Patents by Inventor Charles Wheelus

Charles Wheelus 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: 9881516
    Abstract: A server, method and computer program product for identifying online usage of honeypots by test-takers during administration of online assessments is disclosed. The server includes at least one computer processor coupled to a network interface and configured to receive a pool of test questions used for a learning assessment. The server converts each question in the pool into a watermarked question comprising a unique string of characters; creates a corresponding web beacon for each watermarked question in the pool; loads available PHP server header information; propagates each watermarked question onto at least one seed site domain to create a cluster of seed sites; and detects when a test-taker visits at least one of the seed sites during an online assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HONORLOCK, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Roth, Robert W Nelson, Charles Wheelus