Patents by Inventor Jeff M. Bolton

Jeff M. Bolton 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: 11977834
    Abstract: In one implementation, an asynchronous communications system for distributing communications among selected users whereby those users can generate and distribute new content based upon received communications may include a server for maintaining a plurality of asynchronous communicated content. The communicated content includes a video communication, a transcript synchronized to at least a part of an audio track of the video communication, a distribution list of recipients of the communicated content, and any annotations made to the communicated content. The system further includes an interactive graphical user interface operable on a device of a user. The device is in communication with the server to access communicated content received by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wolfston, Jr., Herts Chen, Jeff M. Bolton, Stuthi Neal Vennapusapalle, Mikhail A. Krughkov
  • Publication number: 20240143900
    Abstract: In one implementation, an asynchronous communications system for distributing communications among selected users whereby those users can generate and distribute new content based upon received communications may include a server for maintaining a plurality of asynchronous communicated content. The communicated content includes a video communication, a transcript synchronized to at least a part of an audio track of the video communication, a distribution list of recipients of the communicated content, and any annotations made to the communicated content. The system further includes an interactive graphical user interface operable on a device of a user. The device is in communication with the server to access communicated content received by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: James H. Wolfston, JR., Herts Chen, Jeff M. Bolton, Stuthi Neal, Mikhail A. Krughkov
  • Publication number: 20240127826
    Abstract: A voice-based authentication system receives uttered words from a user (e.g., a human speaker); compares the uttered words with an authentication text that includes high-confidence corpus words and one or more low-confidence corpus words from previous training or authentication; identifies high-confidence uttered words and at least one low-confidence uttered word based on the comparison with the authentication text; compares the high-confidence uttered words with a threshold; determines that the at least one low-confidence uttered word corresponds to any of the low-confidence corpus words of the authentication text; and grants access to a resource (e.g., a user account, a document, a building, or a vehicle) based on the comparison of the high-confidence uttered words with a threshold and on the determination that the at least one low-confidence uttered word corresponds to any of the one or more low-confidence corpus words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: James H. Wolfston, Jeff M. Bolton
  • Publication number: 20180192125
    Abstract: Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff M. Bolton, James H. Wolfston, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160150276
    Abstract: Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: COLLEGENET, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff M. Bolton, James H. Wolfston, JR.
  • Patent number: 9197849
    Abstract: Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff M. Bolton, James H. Wolfston, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8831999
    Abstract: Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff M. Bolton, James H. Wolfston, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140032215
    Abstract: Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff M. Bolton, James H. Wolfston, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130019155
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting multimedia responses to prompts within a web form are provided. In one embodiment, a multimedia collection engine provides a multimedia response interface element that may be included with a web form to collect a multimedia response. The multimedia response is stored in association with other web form responses, and both the web form responses and the multimedia response may be viewed by a reviewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: CollegeNET, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wolfston, JR., Jeff M. Bolton
  • Publication number: 20130019154
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting multimedia responses to prompts within a web form are provided. In one embodiment, a multimedia collection engine provides a multimedia response interface element that may be included with a web form to collect a multimedia response. The multimedia response is stored in association with other web form responses, and both the web form responses and the multimedia response may be viewed by a reviewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: COLLEGENET, INC.
    Inventors: James H. Wolfston, JR., Jeff M. Bolton