Patents by Inventor Lou Gray

Lou Gray 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).

  • System and methods for adapting lessons to student needs
    Patent number: 11462119
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for adapting educational content. The method comprises generating data for each of a plurality of students, the data pertaining to an aspect of the student's interaction with an educational system; combining the generated data to form a combined data set; analyzing the combined data set to identify clusters, each representing similar students according to a mathematical model; and adapting the educational system to provide a customized learning experience for a particular student based on an identified cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DreamBox Learning, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Slivka, Lou Gray, Roy Leban, Nigel J. Green, Daniel R. Kerns, Neil Smith, Mickelle Weary, Cristopher Cook, Cheryl A. Dodge, Ronald Anthony Kornfeld
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING LESSONS TO STUDENT NEEDS
    Publication number: 20190333403
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for adapting educational content. The method comprises generating data for each of a plurality of students, the data pertaining to an aspect of the student's interaction with an educational system; combining the generated data to form a combined data set; analyzing the combined data set to identify clusters, each representing similar students according to a mathematical model; and adapting the educational system to provide a customized learning experience for a particular student based on an identified cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Slivka, Lou Gray, Roy Leban, Nigel J. Green, Daniel R. Kerns, Neil Smith, Mickelle Weary, Cristopher Cook, Cheryl A. Dodge, Ronald Anthony Kornfeld
  • System and method for adapting lessons to student needs
    Patent number: 10347148
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for adapting educational content. The method comprises generating data for each of a plurality of students, the data pertaining to an aspect of the student's interaction with an educational system; combining the generated data to form a combined data set; analyzing the combined data set to identify clusters, each representing similar students according to a mathematical model; and adapting the educational system to provide a customized learning experience for a particular student based on an identified cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dreambox Learning, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin W Slivka, Lou Gray, Roy Leban, Nigel J Green, Daniel R Kerns, Neil Smith, Mickelle Weary, Cristopher Cook, Cheryl A Dodge, Ronald Anthony Kornfeld
  • VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES TO FACILITATE LEARNING
    Publication number: 20100209896
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention disclose a virtual manipulative to facilitate math learning. The virtual manipulative comprises a user interface to progressively form one on more columns to hold partial sums or number decompositions to assist a learner in computing a sum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Cristopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Ken Curspe, Ronald Anthony Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ADAPT COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION BASED ON HEURISTICS
    Publication number: 20090325140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for adapting a lesson. The method comprises for a given learner, forming an expectation of the learner's performance in answering questions of a lesson; adapting the lesson a first time based on the expectation; evaluating the learner's actual performance in answering questions of the adapted lesson; and selectively adapting the lesson a second time if a difference between the expectation and the actual performance is greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Lou Gray, Nigel J. Green, Daniel R. Kerns, Roy Leban, Becca Lewis, Benjamin W. Slivka, Mickelle Weary
  • DASHBOARD FOR MONITORING A CHILD'S INTERACTION WITH A NETWORK-BASED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080166686
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a network-based educational system comprising educational content that is presented to a child in an interactive session; and a reporting function to report via an interactive dashboard on various aspects of the child's interaction with the educational content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Cristopher Cook, Cheryl A. Dodge, Lou Gray, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Benjamin W. Slivka, Mickelle Weary
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING LESSONS TO STUDENT NEEDS
    Publication number: 20080038708
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for adapting educational content. The method comprises generating data for each of a plurality of students, the data pertaining to an aspect of the student's interaction with an educational system, combining the generated data to form a combined data set; analyzing the combined data set to identify clusters, each representing similar students according to a mathematical model; and adapting the educational system to provide a customized learning experience for a particular student based on an identified cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Benjamin Slivka, Lou Gray, Roy Leban, Nigel Green, Daniel Kerns, Neil Smith, Mickelle Weary, Cristopher Cook, Cheryl Dodge, Ronald Kornfeld
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D615547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Dreambox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Cristopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D615988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Dreambox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Christopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D629809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: DreamBox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Christopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels