Patents by Inventor Curtis M. Tatsuoka

Curtis M. Tatsuoka 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).

  • Method for interacting with a test subject with respect to knowledge and functionality
    Patent number: 6301571
    Abstract: The invention is a method for interacting with a test subject with respect to knowledge or functionality characterized by a plurality of states in one or more domains. A domain is a set of facts, a set of values, or a combination of a set of facts and a set of values. The set of facts for a knowledge domain is any set of facts. The set of facts for a functionality domain is a set of facts relating to the functionality of a test subject. A state is denoted as a fact state, a value state, or a combination state, a fact state being characterized by a subset of facts, a value state being characterized by a subset of values, and a combination state being characterized by a combination of a subset of facts and a subset of values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Curtis M. Tatsuoka
  • Method for remediation based on knowledge and/or functionality
    Patent number: 6260033
    Abstract: The invention is a method for remediation comprising steps (a) through (g). Step (a) consists of compiling a collection of one or more topics where a topic is a set of facts, a set of values, or a combination of a set of facts and a set of values that characterize knowledge and/or functionality. The set of facts that characterize knowledge is any set of facts. The set of facts that characterize functionality is a set of facts relating to the functionality of a test subject. Step (b) consists of compiling a collection of one or more treatments for each topic where a treatment comprises materials intended to teach a test subject. Step (c) consists of specifying a plurality of question blocks for each of the one or more treatments of step (b) where a question block consists of one or more questions. Response distributions are assigned to the questions in the question blocks. Step (d) consists of selecting one or more topics from those in the collection of step (a) for remediation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Curtis M. Tatsuoka
  • Method for classifying test subjects in knowledge and functionality states
    Patent number: 5855011
    Abstract: A method for classifying a test subject in one of a plurality of states in a domain, a domain being a set of facts, a quality measure, or a combination of the two. The set of facts for a knowledge domain is any set of facts while the set of facts for a functionality domain is a set of facts relating to the functionality of a test subject. A state is characterized by a subset of facts, a value for a quality measure, or a combination of a subset of facts and a value for a quality measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Inventor: Curtis M. Tatsuoka