Patents by Inventor Darrell L. Ward

Darrell L. 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).

  • Interactive chalkboard
    Patent number: 8187005
    Abstract: Communicating in an educational environment includes placing a chalkboard in a private mode that allows a user of the chalkboard to view information exclusive of others in the educational environment. Information is displayed on the chalkboard according to the private mode. The chalkboard is placed in a public mode that allows the chalkboard to control a common display, and information is controlled on the common display using the chalkboard. The common display is viewable by others in the educational environment according to the public mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: eInstruction Corporation
    Inventor: Darrell L. Ward
  • System and method for communicating with students in an education environment
    Patent number: 7925200
    Abstract: A communication system for communicating with students in an education environment includes a plurality of remote units, a base station that receives messages from the remote units, a processor, a memory, and a display simultaneously visible to all users of the remote units. The base station receives a response to a current question from a remote unit. The processor determines whether the current response is a valid response, and uses the display to visually indicate to a user of the remote unit whether the response is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: eInstruction Corporation
    Inventor: Darrell L. Ward
  • System and method for communicating with students in an education environment
    Patent number: 7343134
    Abstract: A communication system for communicating with students in an education environment includes a plurality of remote units, a base station that receives messages from the remote units, a processor, a memory, and a display simultaneously visible to all users of the remote units. The base station receives a response to a current question from a remote unit. The processor determines whether the current response is a valid response, and uses the display to visually indicate to a user of the remote unit whether the response is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Einstruction Corporation
    Inventor: Darrell L. Ward
  • System and method for communicating with students in an education environment
    Patent number: 6895213
    Abstract: A communication system for communicating with students in an education environment includes a plurality of remote units, a base station that receives messages from the remote units, a processor, a memory, and a display simultaneously visible to all users of the remote units. The base station receives a response to a current question from a remote unit. The processor determines whether the current response is a valid response, and uses the display to visually indicate to a user of the remote unit whether the response is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Einstruction Corporation
    Inventor: Darrell L. Ward