Patents by Inventor Nihar Nilax PANDIT

Nihar Nilax PANDIT 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: 11521507
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a method and system for securely conducting a digital examination. The present disclosure uploads the question papers, OMR bubble sheet and question paper's color information specific to an examination to a server wherein it is encrypted, zipped into a bundle wherein a unique key is generated. The encrypted bundle is downloaded, decrypted and unzipped on an electronic device using the user provided key wherein the invigilator adds the required details and encrypt again. The encrypted bundle is distributed to the candidate device through the paper distribution adhoc protocol. The candidate downloads, unzip and decrypts the encrypted bundle on the candidate device and provides the response to the question paper. The candidate's responses are evaluated, and result is declared locally if the candidate device is configured with a master key or uploaded to the server for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Viral Prakash Shah, Shobhit Shukla, Nihar Nilax Pandit, Sachin Ramdas Naik, Ankush Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220139247
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a method and system for securely conducting a digital examination. The present disclosure uploads the question papers, OMR bubble sheet and question paper's color information specific to an examination to a server wherein it is encrypted, zipped into a bundle wherein a unique key is generated. The encrypted bundle is downloaded, decrypted and unzipped on an electronic device using the user provided key wherein the invigilator adds the required details and encrypt again. The encrypted bundle is distributed to the candidate device through the paper distribution adhoc protocol. The candidate downloads, unzip and decrypts the encrypted bundle on the candidate device and provides the response to the question paper. The candidate's responses are evaluated, and result is declared locally if the candidate device is configured with a master key or uploaded to the server for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Viral Prakash Shah, Shobhit Shukla, Nihar Nilax Pandit, Sachin Ramdas Naik, Ankush Sharma
  • Patent number: 11115551
    Abstract: Organizations and educational institutions are turning towards digitization of their examination processes. The existing devices are costly, time consuming and insecure for scanning the answer sheets. A device for performing secure and automatic flipping and scanning of documents has been provided. The device is configured to be assembled in the form of a box. The device comprising a scanning stand, a page flipping arm, one or more suction cups, one or more rollers, a controller and a mobile device. The controller is configured to control the operation of the scanning stand, the page flipper arm and the roller. The mobile device further comprises a mobile application which is further configured to control controller. The device further configured to scan the handwriting of a candidate to avoid malpractice during the examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Viral Prakash Shah, Shobhit Shukla, Nihar Nilax Pandit, Sachin Ramdas Naik, Ankush Sharma
  • Publication number: 20210044715
    Abstract: Organizations and educational institutions are turning towards digitization of their examination processes. The existing devices are costly, time consuming and insecure for scanning the answer sheets. A device for performing secure and automatic flipping and scanning of documents has been provided. The device is configured to be assembled in the form of a box. The device comprising a scanning stand, a page flipping arm, one or more suction cups, one or more rollers, a controller and a mobile device. The controller is configured to control the operation of the scanning stand, the page flipper arm and the roller. The mobile device further comprises a mobile application which is further configured to control controller. The device further configured to scan the handwriting of a candidate to avoid malpractice during the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Viral Prakash SHAH, Shobhit SHUKLA, Nihar Nilax PANDIT, Sachin Ramdas NAIK, Ankush SHARMA