Patents by Inventor Andre Pontes

Andre Pontes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Identifying workers in a crowdsourcing or microtasking platform who perform low-quality work and/or are really automated bots
    Patent number: 11436548
    Abstract: A facility for identifying workers in a crowdsourcing or micro-tasking platform who perform low-quality work and/or are really automated bots is described. To identify users who perform low-quality work and/or are really bots, the facility (1) measures the quality of at least a portion of the work done by each user, and (2) tracks the pattern of behavior performed by each user on the platform—such as which work projects they select, the content of the responses, and the timing of each user interface interaction. The facility uses this information to build and maintain a model, such as a statistical model, that uses the pattern of a user's behavior to predict the level of quality of the user's work. Users for which the model predicts a low level of quality are flagged for manual review, or automatically suspended from working or from receiving payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DefinedCrowd Corporation
    Inventors: Joao Freitas, Daniela Braga, Andre Pontes
  • IDENTIFYING WORKERS IN A CROWDSOURCING OR MICROTASKING PLATFORM WHO PERFORM LOW-QUALITY WORK AND/OR ARE REALLY AUTOMATED BOTS
    Publication number: 20180144283
    Abstract: A facility for identifying workers in a crowdsourcing or micro-tasking platform who perform low-quality work and/or are really automated bots is described. To identify users who perform low-quality work and/or are really bots, the facility (1) measures the quality of at least a portion of the work done by each user, and (2) tracks the pattern of behavior performed by each user on the platform—such as which work projects they select, the content of the responses, and the timing of each user interface interaction. The facility uses this information to build and maintain a model, such as a statistical model, that uses the pattern of a user's behavior to predict the level of quality of the user's work. Users for which the model predicts a low level of quality are flagged for manual review, or automatically suspended from working or from receiving payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Joao Freitas, Daniela Braga, Andre Pontes
  • Method and kit for the detection of schistosomiasis through the polymerase chain reaction
    Patent number: 6818402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detection of Schistosoma sp. in biological samples through PCR, as well as a method for the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis through the amplification by PCR of the DNA sequence of Schistosoma sp., followed by the separation of the products of the amplification by electrophoresis and the detection by appropriate technique. Moreover, the present invention provides a kit for the diagnosis to be used in the detection of Schistomsomiasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz
    Inventors: Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello, Emmanuel Dias Neto, Luís André Pontes
  • Method and kit for the detection of schistosomiasis through the polymerase chain reaction
    Publication number: 20030096244
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is the detection of Schistosoma sp. in biological samples through PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Ana Lucia Teles Rabello, Emmanuel Dias Neto, Luis Andre Pontes