Patents Assigned to Thinkmap, Inc.
  • System and method for enhanced lookup in an online dictionary
    Patent number: 9384265
    Abstract: A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: THINKMAP, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Tinkler
  • System and method for generating questions and multiple choice answers to adaptively aid in word comprehension
    Patent number: 9384678
    Abstract: An adaptive learning system and method provides for automatically generating question types to a user for word comprehension and selecting multiple choice answers for display. Questions are developed for the user by obtaining online content and indexing the content into individual sentences and questions. The system provides questions in a series of rounds to the user and then adaptively tracks the progress of the user based on the categorization of each question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: THINKMAP, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Tinkler, Michael Freedman
  • System and method for enhanced lookup in an online dictionary
    Patent number: 9235566
    Abstract: A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: THINKMAP, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Tinkler
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED LOOKUP IN AN ONLINE DICTIONARY
    Publication number: 20130179155
    Abstract: A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: THINKMAP, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Tinkler
  • System and method for advancement of vocabulary skills and for identifying subject matter of a document
    Patent number: 8311808
    Abstract: A system and method for providing vocabulary information includes one or more computer processors that, for each of a plurality of words of a text, determine a relevance of the word to the text, and, for each of at least a subset of the plurality of words, output an indication of the respective determined relevance of the word to the text, where, for each of the plurality of words, the determination includes comparing a frequency of the word in the text to a frequency threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkmap, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Tinkler