Patents by Inventor Lara Oerter

Lara Oerter 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).

  • Content system and associated methods
    Patent number: 8745222
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for providing data files to a community of users. The data files relate to a plurality of courses. Each user is associated with one or more of the courses. The system includes client devices operated by the users and a server system in communication with the client devices over a network. The server system provides to the client devices access to data files relating to courses with which the users are associated. The server system also includes a content system for storing content items from users. The content items in the content system are selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of the plurality of data files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Rotau Chi, Daniel Cane, Lara Oerter, Jessica Finnefrock, Deborah Everhart, Michael Lewis Chasen
  • Content system and associated methods
    Publication number: 20050086296
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for providing data files to a community of users. The data files relate to a plurality of courses. Each user is associated with one or more of the courses. The system includes client devices operated by the users and a server system in communication with the client devices over a network. The server system provides to the client devices access to data files relating to courses with which the users are associated. The server system also includes a content system for storing content items from users. The content items in the content system are selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of the plurality of data files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Chi, Daniel Cane, Lara Oerter, Jessica Finnefrock, Deborah Everhart, Michael Chasen