting of diagnostic information, Flow of Attention information, Flow of Emotion information, and theoretical information.