Patents by Inventor Erin Ottmar

Erin Ottmar 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 and apparatus for estimating emotional quality using machine learning
    Patent number: 11436714
    Abstract: Embodiments of the innovation relate to an emotional quality estimation device comprising a controller having a memory and a processor, the controller configured to execute a training engine with labelled training data to train a neural network and generate a classroom analysis machine, the labelled training data including historical video data and an associated classroom quality score table; receive a classroom observation video from a classroom environment; execute the classroom analysis machine relative to the classroom observation video from the classroom environment to generate an emotional quality score relating to the emotional quality of the classroom environment; and output the emotional quality score for the classroom environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Jacob Whitehill, Anand Ramakrishnan, Erin Ottmar, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING EMOTIONAL QUALITY USING MACHINE LEARNING
    Publication number: 20210056676
    Abstract: Embodiments of the innovation relate to an emotional quality estimation device comprising a controller having a memory and a processor, the controller configured to execute a training engine with labelled training data to train a neural network and generate a classroom analysis machine, the labelled training data including historical video data and an associated classroom quality score table; receive a classroom observation video from a classroom environment; execute the classroom analysis machine relative to the classroom observation video from the classroom environment to generate an emotional quality score relating to the emotional quality of the classroom environment; and output the emotional quality score for the classroom environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jacob Whitehill, Anand Ramakrishnan, Erin Ottmar, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch