Patents by Inventor David K. Boyd

David K. Boyd 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).

  • Electronic test answer record image quality improvement system and method
    Patent number: 7020435
    Abstract: A method for improving a scoring process includes displaying an original scanned image of a hard copy page of an answer to a scorer. If the scorer determines that the image is of insufficient quality to read, an electronic request for an improved image is received from the scorer and routed electronically to an archive containing the hard copy page, from which the page is retrieved. The retrieved page is rescanned to form a new image, which is then electronically transmitted to the scorer for scoring. A system includes hardware and software elements, including a processor and a database accessible by the processor containing original scanned images of answer pages. A scorer display and an input device are located at a scoring site, and an archive display and a scanner at an archive site. Software as described above is resident on the processor for implementing the method steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Moulthrop, Tom Reznick, Lois L. Barth, David K. Boyd
  • Electronic test answer record image quality improvement system and method
    Publication number: 20040253573
    Abstract: A method for improving a scoring process includes displaying an original scanned image of a hard copy page of an answer to a scorer. If the scorer determines that the image is of insufficient quality to read, an electronic request for an improved image is received from the scorer and routed electronically to an archive containing the hard copy page, from which the page is retrieved. The retrieved page is rescanned to form a new image, which is then electronically transmitted to the scorer for scoring. A system includes hardware and software elements, including a processor and a database accessible by the processor containing original scanned images of answer pages. A scorer display and an input device are located at a scoring site, and an archive display and a scanner at an archive site. Software as described above is resident on the processor for implementing the method steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: The Psychological Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Moulthrop, Tom Reznick, Lois L. Barth, David K. Boyd