# US 2014/0360067 A1 · Method and apparatus for influencing grocery shoppers to make healthy food purchase decisions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0360067 A1 - Document ID: US20140360067A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/465,628 - Filed: 2014-08-21 - Published: 2014-12-11 - Earliest claimed: 2010-03-02 - Inventors: Gredo Kahng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360067A1 ## CPC - G09F 7/10: and slideably mounted - G09F 7/14: Constructional features of the symbol bearing or forming elements - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS ## Abstract Disclosed is a structural element for displaying and enhancing the printed matter for display in the proximity of food items at the grocery store that associates the printed information with the food product by use of figures that represent the members of the family prominently displayed above the sign. It also relates the benefits and efficacy of consuming the food product and its components to the consumers age, physical condition and/or gender, in words, symbols or characterizations of people and color coding of the media. It also highlights the beneficial components of the food product without the need for reading the small print on product labels. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for advertising a product comprising: inserting a product identifier sign into a sign structure, the product identifier sign providing a visual representation of the product being advertised, the product identifier sign being removably inserted into a first region of the sign structure; inserting one or more figures into the sign structure, the one or more figures extending from the sign structure to provide a visual representation of one or more groups of people that can benefit from the product, each of the one or more figures depicted with a specified color code; and inserting one of more nutritional information banners into the sign structure, the one or more nutritional information banners having a color identifier that matches a specified color code of the one or more figures, thereby relating a nutritional benefit to a specific one of the one or more groups of people. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the sign structure in a proximity to the product. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more nutritional information banners are displayed below the product identifier sign. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more figures are removably attached to a top portion of the sign structure and extend above the top portion of the sign structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more figures are selected from the group consisting of a baby, a child, a boy, a girl, a teenager, a teen boy, a teen girl, a man, a woman, a pregnant woman, an elderly man and an elderly woman. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sign structure includes a plurality of slots to receive each of the one or more nutritional information banners. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the specified color code of the one or more figures is provided by one of coloring the figure with the specified color code and providing a figure base having the specified color code. ### Claim 8 A method for advertising a product comprising: inserting a product identifier sign into a central region of a sign structure, the product identifier sign providing a visual representation of the product being advertised, the product identifier sign being removably inserted into the central region of the sign structure; inserting one or more figures into the sign structure, the one or more figures extending from a top portion of the sign structure to provide a visual representation of one or more groups of people that can benefit from the product, each of the one or more figures depicted with a specified color code; and inserting one of more nutritional information banners into one or more of a plurality of lower regions, below the central region, of the sign structure, the one or more nutritional information banners having a color identifier that matches a specified color code of the one or more figures, thereby relating a nutritional benefit to a specific one of the one or more groups of people. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying the sign structure in a proximity to the product. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more figures are selected from the group consisting of a baby, a child, a boy, a girl, a teenager, a teen boy, a teen girl, a man, a woman, a pregnant woman, an elderly man and an elderly woman. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the specified color code of the one or more figures is provided by one of coloring the figure with the specified color code and or providing a figure base having the specified color code. ### Claim 12 An advertisement sign comprising: a first channel receiving a product identifier sign into a central region of a sign structure, the product identifier sign providing a visual representation of a product being advertised, the product identifier sign, which contains name, picture, efficacies and component of a product, being removably inserted into the first channel of the sign structure; one or more figures insertable into the sign structure, the one or more figures extending from a top portion of the sign structure to provide a visual representation of one or more groups of people that can benefit from the product, each of the one or more figures depicted with a specified color code; and one of more nutritional information channels receiving one or more nutritional information banners, the one or more nutritional information banners having a color identifier that matches a specified color code of the one or more figures, thereby relating a nutritional benefit to a specific one of the one or more groups of people. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The advertisement sign of claim 12, wherein the one or more nutritional information banners are displayed below the product identifier sign. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The advertisement sign of claim 12, wherein the one or more figures are removably attached to a top portion of the sign structure and extend above the top portion of the sign structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The advertisement sign of claim 12, wherein the one or more figures are selected from the group consisting of a baby, a child, a boy, a girl, a teenager, a teen boy, a teen girl, a man, a woman, a pregnant woman, an elderly man and an elderly woman. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The advertisement sign of claim 12, further comprising a figure base having the specified color code of the one or more figures. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The advertisement sign of claim 12, further comprising a slot disposed in the top portion of the sign structure, the slot receiving a protrusion disposed on each of the one or more figures, the slot and the protrusion allowing each of the one or more figures to be disposed at any location along the top portion of the sign structure.