Patents by Inventor Kristin L. Pitcher

Kristin L. Pitcher 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).

  • Learning system and method that prevents communication of unauthorized content during a learning session
    Patent number: 9342990
    Abstract: A learning management system and method displays a learning environment for delivery of instructional material to a remote student workstation student after authenticating a student at the remote student workstation. The learning environment displays a user interface to the student on the remote student workstation used to interact with an instructional material when the student enters into a learning session associated with a course when messages are communicated to and from the student. Communicated messages with the student are monitored to determine whether a message contains an unauthorized content and upon detection of an unauthorized content, an alert message is transmitted, for example, to an student associated with the course or to the student.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Laureate Education, Inc.
    Inventors: Rissa E. Karpoff, Juan M. Horta Mendoza, Kenny H. Otwell, Kristin L. Pitcher, Rachel Foster