Patents by Inventor Ryan E. SOLEY

Ryan E. SOLEY 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).

  • Selection determination for freehand marks
    Patent number: 10163006
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining an unmarked questionnaire form and creating form metrics data of the unmarked questionnaire form, receiving a selection marked form having freehand marks and determining selections data by quantifying a center point of a freehand mark and by comparing the center point with the form metrics data. Selections data may be adjusted according to positional consistency amongst the freehand marks if one mark is ambiguous as to the distances to answer choices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John A. Feller, Ryan E. Soley, Christopher K. Waldon
  • SELECTION DETERMINATION FOR FREEHAND MARKS
    Publication number: 20180247118
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining an unmarked questionnaire form and creating form metrics data of the unmarked questionnaire form, receiving a selection marked form having freehand marks and determining selections data by quantifying a center point of a freehand mark and by comparing the center point with the form metrics data. Selections data may be adjusted according to positional consistency amongst the freehand marks if one mark is ambiguous as to the distances to answer choices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: John A. FELLER, Ryan E. SOLEY, Christopher K. WALDON