Patents by Inventor Severin Benedict Hans Hacker

Severin Benedict Hans Hacker 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).

  • CROWD-SOURCING THE PERFORMANCE OF TASKS THROUGH ONLINE EDUCATION
    Publication number: 20120141959
    Abstract: A method and system of crowd-sourcing the performance of tasks through online education. In some embodiments, a method accesses content in a first language and identifies multiple segments within the content. Each of the multiple segments are provided to multiple users, who are requested to translate the segment from the first language to a second language. Multiple translations are received for each of the multiple segments. A correct translation is determined for each segment based on the multiple translations associated with the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Luis Alfonso von Ahn Arellano, Severin Benedict Hans Hacker