Patents by Inventor S. Mark Taylor

S. Mark Taylor 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).

  • Methods and Software For Providing a Guided Window Tool for Improving Reading Skills
    Publication number: 20160027321
    Abstract: A computer-based reading-fluency training tool for helping a reader increase her/his reading speed and comprehension. In some embodiments, the training tool includes a reading frame that displays multiple lines of multiline reading material. The displayed multiple lines are masked, and the training tool moves a guided window through the multiple lines in a controlled manner to temporarily unmask a portion of the multiple lines to guide the reader through the reading material. The multiline reading material can be text-based material for reading-comprehension sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: S. Mark Taylor, Alexandra N. Spichtig, Ralph Radach
  • Computer-implemented method of improving reading skills
    Patent number: 8500450
    Abstract: A method and software for presenting reading fluency training to a user via a computer. The method includes presenting reading lessons to the user in a variety of formats and automatedly collecting data on the user's performance. The method uses the collected data to dynamically vary presentation formats, rates and content of the reading lessons throughout a reading fluency training session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Taylor Associates/Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanford E. Taylor, S. Mark Taylor, Alexandra N. Spichtig