Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Stevens

Patrick D. Stevens 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).

  • System for administration of remotely-proctored, secure examinations and methods therefor
    Patent number: 5915973
    Abstract: A system for controlling the administration of remotely proctored, secure examinations at a remote test station, and a method for administering examinations. The system includes a central station, a registration station and a remote testing station. The central station includes (a) storage device for storing data, including test question data and verified biometric data, and (b) a data processor, operably connected to the storage device, for comparing test taker biometric data with stored, verified biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolph Christopher Hoehn-Saric, Christopher L. Nguyen, Patrick D. Stevens