Patents Assigned to True Choice Solutions, Inc.
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Patent number: 8626559Abstract: A system to determine metrics based on preference information. The metrics may be presented to a client in several forms and may include at least one of: impact of change in attribute on change in share; impact of change in attribute on share; impact of change in attribute on change in normalized utility; willingness to pay; relation of price and share, given a change in an attribute; gap analysis; gap with competition; unacceptable attribute levels; vulnerability; clout; brand favorability; brand vulnerability; and change in margin due to acceptable change in comparison product.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: True Choice Solutions Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer, Andrew P. Golden
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Patent number: 7958006Abstract: A system to determine preference information in which preference information associated with a consumer is determined, the preference information is validated, and the preference information is mixed with preference information associated with a plurality of consumers based on the validating step. The validating step may includes provision of trade-off questions to the consumer, reception of actual answers to the trade-off questions, prediction of consumer answers to the trade-off questions based on the preference information associated with the consumer and prediction of subgroup answers to the trade-off questions based on the preference information associated with the plurality of consumers. Moreover, the preference information may be mixed with the preference information associated with the plurality of consumers based on the actual answers, the predicted consumer answers and the predicted subgroup answers.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Hielke Roelof van der Scheer
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Patent number: 7908166Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer
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Patent number: 7904331Abstract: A system to determine preference information of part worth values associated with a consumer and a product includes determination of a plurality of attributes of the product, each of the plurality of attributes associated with a plurality of attribute levels, determination of a plurality of piles of attributes based on a first indication of the consumer, each of the plurality of piles comprising one or more of the plurality of attributes, determination of a ranked order of a plurality of attributes of one of the plurality of piles, determination of a relative importance of one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a second indication of the consumer, determination of a scale value of one or more attribute levels of the one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a third indication of the consumer, and determination of a part worth value associated with an attribute level of one of the plurality of attributes of the oneType: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Joel S. Binn, G. Adam Condo, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer
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Patent number: 7827203Abstract: Provided in some aspects are reception of an indication of one or more acceptable product attribute levels of a first product attribute, and determination of one or more product attribute levels of a second product attribute based on the one or more attribute levels of the first attribute and on an association between at least a first attribute level of the first attribute and a second attribute level of a second attribute. Further to the above aspect, some aspects provide presentation, prior to the reception step, of a plurality of attribute levels of the first attribute, and presentation of the one or more attribute levels of the second attribute, wherein attribute levels of only one attribute are simultaneously presented.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Hiek Roelof Van der Scheer
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Publication number: 20100235226Abstract: A system to determine preference information of part worth values associated with a consumer and a product includes determination of a plurality of attributes of the product, each of the plurality of attributes associated with a plurality of attribute levels, determination of a plurality of piles of attributes based on a first indication of the consumer, each of the plurality of piles comprising one or more of the plurality of attributes, determination of a ranked order of a plurality of attributes of one of the plurality of piles, determination of a relative importance of one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a second indication of the consumer, determination of a scale value of one or more attribute levels of the one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a third indication of the consumer, and determination of a part worth value associated with an attribute level of one of the plurality of attributes of the oneType: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Joel S. Binn, G. Adam Condo, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer
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Patent number: 7698161Abstract: A system to determine preference information of part worth values associated with a consumer and a product includes determination of a plurality of attributes of the product, each of the plurality of attributes associated with a plurality of attribute levels, determination of a plurality of piles of attributes based on a first indication of the consumer, each of the plurality of piles comprising one or more of the plurality of attributes, determination of a ranked order of a plurality of attributes of one of the plurality of piles, determination of a relative importance of one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a second indication of the consumer, determination of a scale value of one or more attribute levels of the one or more of the plurality of attributes of the one of the plurality of piles based on a third indication of the consumer, and determination of a part worth value associated with an attribute level of one of the plurality of attributes of the oneType: GrantFiled: January 4, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Joel S. Binn, G. Adam Condo, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer
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Patent number: 7596505Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: True Choice Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sev K. H. Keil, Dick R. Wittink, Hiek Roelof van der Scheer