Patents by Inventor Scott Lane Williams

Scott Lane Williams 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).

  • Patent number: 11455902
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a large number of participants in videoconference are described. The participant's video feeds are presented in a continuous scrolling manner, such that each participant's video feed is visible for a part of the time. The participants may select the number of videos displayed at one time on a grid. The system and method monitor which video feeds are being, or about to be displayed, and streams the feeds accordingly. The system and method also provide for classroom-like settings by allowing students to “raise their hand” and be “called on” by an instructor. By scrolling though all of the videos in a meeting, people that are running a session can monitor the other participants, permitting them to select someone to focus on, and allows the other participants to see each other, producing a “sense of belonging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Foundry College, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Laurence Davis, Scott Lane Williams, Stephen M. Kosslyn
  • Publication number: 20210005098
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a large number of participants in videoconference are described. The participant's video feeds are presented in a continuous scrolling manner, such that each participant's video feed is visible for a part of the time. The participants may select the number of videos displayed at one time on a grid. The system and method monitor which video feeds are being, or about to be displayed, and streams the feeds accordingly. The system and method also provide for classroom-like settings by allowing students to “raise their hand” and be “called on” by an instructor. By scrolling though all of the videos in a meeting, people that are running a session can monitor the other participants, permitting them to select someone to focus on, and allows the other participants to see each other, producing a “sense of belonging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Foundry College, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Laurence Davis, Scott Lane Williams, Stephen M. Kosslyn
  • Publication number: 20200302816
    Abstract: Systems and methods for online classroom instruction are described that facilitate the learning and application of course information in an active and synchronous learning environment. Data obtained from monitoring or testing students is used to guide the learning process by providing student-specific questions in quizzes and exams and for forming and conducting breakout groups. The instructor can monitor the breakout groups using a visual display and can rearrange the groups during class. Students and teachers may view all of the students in class using a scrolling display of the student's video feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Foundry College
    Inventors: Scott Lane Williams, Stephen M. Kosslyn, Michael Laurence Davis, Elizabeth Callaghan, Louise Vigeant, Elizabeth T. Sokolich
  • Publication number: 20200302812
    Abstract: Systems and methods for online classroom instruction are described that facilitate the learning and application of course information in an active and synchronous learning environment. The system monitors the activity of the students in each breakout group, and the teacher is provided with a graphical indication, for each breakout group, of the amount of activity. The teacher may also use the graphical interface to either view a particular breakout group, or become n active member of a particular breakout group. The teacher may also move students from one breakout group to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Foundry College, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lane Williams, Michael Laurence Davis, Stephen M. Kosslyn
  • Publication number: 20200302817
    Abstract: Systems and methods for online classroom instruction are described that facilitate the learning and application of course information in an active and synchronous learning environment. Data obtained from monitoring or testing students is used to guide the learning process by providing student-specific questions in quizzes and exams and for forming and conducting breakout groups. The instructor can monitor the breakout groups using a visual display and can rearrange the groups during class. Students and teachers may view all of the students in class using a scrolling display of the student's video feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Foundry College, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lane Williams, Stephen M. Kosslyn, Michael Laurence Davis, Elizabeth Callaghan, Louise Vigeant, Elizabeth T. Sokolich
  • Publication number: 20040015564
    Abstract: A method of developing a Web service includes: specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service, programming a Web service interface, constructing business objects and data, building a service workflow, mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow, packaging said service, deploying the service, advertising the service and monitoring the service. A method of marketing products or services used in developing a Web service includes presenting a Web service development model in conjunction with offering a product or service used in developing a Web Service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Scott Lane Williams