Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Walsh

Michael Joseph Walsh 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).

  • LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE
    Publication number: 20120242248
    Abstract: The invention discloses a lighting control module, suitable for controlling a lighting device. The plate of the lighting control module is detachably assembled with the lighting control device. In the lighting control device, a microprocessor commands a power phase control circuit to control the lighting device according to a touch signal sensed by a touch sensing module and controls an indicating light module according the brightness of the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Rhys John DRUMMOND, Michael Joseph WALSH, Phillip John DIVER, Raymond Lindsay HOPE, Duncan Bartlett GILMORE
  • Simulation enabled retail management tutorial system
    Patent number: 7856410
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material presented dynamically to build the necessary skills that a user requires for success in the business endeavor. The system utilizes an artificial intelligence engine driving individualized and dynamic feedback with synchronized video and graphics used to simulate real-world environment and interactions. Multiple “correct” answers are integrated into the learning system to allow individualized learning experiences in which navigation through the system is at a pace controlled by the learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Olivia Ruth Burgess, Benoit Patrick Bertrand, Joseph Michael Ciancaglini, Lauren E. Haff, Eric Jeffrey Lannert, Murray David Levitt, Mark Stewart Nichols, Alexander Han Leung Poon, John Kenneth Smith, Karen Therese Smith, Maureen Therese Zabloudil, Michael Joseph Walsh, Michael James Willow, Kerry Russell Wills
  • System, method and article of manufacture for a simulation enabled retail management tutorial system
    Publication number: 20030163361
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material presented dynamically to build the necessary skills that a user requires for success in the business endeavor. The system utilizes an artificial intelligence engine driving individualized and dynamic feedback with synchronized video and graphics used to simulate real-world environment and interactions. Multiple “correct” answers are integrated into the learning system to allow individualized learning experiences in which navigation through the system is at a pace controlled by the learner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Olivia Ruth Burgess, Benoit Patrick Bertrand, Joseph Michael Ciancaglini, Lauren E. Haff, Eric Jeffrey Lannert, Murray David Levitt, Mark Stewart Nichols, Alexander Han Leung Poon, John Kenneth Smith, Karen Therese Smith, Maureen Therese Zabloudil, Michael Joseph Walsh, Michael James Willow, Kerry Russell Wills
  • System, method and article of manufacture for a goal based educational system
    Patent number: 5987443
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material presented dynamically to build the necessary skills that a user requires for success in the business endeavor. The system utilizes an artificial intelligence engine driving individualized and dynamic feedback with synchronized video and graphics used to simulate real-world environment and interactions. Multiple "correct" answers are integrated into the learning system to allow individualized learning experiences in which navigation through the system is at a pace controlled by the learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: AC Properties B. V.
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Nichols, Benoit Patrick Bertrand, Kerry Russell Wills, Alexander Han Leung Poon, Michael Joseph Walsh