Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Blank

Joshua D. Blank 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: 20140237027
    Abstract: A system and method are described that provide nearly universal and simple access by learners everywhere to content developed by authors everywhere to produce an e-learning marketplace. Content is stored and updated centrally and current content is distributed to local content servers via a content delivery network (CDN). A proprietary server enables interfaces and a loadable seed to a user server connected with one or more learning management systems (LMSs). Training managers subscribe to content, the author obtains payment, and the learners ‘attend’ one or more courses, the completion status and grade of which are reportable to the one or more LMSs. Security is provided as is interaction among various users of the invented e-learning system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: OpenSesame Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron H Bridges, Jason S Day, Joshua D Blank, Donald S Spear
  • Patent number: 8784113
    Abstract: A system and method are described that provide nearly universal and simple access by learners everywhere to content developed by authors everywhere to produce an e-learning marketplace. Content is stored and updated centrally and current content is distributed to local content servers via a content delivery network (CDN). A proprietary server enables interfaces and a loadable seed to a user server connected with one or more learning management systems (LMSs). Training managers subscribe to content, the author obtains payment, and the learners ‘attend’ one or more courses, the completion status and grade of which are reportable to the one or more LMSs. Security is provided as is interaction among various users of the invented e-learning system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventors: Aaron H Bridges, Jason S Day, Joshua D Blank, Donald S Spear
  • Publication number: 20110306027
    Abstract: A system and method are described that provide nearly universal and simple access by learners everywhere to content developed by authors everywhere to produce an e-learning marketplace. Content is stored and updated centrally and current content is distributed to local content servers via a content delivery network (CDN). A proprietary server enables interfaces and a loadable seed to a user server connected with one or more learning management systems (LMSs). Training managers subscribe to content, the author obtains payment, and the learners ‘attend’ one or more courses, the completion status and grade of which are reportable to the one or more LMSs. Security is provided as is interaction among various users of the invented e-learning system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron H. Bridges, Jason S. Day, Joshua D. Blank, Donald S. Spear