Patents by Inventor Mark Lacek

Mark Lacek 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: 20230351090
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for linguistically-driven automated text formatting are described herein. Data representing the linguistic structure of input text may be received from Natural Language Processing (NLP) Services, including but not limited to constituents, dependencies, and coreference relationships. A text model of the input text may be built using the linguistic components and relationships. Cascade rules may be applied to the text model to generate a cascaded text data structure. Cascaded data may be displayed on a range of media, including a phone, tablet, laptop, monitor, VR/AR devices. Cascaded data may be presented in dual screen formats to promote more accurate and efficient reading comprehension, greater ease in teaching native and foreign language grammatical structures, and tools for remediation of reading-related disabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Julie A. Van Dyke, Michael Gorman, Mark Lacek
  • Patent number: 11734491
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for linguistically-driven automated text formatting are described herein. Data representing the linguistic structure of input text may be received from Natural Language Processing (NLP) Services, including but not limited to constituents, dependencies, and coreference relationships. A text model of the input text may be built using the linguistic components and relationships. Cascade rules may be applied to the text model to generate a cascaded text data structure. Cascaded data may be displayed on a range of media, including a phone, tablet, laptop, monitor, VR/AR devices. Cascaded data may be presented in dual screen formats to promote more accurate and efficient reading comprehension, greater ease in teaching native and foreign language grammatical structures, and tools for remediation of reading-related disabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Cascade Reading, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Van Dyke, Michael Gorman, Mark Lacek
  • Publication number: 20230123328
    Abstract: Various examples of approaches for using and implementing cascaded text formatting within electronic publishing and display mediums are described herein. In an example, a method for analyzing and re-formatting a stream of text, includes: obtaining a stream of human-readable text in a natural language processing (NLP) parser to identify parts-of-speech and key phrases in a proper sentence; tagging the identified parts-of-speech according to the respective parts and key phrases; generating a text cascade arrangement for a display of the proper sentence by applying predefined rules to the part-of-speech and key phrases, where such a display of the proper sentence provides breaks and cascading, including indentations, according to the pre-defined rules; and outputting an electronic display of the proper sentence which includes the text cascade arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Gorman, Mark Lacek, Kashif Riaz, Julie A. Van Dyke
  • Publication number: 20220335203
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for linguistically-driven automated text formatting are described herein. Data representing the linguistic structure of input text may be received from Natural Language Processing (NLP) Services, including but not limited to constituents, dependencies, and coreference relationships. A text model of the input text may be built using the linguistic components and relationships. Cascade rules may be applied to the text model to generate a cascaded text data structure. Cascaded data may be displayed on a range of media, including a phone, tablet, laptop, monitor, VR/AR devices. Cascaded data may be presented in dual screen formats to promote more accurate and efficient reading comprehension, greater ease in teaching native and foreign language grammatical structures, and tools for remediation of reading-related disabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Julie A. Van Dyke, Michael Gorman, Mark Lacek
  • Patent number: 11170154
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for linguistically-driven automated text formatting are described herein. Data representing the linguistic structure of input text may be received from Natural Language Processing (NLP) Services, including but not limited to constituents, dependencies, and coreference relationships. A text model of the input text may be built using the linguistic components and relationships. Cascade rules may be applied to the text model to generate a cascaded text data structure. Cascaded data may be displayed on a range of media, including a phone, tablet, laptop, monitor, VR/AR devices. Cascaded data may be presented in dual screen formats to promote more accurate and efficient reading comprehension, greater ease in teaching native and foreign language grammatical structures, and tools for remediation of reading-related disabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Cascade Reading, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Van Dyke, Michael Gorman, Mark Lacek
  • Publication number: 20150170115
    Abstract: A mobile and web-based personal goal system for families that rewards children or other family members for completing tasks in the areas of academics, health, finances and money, family, and community. The system offers families a consistent way to interact offline and online regarding children's choices and a way to reward them for those choices. Multiple children can be members of one family account, frequently referred to as a sponsor account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Lacek
  • Publication number: 20030040964
    Abstract: A loyalty program tracking and conversion system that permits users to enter relevant information and data regarding frequent flyer or other loyalty programs whereby the system stores the information regarding the status of award points under the programs. The user can access this information via a communications network such as the Internet as well as shop for products and services from a variety of retailers. The system calculates an equivalent number of universal or system credits based on the award points from the various loyalty programs registered by the user. The user can use the credits to reduce the price of the products and services purchased through the system. These credits may be purchased for one's own account or for others, transferred between accounts for a fee, and may also be purchased by business entities as incentives or considerations for employees or customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Mark A. Lacek