Patents by Inventor R. Alan Whitehurst

R. Alan Whitehurst 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).

  • Method and system for training in an adaptive manner
    Patent number: 6978115
    Abstract: A learning method and system are disclosed that assess a learner's understanding of the subject matter and the learner's preferred learning style by presenting and reviewing the information in various types of teaching strategies and then selecting the teaching strategies in which the student learns best. As the student responds to questions presented during the course, a learning bias model is developed for the learner based on which teaching styles provide the best level of comprehension for the learner and then presents concepts from the course within those learning strategies most suitable to the student.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: PointeCast Corporation
    Inventors: R. Alan Whitehurst, Christopher L. Powell, Roger Webb
  • Method and system for training in an adaptive manner
    Publication number: 20020142278
    Abstract: A learning method and system are disclosed that assess a learner's understanding of the subject matter and the learner's preferred learning style by presenting and reviewing the information in various types of teaching strategies and then selecting the teaching strategies in which the student learns best. As the student responds to questions presented during the course, a learning bias model is developed for the learner based on which teaching styles provide the best level of comprehension for the learner and then presents concepts from the course within those learning strategies most suitable to the student.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: R. Alan Whitehurst, Christopher L. Powell, Roger Webb