Patents by Inventor Patricia Schank

Patricia Schank 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).

  • GUIDING CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF ASSESSMENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20150086960
    Abstract: A method for guiding a user in a construction of an assessment item includes identifying a requirement of the assessment item, filtering a plurality of documents in accordance with the requirement to produce a set of relevant documents, presenting a workflow for use in constructing the assessment item, wherein the workflow is based on the set of relevant documents, and presenting a set of questions for use in validating, by the user, that a proposed assessment item meets the requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SRI International
    Inventors: Geneva D. Haertel, Terry Vendlinski, Daisy Rutstein, Andrew Salsbury, Chris Makler, Patricia Schank, John J. Brecht
  • Method and apparatus for collaborative work
    Patent number: 8230351
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collaborative work is provided. One embodiment of a method for facilitating a collaborative task undertaken by a plurality of users, where each of the users uses a networked computing device that displays a user interface including a public panel representing a shared workspace and a private panel representing a personal workspace, includes receiving, by a server, a first request from a user to move a component from the shared workspace to the user's personal workspace The component represents an individual contribution to the collaborative task. The method then renders the component unavailable for use (e.g., moving or editing) by the other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Charles M. Patton, Christopher DiGiano, Krista Davis, John Brecht, Alexandra Harris, Patricia Schank, Jeremy Roschelle
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK
    Publication number: 20070239828
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collaborative work is provided. One embodiment of a method for facilitating a collaborative task undertaken by a plurality of users, where each of the users uses a networked computing device that displays a user interface including a public panel representing a shared workspace and a private panel representing a personal workspace, includes receiving, by a server, a first request from a user to move a component from the shared workspace to the user's personal workspace The component represents an individual contribution to the collaborative task. The method then renders the component unavailable for use (e.g., moving or editing) by the other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Charles Patton, Christopher DiGiano, Krista Davis, John Brecht, Alexandra Harris, Patricia Schank, Jeremy Roschelle