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US 2002/0177756 A1Published application
Method for the analysis of sensory perception
AssigneeInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
InventorsNicolas Marie Pierre Godinot, Krystyna Malgorzata Rankin, Carol M. Christensen
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Abstract
A method is provided in which the sensory perceptions of the subject are represented in a visual manner, the method provides for a computation of the attributes to automatically total the perceptions tested such that the results to equal 100%. In a preferred embodiment the results are provided as a pie chart or a bar chart with each of the attributes tested provided in a different color to accentuate the relative proportions of the attributes.
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A method for visually presenting the attributes of a sensory perception comprising:
- (a) providing a subject;
- (b) providing the subject with a sensory perception scale on a computing device containing a plurality of attributes, said sensory perception scale having variable positions;
- (c) providing the subject with a test sample and requesting said subject to sample the test sample;
- (d) asking the subject to rate the attributes of the samples by manipulating the positions of the perception scale;
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- (e) providing the position of the variable position scale to a computing means, said computing means providing a visual interpretation on a screen of the attributes of the sample.
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