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Neuroimaging as a Marketing Tool
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287748 | Method and apparatus for producing selectively collated print products A method and apparatus for producing selectively collated print products employ a production section, a control device, a transfer-out device for transferring out defective print products, a detection device that detects and records gaps resulting from the transfer ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284750 | Method and apparatus for handling inserts for printed materials An apparatus for handling inserts for printed materials has been developed. The apparatus includes a printed material conveyor that includes a support post and a gripper. The conveyor receives and supports the printed material from below. After an insert has been pl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7198260 | Method for synchronizing a number of paper feeding channels of a paper processing system The invention relates to a method for automatically synchronizing a number of paper feeding channels of an inserting system involving the following steps: a) inspecting the sheets provided for output in one of the channels by comparing their group sequence number an... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7055814 | Apparatus for collecting printed products An apparatus for collecting, stitching and/or cutting printed products includes an endless collector chain and feeders arranged one behind the other and above the collector chain for placing the printed products on the collector chain, and a stitching device for sti... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6885910 | Mail inserter machine remote control with a scanner An integrated remote control and integrated scanner (20) for use with a mail inserter (10), including a user interface and device logic module (20b), a transceiver (20a) for wirelessly communicating with the mail inserter ( | 04/26/2005 |
| 6137590 | Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus comprises an identification code assignment section for assigning an identification code for each page unit or print job unit of print images, a printing section for printing the print image and its corresponding identification ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5734566 | Method and apparatus for keeping a matched document inserter system in synchronization A method and apparatus for keeping a matched document inserter system in synchronization. The method and apparatus are directed to controlling the inserter system which includes an input section for producing a sequence of collations, a transport for feed... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5547177 | Method and apparatus for replacing incomplete printed products in the production of newspapers, magazines and similar products A method and apparatus for assembling printed products. The method and apparatus involve the selective delivery of the printed products to receiving devices situated in succession along a production line formed by a plurality of controlled sheet feeder st... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5413321 | System and method for operating a document assembly system A method and system are provided for operating a document assembly system. Assembly is initiated of a set of documents in a sequence. Improper assembly is detected of a particular one of the documents. Assembly is reinitiated of a replacement for the part... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5326209 | Method and an apparatus for forming a plurality of individual books in a predetermined sequence An apparatus for forming a plurality of individual books in a predetermined sequence includes a main conveyor having a plurality of spaced collating stations for receiving signatures. A plurality of feeders selectively feed signatures to the spaced collat... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5144562 | System for collating and binding signatures to produce customized books or magazines System for collating and binding signatures to produce customized versions of boks or magazines, comprising a conveyer running along a number of workstations, including feeder stations, printer stations and a stitching station and comprising a number of c... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5114128 | Process and apparatus for personalizing magazines, books and other print media Method and apparatus for incorporating pre-personalized signatures within magazines, books, catalogs, etc. which are intelligently matched to recipient name and address information printed on the covers of the magazines, books, etc. In one embodiment, pre... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5098076 | Reorder system for a binding line In order to maintain mailstream sequence, even in the event of a reorder, a collating system is provided which includes a plurality of signature feeders. The signature feeders are provided for delivering a plurality of different signatures to each of a pl... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5013019 | Collating system and signature feeder with embedded printer In accordance with the present invention, a printer is embedded in any one, or more, signature feeder, for directly printing on a signature form coming out of that feeder. The printer is not on the collating conveyor, nor between signature feeders as in p... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4500083 | Collating and binding system and method with postage indication A collating and binding system for producing customized versions of books includes means for detecting a defective book, means responsive to the detecting means for rejecting the defective book and means for reordering the rejected book at a point in an o... | 02/19/1985 |
| 3953017 | Gatherer system An improved system for producing different magazines composed of different predetermined combinations of signatures for different subscribers in accordance with predetermined criteria from known subscriber information includes a main gatherer for forming ... | 04/27/1976 |
