Patents by Inventor Bret Carlton DENNIS

Bret Carlton DENNIS 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).

  • INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STANDARDS ALIGNMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110070573
    Abstract: An instructional content and standards alignment processing system is disclosed. The system includes a computer-readable memory configured to store information indicative of instructional content, a first educational standard, and a second educational standard, and configured to store at least one alignment between the instructional content and the first educational standard and at least one mapping between the first educational standard and the second educational standard. The system also includes a processor configured to automatically generate at least one alignment between the instructional content and the second educational standard based on the mapping between the first educational standard and the second educational standard. The computer-readable memory is configured to store the alignment between the instructional content and the second educational standard after the alignment is confirmed by a user. Methods and machine-readable mediums are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: BLACKBOARD INC.
    Inventors: Bret Carlton DENNIS, JoAnna Hunt, Claude Vervoort, Joel Lindsey, Deborah Everhart