Patents by Inventor Ravindran Ramaswamy

Ravindran Ramaswamy 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).

  • Computer-implemented systems and methods for acquiring and assessing physical-world data indicative of avatar interactions
    Patent number: 11132913
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for acquiring physical-world data indicative of interactions of a subject with an avatar for evaluation. An interactive avatar is provided for interaction with the subject. Speech from the subject to the avatar is captured, and automatic speech recognition is performed to determine content of the subject speech. Motion data from the subject interacting with the avatar is captured. A next action of the interactive avatar is determined based on the content of the subject speech or the motion data. The next action of the avatar is implemented, and a score for the subject is determined based on the content of the subject speech and the motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Vikram Ramanarayanan, Mark Katz, Eric Steinhauer, Ravindran Ramaswamy, David Suendermann-Oeft