Patents by Inventor Flora Goldthwait

Flora Goldthwait 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).

  • Publication number: 20050166060
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling child access to a set of resources in a computerized environment. The system may include a credit storage area for storing credits, wherein each credit entitles the child to a fixed amount of access to the set of resources. The system may additionally include credit tracking tools for adding and subtracting credits from the credit storage area in response to monitored activities of the child and an access regulation module. The access regulation module denies child access to the set of resources upon detection of insufficient credits in the credit storage area. A method for controlling a child's access includes tracking credits earned in response to a child's performance of selected activities and tracking credits used in response to the child's use of the set of resources. The method additionally includes denying child access to the set of resources if insufficient credits exist in the credit storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Flora Goldthwait, Jonathan Cluts, Pamela Heath