Patents by Inventor Todd Allen Robertson

Todd Allen Robertson 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).

  • Patent number: 11527172
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for enabling users to attach a tag and highlight in a single action or activity to a select piece or portion of text in digital content (e.g., in a digital book or other content provided for viewing on an electronic device). In some implementations, the teacher may associate a tag with a particular text in the assignment, push the assignment embedding the tag to one or more students, and the tag becomes automatically visible to the one or more students through their highlight menu when they open up the assignment for completion. In some implementations, with this single activity, users may easily share tasks, comments etc., with ease. One or more other activities are also used among teachers and students to create and execute assignments with efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Renaissance Learning, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldman, Andrew John Storey Cooper, Todd Allen Robertson, Adam Iarossi
  • Patent number: 10015213
    Abstract: An interactive organization architecture and application platform and methods for use with social reading systems and networks are disclosed for permitting users to interact while viewing the pages of electronic content, for example, a book. Users may highlight text and attach a comment, link, poll, or quiz to the text of the electronic content. As other readers peruse through the electronic content, they are either presented with the notes as they read or are presented with aggregated notes in their feed, which may be determined as relevant based on predetermined criteria. Users may share content with others in multiple private and public discussion threads. The social reading platform system and methods also include other features that facilitate discovery, collaborative reading, assignment of tasks, review of tasks by teachers and peers etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldman, Todd Allen Robertson, Andrew John Storey Cooper, Rachel Schall Thomas, Adam Iarossi
  • Publication number: 20150064685
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for enabling users to attach a tag and highlight in a single action or activity to a select piece or portion of text in digital content (e.g., in a digital book or other content provided for viewing on an electronic device). In some implementations, the teacher may associate a tag with a particular text in the assignment, push the assignment embedding the tag to one or more students, and the tag becomes automatically visible to the one or more students through their highlight menu when they open up the assignment for completion. In some implementations, with this single activity, users may easily share tasks, comments etc., with ease. One or more other activities are also used among teachers and students to create and execute assignments with efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Andew Goldman, Andrew John Storey Cooper, Todd Allen Robertson, Adam Iarossi
  • Publication number: 20130339443
    Abstract: An interactive organization architecture and application platform and methods for use with social reading systems and networks are disclosed for permitting users to interact while viewing the pages of electronic content, for example, a book. Users may highlight text and attach a comment, link, poll, or quiz to the text of the electronic content. As other readers peruse through the electronic content, they are either presented with the notes as they read or are presented with aggregated notes in their feed, which may be determined as relevant based on predetermined criteria. Users may share content with others in multiple private and public discussion threads. The social reading platform system and methods also include other features that facilitate discovery, collaborative reading, assignment of tasks, review of tasks by teachers and peers etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Subtext Media Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldman, Todd Allen Robertson, Andrew John Storey Cooper, Rachel Schall Thomas, Adam Iarossi