Patent ID: 8738419
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining a value of a product design, the method comprising: creating, by a computer processor, a plurality of concepts of a plurality of experimental designs, each experimental design including a respective assignment of at least one of (a) a plurality of categories, each category including a plurality of elements, and (b) the plurality of elements of the plurality of categories; obtaining, by the computer processor and via an input device, at least one rating for each of a subset of the concepts; performing a regression analysis, by the computer processor and in accordance with the ratings obtained in the obtaining step, thereby determining a respective utility value for each element of each category and for at least one combination of elements in a plurality of categories; and determining a utility value of a concept, including adding the respective utility values of each element included in the concept and each of the at least one combination of elements that is included in the concept; wherein: