Patents by Inventor Michael David Ream

Michael David Ream 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).

  • Patent number: 10776715
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for dynamically adjusting the user interface and/or behavior of an application to accommodate continuous and unobtrusive learning. As a user gains proficiency in an application, the learning cues and other changes to the application can be reduced. As a user loses proficiency, the learning cues and other changes can be increased. User emotional state and openness to learning can also be used to increase and/or decrease learning cues and changes in real time. The system creates multiple learning models that account for user characteristics such as learning style, type of user, and so forth and uses collected data to find the best match. The selected learning model can be further customized to a single user. The model can also be tuned based on user interaction and other data. Collected data can also be used to adjust the base learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Neal T. Osotio, Angela L. Moulden, Michael David Ream, Michelle R. Crosslin-Webb
  • Publication number: 20180314980
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for dynamically adjusting the user interface and/or behavior of an application to accommodate continuous and unobtrusive learning. As a user gains proficiency in an application, the learning cues and other changes to the application can be reduced. As a user loses proficiency, the learning cues and other changes can be increased. User emotional state and openness to learning can also be used to increase and/or decrease learning cues and changes in real time. The system creates multiple learning models that account for user characteristics such as learning style, type of user, and so forth and uses collected data to find the best match. The selected learning model can be further customized to a single user. The model can also be tuned based on user interaction and other data. Collected data can also be used to adjust the base learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Neal T. Osotio, Angela L. Moulden, Michael David Ream, Michelle R. Crosslin-Webb