Patents by Inventor Matthew L. Pittinsky

Matthew L. Pittinsky 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).

  • INTERNET-BASED EDUCATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090317786
    Abstract: A system and methods for implementing education online by providing institutions with the means for allowing the creation of courses to be taken by students online, the courses including assignments, announcements, course materials, chat and whiteboard facilities, and the like, all of which are available to the students over a network such as the Internet. Various levels of functionality are provided through a three-tiered licensing program that suits the needs of the institution offering the program. In addition, an open platform system is provided such that anyone with access to the Internet can create, manage, and offer a course to anyone else with access to the Internet without the need for an affiliation with an institution, thus enabling the virtual classroom to extend worldwide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Daniel E. Cane, Michael L. Chasen, Timothy R. Chi, Stephen R. Gilfus, Scott Perian, Matthew L. Pittinsky
  • Internet-based education support system and methods
    Patent number: 7558853
    Abstract: A system and methods for implementing education online by providing institutions with the means for allowing the creation of courses to be taken by students online, the courses including assignments, announcements, course materials, chat and whiteboard facilities, and the like, all of which are available to the students over a network such as the Internet. Various levels of functionality are provided through a three-tiered licensing program that suits the needs of the institution offering the program. In addition, an open platform system is provided such that anyone with access to the Internet can create, manage, and offer a course to anyone else with access to the Internet without the need for an affiliation with an institution, thus enabling the virtual classroom to extend worldwide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Blackboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Daniel E. Cane, Michael L. Chasen, Timothy R. Chi, Stephen R. Gilfus, Scott Perian, Matthew L. Pittinsky
  • Internet-based education support system and methods
    Patent number: 7493396
    Abstract: A system and methods for implementing education online by providing institutions with the means for allowing the creation of courses to be taken by students online, the courses including assignments, announcements, course materials, chat and whiteboard facilities, and the like, all of which are available to the students over a network such as the Internet. Various levels of functionality are provided through a three-tiered licensing program that suits the needs of the institution offering the program. In addition, an open platform system is provided such that anyone with access to the Internet can create, manage, and offer a course to anyone else with access to the Internet without the need for an affiliation with an institution, thus enabling the virtual classroom to extend worldwide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Blackboard, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Daniel E. Cane, Michael L. Chasen, Timothy R. Chi, Stephen R. Gilfus, Scott Perian, Matthew L. Pittinsky
  • Internet-based education support system and methods
    Patent number: 6988138
    Abstract: A system and methods for implementing education online by providing institutions with the means for allowing the creation of courses to be taken by students online, the courses including assignments, announcements, course materials, chat and whiteboard facilities, and the like, all of which are available to the students over a network such as the Internet. Various levels of functionality are provided through a three-tiered licensing program that suits the needs of the institution offering the program. In addition, an open platform system is provided such that anyone with access to the Internet can create, manage, and offer a course to anyone else with access to the Internet without the need for an affiliation with an institution, thus enabling the virtual classroom to extend worldwide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Blackboard Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Alcorn, Daniel E. Cane, Michael L. Chasen, Timothy R. Chi, Stephen R. Gilfus, Scott Perian, Matthew L. Pittinsky