Patents by Inventor Bruce Sonnenfeld

Bruce Sonnenfeld 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).

  • Computer network based testing system
    Patent number: 6418298
    Abstract: An interactive query server system, comprising a database storing a plurality of query sections, each section including parameters defining a relation with other query sections. The query server is adapted to: Generate, based on the parameters, query sequence sets, each set having at least one query section; Transmit a query sequence set as a logical unit to a client system; Receive responses of a user to the query sequence set from the client system; and Process the received responses to produce an output. The host may transmit information defining at least one of the sections to the client system, which are presented to the user for receipt of responses. The responses are then transmitted to the query server. The query server processes the received information and produces an output based on the processed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Riverside Publishing Co.
    Inventor: Bruce Sonnenfeld
  • Computer network based testing system
    Patent number: 6112049
    Abstract: An interactive query server system, comprising a database storing a plurality of query sections, each section including parameters defining a relation with other query sections. The query server is adapted to:Generate, based on the parameters, query sequence sets, each set having at least one query section;Transmit a query sequence set as a logical unit to a client system;Receive responses of a user to the query sequence set from the client system; andProcess the received responses to produce an output.The host may transmit information defining at least one of the sections to the client system, which are presented to the user for receipt of responses. The responses are then transmitted to the query server. The query server processes the received information and produces an output based on the processed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: The Riverside Publishing Company
    Inventor: Bruce Sonnenfeld