Patent Document ID: 8086047
Application ID: 11724008
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for operating a computer to analyze image evaluation data from electronic survey respondents to evaluate preferences related to two dimensional and three dimensional images, the method comprising: receiving data files, wherein said data files include designated area data, image attributes, and opinions of a plurality of survey respondents for one or more survey images in an electronic survey, wherein the designated area data corresponds to designated areas in one or more of the survey images; providing a user interface to permit an operator to reformat said designated area data and set analysis parameters; performing cluster analysis to said data files to reduce the dimensionality of said designated area data and to classify areas of the survey images that generate positive and negative responses; producing coordinate data to map cluster classifications onto the survey images; producing coordinate data for construction of a heat map of said designated area data; performing descriptive statistical analysis to said data files; identifying clusters of interest based on the designated areas; assigning a cluster score to at least one cluster of the clusters of interest, wherein the cluster score is generated based on a proportion of the plurality of survey respondents that designated at least one area of the designated areas associated with the at least one cluster; linking the opinions corresponding to the designated areas and results from said descriptive statistical analysis to said clusters of interest; and saving analysis results for processing by a viewing means.