Patents by Inventor Bruce Ward

Bruce Ward 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).

  • Publication number: 20180321807
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying focus areas and/or related content based upon digital content interactions are provided. A graphical-user-interface (GUI) renders digital content. As interactions with the digital content are observed, focus areas area identified based upon characteristics of the interactions. Notification of the focus areas and/or presentation of digital content offerings are presented based upon the determined focus areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Ward, Aditya Ramamurthy, Bhupal Lambodhar, Raghavan Muthuraman
  • Patent number: 9492733
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20150265912
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Patent number: 9053639
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20150024350
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Patent number: 8851477
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20130069307
    Abstract: An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20060177072
    Abstract: A system and method which utilise separate channels to provide learning related content to each ear. The sound must be delivered specifically to the correct ear, for example by headphones. The content in one form may be to deliver intellectual content to the right ear, and predominantly non-intellectual content such as music to the left ear. In another form the content in the one ear may be a time shifted version of the other ear content. Applicable especially to assist in training, pre-exam study and cramming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: I.P. Equities Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20050108378
    Abstract: An instrumentation system estimates characteristics of a decentralized network, such as: the size, growth rate, and growth acceleration of the network; the number of instances, the rate of propagation, and the acceleration of propagation of a file in the network; and the search and download activities, in the aggregate and for particular files, in the network. A data center in the instrumentation system performs a set of interrelated methods for inferring these and other characteristics of the network. For estimating some characteristics, it identifies and uses a subset of the network, and uses information from the subset to infer or obtain information of the entire network. For estimating other characteristics, it deploys software agents to masquerade as nodes in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: MACROVISION CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Patterson, Bruce Ward
  • Publication number: 20040107215
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for identifying electronic files under test. According to the invention, this process of identification involves reading a master file including a master signal sequence, dividing the master signal sequence into segments, generating a reference indicator representing each master signal segment, storing the respective reference indicators as a master profile, reading a test file including a test signal sequence, dividing the test signal sequence into segments, generating respective test indicators for successive segments of the test signal sequence to form a test profile, comparing the reference indicators and the test indicators successively for respective corresponding segments of the master and the test signal sequences, determining whether the reference indicators and the test indicators match, and generating a corresponding indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: James Edward Moore, Bruce Ward