Patents Assigned to Reading Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11977844
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing differentiated advertising sponsorship of a fabricated reading product are provided. Natural language digital text characterized by a sentence, comprised of words is user selected. The text is linguistically analyzed in furtherance of displaying a fabricated reading product corresponding to the text. The words of the sentence of the text, and the sentences, are evaluated with regard to word/sentence attributes for the words of the sentences text in furtherance of supplying only the word/sentence attributes to an advertising sponsor. Based upon either or both of the word and sentence evaluation, determining whether to supply an ad from the advertising sponsor in relation to a display of the fabricated reading product, and, in connection to supplying an ad, further determining placement position of the ad in relation to the display of the fabricated reading product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Walker Reading Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall C. Walker
  • Publication number: 20220254081
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for improving readability of content wherein content is organized into segments that are each displayed on a respective row on a display device. Each segment is made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. Users are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard J. Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20210407315
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices, systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a visual acuity of a reader. The device includes a display adapted to present a first line of text to the reader and an input device adapted to receive signals corresponding to the first line of text. The device further includes a processor that is adapted to determine a reading score associated with the first line of text, generate an acuity parameter based on the reading score and the first readability vector, and determine the visual acuity of the reader based on the acuity parameter and a reference acuity parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Patent number: 11113985
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices, systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a visual acuity of a reader. The device includes a display adapted to present a first line of text to the reader and an input device adapted to receive signals corresponding to the first line of text. The device further includes a processor that is adapted to determine a reading score associated with the first line of text, generate an acuity parameter based on the reading score and the first readability vector, and determine the visual acuity of the reader based on the acuity parameter and a reference acuity parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20210090313
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for improving readability of content wherein content is organized into segments that are each displayed on a respective row on a display device. Each segment is made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. Users are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard J. Kaplan
  • Patent number: 10861207
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard J. Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20190066531
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices, systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a visual acuity of a reader. The device includes a display adapted to present a first line of text to the reader and an input device adapted to receive signals corresponding to the first line of text. The device further includes a processor that is adapted to determine a reading score associated with the first line of text, generate an acuity parameter based on the reading score and the first readability vector, and determine the visual acuity of the reader based on the acuity parameter and a reference acuity parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Patent number: 10192341
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20180300923
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard J. Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20180211430
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Patent number: 10008018
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Patent number: 9940317
    Abstract: A system provides on a computer display screen, a graphical image of an initial parsing as generated by a computerized algorithm. Individual clauses are encased in expandable containers that a user can shift and resize on the screen using a mouse or other cursor control device to thereby improve the initial parsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Walker Reading Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall C. Walker
  • Publication number: 20180082458
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Focus Reading Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Patent number: 9858695
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Focus Reading Technology Inc
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20170011019
    Abstract: A system provides on a computer display screen, a graphical image of an initial parsing as generated by a computerized algorithm. Individual clauses are encased in expandable containers that a user can shift and resize on the screen using a mouse or other cursor control device to thereby improve the initial parsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Walker Reading Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall C. Walker
  • Patent number: 9478219
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text. In some aspects, the techniques and systems described herein include generating a timing file that includes elapsed time information for expected portions of text that provides an elapsed time period from a reference time in an audio recording to each portion of text in recognized portions of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman, Lucy Gibson
  • Patent number: 9390080
    Abstract: A system provides on a computer display screen, a graphical image of an initial parsing as generated by a computerized algorithm. Individual clauses are encased in expandable containers that a user can shift and resize on the screen using a mouse or other cursor control device to thereby improve the initial parsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Walker Reading Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall C. Walker
  • Patent number: 9218680
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems for rendering pages or documents with both graphical and textual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman, Jeff Brewer
  • Publication number: 20150348300
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the readability of content wherein content is organized into segments which are each displayed on a respective row on the display device. Each of the segments are made up of characters such as letters and punctuation. The text in a particular row, the reading row, on the display device is displayed differently than the text in the other rows. Each row is consecutively displayed in the reading row until the user has seen each segment of the content presented in the reading row. User are able to configure the display of the reading row text and text in other rows independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: FOCUS READING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Howard Jay Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20150286618
    Abstract: A system provides on a computer display screen, a graphical image of an initial parsing as generated by a computerized algorithm. Individual clauses are encased in expandable containers that a user can shift and resize on the screen using a mouse or other cursor control device to thereby improve the initial parsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Walker Reading Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall C. Walker