Patents Assigned to HONORLOCK, LLC
  • Patent number: 9881516
    Abstract: A server, method and computer program product for identifying online usage of honeypots by test-takers during administration of online assessments is disclosed. The server includes at least one computer processor coupled to a network interface and configured to receive a pool of test questions used for a learning assessment. The server converts each question in the pool into a watermarked question comprising a unique string of characters; creates a corresponding web beacon for each watermarked question in the pool; loads available PHP server header information; propagates each watermarked question onto at least one seed site domain to create a cluster of seed sites; and detects when a test-taker visits at least one of the seed sites during an online assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HONORLOCK, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Roth, Robert W Nelson, Charles Wheelus