Patents by Inventor John Mina

John Mina 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).

  • Interactive tutorial with integrated escalating prompts
    Patent number: 10290222
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an instructional method for assisting a student to learn at least one skill comprises selecting an interactive tutorial, the interactive tutorial including a plurality of images that represent a series of actions to be performed to learn the at least one skill; identifying a virtual character to be instantiated in the interactive tutorial; presenting the interactive tutorial to the student on a display; monitoring an ability of the student to follow the interactive tutorial, the monitoring being concurrent with the presenting of the interactive tutorial; and dynamically adapting the interactive tutorial based on the ability of the student to follow the interactive tutorial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Visautact LLC
    Inventors: Maria Rubalcaba, John Mina
  • Interactive Tutorial with Integrated Escalating Prompts
    Publication number: 20170084189
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an instructional method for assisting a student to learn at least one skill comprises selecting an interactive tutorial, the interactive tutorial including a plurality of images that represent a series of actions to be performed to learn the at least one skill; identifying a virtual character to be instantiated in the interactive tutorial; presenting the interactive tutorial to the student on a display; monitoring an ability of the student to follow the interactive tutorial, the monitoring being concurrent with the presenting of the interactive tutorial; and dynamically adapting the interactive tutorial based on the ability of the student to follow the interactive tutorial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Maria Rubalcaba, John Mina
  • Ornamental light
    Patent number: D433767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: John Minas