Method for customizing consumer product packaging by varying images appearing on packages

• US 7,047,207 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2001
• Issued: 05/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Igor Anatolievich Stavrulov
• Original Assignee: Igor Anatolievich Stavrulov
• Inventors: Stavrulov, Igor Anatolievich
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafiz, Tariq R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jarrett, Scott L.
• Application Number:
  US09/803,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20020046079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,894 Days
• Field of Search: 705/10, 705/14, 705/27, 534/11, 534/45, 156/215
• US Class Current: 705/7.25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0276 Advertisement creation

Abstract

The invention provides a method for customizing consumer product packaged thereby. The purpose of this method is to attract, increase, or retain consumer interest by varying the images appearing on packages of the products which appear to the consumer is different in most of time. The method involves selecting a number of packages the consumer will purchase without seeing the same image repeated. A group of images is randomly selected to the products such as individual packages, the consumer packages, and the cartons of consumer packages, and one image is randomly placed on each package. The method further varies the images by changing them based upon, the consumer purchasing characteristics statistically after a selected time period.

Claims

1. A method for preparing customized product packaging by varying images appearing on packages of products, said method comprising:

a. selecting a period of time over which the average consumer will have a selected probability of not seeing an image repeated,

b. determining the average number of packages purchased or used by the average consumer over said selected period of time,

c. determining by statistical or probability methods a size of a group of different images to be placed on the group of packages that is necessary to attain the selected probability that the average consumer will not see an image repeated over said selected period of time, the size of said group of different images being a function of the average number of packages determined in step (b),

d. selecting different images equal in number to size of the group of different images determined in step (c); and

e. preparing the group of packages by placing one image randomly selected from the group of different images on one package, and continuing by placing another image randomly selected from the group of different images on another package, and further continuing likewise until the size of package determined in step (c) is complete.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method additionally comprises preparing more than one group of said packages at a time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the images in the group of different images are changed after a selected time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method additionally comprises:

a. producing a group of individual packages; and

b. assembling a consumer package by placing at least two packages from the group of individual packages into said consumer package, whereby, each individual package in the consumer package will appear to the consumer to bear different images.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method additionally comprises placing at least three individual packages into said consumer package in a random visual order, whereby, such individual packages in the consumer package will appear to the consumer to bear a different image at each consumer'"'"'s purchase.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method additionally comprises:

a. producing a group of consumer packages; and

b. assembling a carton by placing at least two packages from the group of consumer packages into said carton, whereby, each consumer package in the carton will appear to the consumer to bear different images at each consumer'"'"'s purchase.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method additionally comprises placing at least three consumer packages into said carton in a random visual order, whereby, the individual consumer packages in the carton will appear to the consumer to bear a different image at each consumer'"'"'s purchase.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method additionally comprises assembling a carton by placing at least two packages randomly selected from the group of consumer packages into said carton, whereby, each consumer package in the carton will appear to the consumer to bear a different image at each consumer'"'"'s purchase.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method additionally comprises placing at least three consumer packages into said carton in a random visual order, whereby the individual consumer packages in the carton will appear to the consumer to bear a different image at each consumer'"'"'s purchase.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the period of time repeated is a purchasing or use cycle.