Patents by Inventor Derek John Corcoran

Derek John Corcoran 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: 10255258
    Abstract: A method, processing system and computer readable medium are disclosed for modifying a form. In one particular aspect, the method includes the a processing system performing the following steps: transferring form data indicative of at least part of a form to a plurality of user devices; receiving, from the plurality of user devices, user interaction data indicative of user interaction with at least part of the form; analyzing the user interaction data to determine a user effort metric in relation to user interaction with at least part of the form; and outputting, based on the user effort metric, one or more recommended modifications to the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Avoka Technologies Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Derek John Corcoran
  • Publication number: 20180011898
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented data collection method and system. In one aspect the method includes: transferring a message indicative of a form question of a form via a communication service for presentation in a conversational format upon a data entry processing system; receiving, via the communication service, a response in a conversational format from the user operating the data entry processing system; attempting to interpret the response using an expert system; in the event that the response data is interpreted as an answer, recording the answer as part of form instance data; and in the event that the response cannot be interpreted by the expert system, facilitating a data collection user to conduct a portion of the data collection session via the data collection processing system, wherein input is subsequently received from the data collection user to continue interpreting further responses during the form collection session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: AVOKA TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
    Inventors: Derek John CORCORAN, Willem Jeroen SWIEBEL, Parth PANDYA
  • Publication number: 20160314110
    Abstract: A method, processing system and computer readable medium are disclosed for modifying a form. In one particular aspect, the method includes the a processing system performing the following steps: transferring form data indicative of at least part of a form to a plurality of user devices; receiving, from the plurality of user devices, user interaction data indicative of user interaction with at least part of the form; analyzing the user interaction data to determine a user effort metric in relation to user interaction with at least part of the form; and outputting, based on the user effort metric, one or more recommended modifications to the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Avoka Technologies Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Derek John Corcoran