Patents by Inventor Alex Nickel

Alex Nickel 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: 11068043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual reality interaction evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: an interaction sub-database containing information relating to user interactions with at least one virtual asset in a virtual environment, and a content library database containing a plurality of virtual assets and information relating to those virtual assets. The system can include at least one server that can determine user engagement with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, receive data indicative of an interaction with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and determine an interaction type of the interaction associated with the received data. The server can perform a speech capture and analysis process, perform a manipulation process, generate an evaluation of the user interactions with the at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and deliver the generated evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: David Strong, Scott Hellman, Johann Larusson, Jake Noble, Timothy J. Stewart, Alex Nickel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Daniel Tonks, Peter Foltz
  • Publication number: 20200410024
    Abstract: Generating personalized aggregated content is disclosed herein. The system can include a memory include an aggregated content database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include one or more servers that can include a packet selection system and a presentation system. These one or more servers can: receive content files from the user device. A server can parse the content files and further generate features and feature vectors based on a related domain model. Content from the parsed content files may then be used to generate cards or content aggregations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob Smith NOBLE, Timothy J. STEWART, Matthew SWEETEN, Alex NICKEL
  • Patent number: 10789316
    Abstract: Generating personalized aggregated content is disclosed herein. The system can include a memory include an aggregated content database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include one or more servers that can include a packet selection system and a presentation system. These one or more servers can: receive content files from the user device. A server can parse the content files and further generate features and feature vectors based on a related domain model. Content from the parsed content files may then be used to generate cards or content aggregations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Smith Noble, Timothy J. Stewart, Matthew Sweeten, Alex Nickel
  • Publication number: 20190272775
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated content delivery and evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory. The memory can include a content library database including a plurality of problems and data for stepwise evaluation of each of the plurality of problems. The system can include at least one server. The at least one server can automatically decompose a content item into a plurality of potential steps and associate attributes with the potential steps. The at least one server can receive a response from a user for the content item, identify steps in the received response, and select a next action based the identified steps of the received response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jacob Noble, Victoria Kortan, Kateryna Lapina, David Strong, Eric Kattwinkel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Matthew Sweeten, Thomas McTavish, David King, Johann Larusson, Timothy Stewart, Nina Shamsi, James David Corbin, Alex Nickel, Ron Itelman
  • Publication number: 20190272770
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated content delivery and evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory. The memory can include a content library database including a plurality of problems and data for stepwise evaluation of each of the plurality of problems. The system can include at least one server. The at least one server can automatically decompose a content item into a plurality of potential steps and associate attributes with the potential steps. The at least one server can receive a response from a user for the content item, identify steps in the received response, and select a next action based the identified steps of the received response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Victoria Kortan, Kateryna Lapina, David Strong, Eric Kattwinkel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Matthew Sweeten, Thomas McTavish, David King, Johann Larusson, Timothy Stewart, Nina Shamsi, James David Corbin, Alex Nickel, Jacob Noble
  • Publication number: 20190025906
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual reality interaction evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: an interaction sub-database containing information relating to user interactions with at least one virtual asset in a virtual environment, and a content library database containing a plurality of virtual assets and information relating to those virtual assets. The system can include at least one server that can determine user engagement with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, receive data indicative of an interaction with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and determine an interaction type of the interaction associated with the received data. The server can perform a speech capture and analysis process, perform a manipulation process, generate an evaluation of the user interactions with the at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and deliver the generated evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David Strong, Scott Hellman, Johann Larusson, Jake Noble, Timothy J. Stewart, Alex Nickel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Daniel Tonks, Peter Foltz
  • Publication number: 20190027141
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual reality interaction evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: an interaction sub-database containing information relating to user interactions with at least one virtual asset in a virtual environment, and a content library database containing a plurality of virtual assets and information relating to those virtual assets. The system can include at least one server that can determine user engagement with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, receive data indicative of an interaction with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and determine an interaction type of the interaction associated with the received data. The server can perform a speech capture and analysis process, perform a manipulation process, generate an evaluation of the user interactions with the at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and deliver the generated evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David Strong, Scott Hellman, Johann Larusson, Jake Noble, Timothy J. Stewart, Alex Nickel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Daniel Tonks, Peter Foltz
  • Publication number: 20190026357
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual reality interaction evaluation are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: an interaction sub-database containing information relating to user interactions with at least one virtual asset in a virtual environment, and a content library database containing a plurality of virtual assets and information relating to those virtual assets. The system can include at least one server that can determine user engagement with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, receive data indicative of an interaction with at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and determine an interaction type of the interaction associated with the received data. The server can perform a speech capture and analysis process, perform a manipulation process, generate an evaluation of the user interactions with the at least one of the plurality of virtual assets, and deliver the generated evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David Strong, Scott Hellman, Johann Larusson, Jake Noble, Timothy J. Stewart, Alex Nickel, Luis Oros, Quinn Lathrop, Daniel Tonks, Peter Foltz
  • Publication number: 20180330000
    Abstract: Generating personalized aggregated content is disclosed herein. The system can include a memory include an aggregated content database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include one or more servers that can include a packet selection system and a presentation system. These one or more servers can: receive content files from the user device. A server can parse the content files and further generate features and feature vectors based on a related domain model. Content from the parsed content files may then be used to generate cards or content aggregations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jacob Smith Noble, Timothy Stewart, JR., Mathew Sweeten, Alex Nickel
  • Patent number: 8439288
    Abstract: A feed device for a high-pressure roller press for the high-pressure comminution of material to be ground, the feed device feeding the material to be ground in a controlled manner into the roller nip between two rollers of the high-pressure roller press. The feed device has at least two rotary valves, the position of which is variable independently of each other. In a refinement of the invention, the feed device also has a shaft which is variable in height above the roller nip. By means of the rotary valves which are variable independently of each other and by means of the height-variable shaft, the feeding behavior of the feed device can be varied during the starting of the high-pressure roller press and during the operation of the high-pressure roller press in order thereby to prevent the high-pressure roller press from vibrating and to ensure optimum operation of the high-pressure roller press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH
    Inventor: Alex Nickel
  • Publication number: 20110114772
    Abstract: A feed device for a high-pressure roller press for the high-pressure comminution of material to be ground, the feed device feeding the material to be ground in a controlled manner into the roller nip between two rollers of the high-pressure roller press. The feed device has at least two rotary valves, the position of which is variable independently of each other. In a refinement of the invention, the feed device also has a shaft which is variable in height above the roller nip. By means of the rotary valves which are variable independently of each other and by means of the height-variable shaft, the feeding behavior of the feed device can be varied during the starting of the high-pressure roller press and during the operation of the high-pressure roller press in order thereby to prevent the high-pressure roller press from vibrating and to ensure optimum operation of the high-pressure roller press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: KHD HUMBOLDT WEDAG GMBH
    Inventor: Alex Nickel