Patents by Inventor Jacob Couch

Jacob Couch 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).

  • System and methods for sequencing learning objects based upon query and user relevancy
    Patent number: 8463174
    Abstract: A system for generating a sequence of learning objects comprising an e-Learning course is provided. The system can include one or more processors and a memory unit for electronically storing data comprising a plurality of learning objects. The system further can include a sequence builder configured to execute on the at least one processor. The sequence builder, more particularly, can be configured to generate a sequence comprising at least a portion of the plurality of learning objects based upon a measurable user relevancy and/or a measurable query relevancy of each learning object contained in the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Couch, Curtis Stratman, Jeremy Espenshade, Scott Reynolds
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING LEARNING OBJECTS BASED UPON QUERY AND USER RELEVANCY
    Publication number: 20090197237
    Abstract: A system for generating a sequence of learning objects comprising an e-Learning course is provided. The system can include one or more processors and a memory unit for electronically storing data comprising a plurality of learning objects. The system further can include a sequence builder configured to execute on the at least one processor. The sequence builder, more particularly, can be configured to generate a sequence comprising at least a portion of the plurality of learning objects based upon a measurable user relevancy and/or a measurable query relevancy of each learning object contained in the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Couch, Curtis Stratman, Jeremy Espenshade, Scott Reynolds