Hidden tag for providing information about associated goods and services
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1. A method for educating consumers about product characteristics or purchasing decisions, the method comprising:
- developing a tagging system that includes different tags representative of different characteristics of goods or services, where each tag in the tagging system represents a different characteristic of goods or services in a common category of characteristics;
creating at least one tag in the tagging system as hidden image that is only clearly visible through the user of a visual aid device; and
placing the tag on a consumer product in a manner that allows the hidden image to be visible through the use of the visual aid device without requiring the removal of the tag from the product.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for creating and utilizing hidden tags on goods, associated labels and/or associated promotional materials related to such goods or to certain services that are only visible through the use of a viewing device.
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1. A method for educating consumers about product characteristics or purchasing decisions, the method comprising:
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developing a tagging system that includes different tags representative of different characteristics of goods or services, where each tag in the tagging system represents a different characteristic of goods or services in a common category of characteristics; creating at least one tag in the tagging system as hidden image that is only clearly visible through the user of a visual aid device; and placing the tag on a consumer product in a manner that allows the hidden image to be visible through the use of the visual aid device without requiring the removal of the tag from the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. Product packaging including a hidden image that is only clearly visible through a visual aid devise, where the hidden image is a symbol that represents a characteristic of the product for which the packaging is associated, where such characteristic identifies information about the inclusion or exclusion of a specific product attribute and where the hidden image is visible through the use of the visual aid without requiring the removal of the product packaging from the product.
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