Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Ferrara

Stephen F. Ferrara 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: 11599802
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote intervention are disclosed herein. The system can include memory including: a user profile database; a content database; and a model database. The system can include a remote device including: a network interface; and an I/O subsystem. The system can include a content management server that can: receive a first electrical signal from the remote device; generate and send an electrical signal to the remote device directing the launch of the content authoring interface; receive a second electrical signal including content received by the content authoring interface from the remote device; identify a plurality of response demands in the received content; determine a level of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; determine the acceptability of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; and generate and send an alert to the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen F. Ferrara, Amy A. Reilly, Jeffrey T. Steedle, Amy L. Kinsman, Roger S. Frantz
  • Publication number: 20210004692
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote intervention are disclosed herein. The system can include memory including: a user profile database; a content database; and a model database. The system can include a remote device including: a network interface; and an I/O subsystem. The system can include a content management server that can: receive a first electrical signal from the remote device; generate and send an electrical signal to the remote device directing the launch of the content authoring interface; receive a second electrical signal including content received by the content authoring interface from the remote device; identify a plurality of response demands in the received content; determine a level of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; determine the acceptability of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; and generate and send an alert to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen F. FERRARA, Amy A. REILLY, Jeffrey T. STEEDLE, Amy L. KINSMAN, Roger S. FRANTZ
  • Patent number: 10796230
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote intervention are disclosed herein. The system can include memory including: a user profile database; a content database; and a model database. The system can include a supervisor device including: a network interface; and an I/O subsystem. The system can include a content management server that can: receive a first electrical signal from the supervisor device; generate and send an electrical signal to the supervisor device directing the launch of the content authoring interface; receive a second electrical signal including content received by the content authoring interface from the supervisor device; identify a plurality of response demands in the received content; determine a level of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; determine the acceptability of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; and generate and send an alert to the supervisor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Ferrara, Amy A. Reilly, Jeffrey T. Steedle, Amy L. Kinsman, Roger S. Frantz
  • Publication number: 20170300816
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote intervention are disclosed herein. The system can include memory including: a user profile database; a content database; and a model database. The system can include a supervisor device including: a network interface; and an I/O subsystem. The system can include a content management server that can: receive a first electrical signal from the supervisor device; generate and send an electrical signal to the supervisor device directing the launch of the content authoring interface; receive a second electrical signal including content received by the content authoring interface from the supervisor device; identify a plurality of response demands in the received content; determine a level of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; determine the acceptability of the received content based on the identified plurality of response demands; and generate and send an alert to the supervisor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen F. Ferrara, Amy A. Reilly, Jeffrey T. Steedle, Amy L. Kinsman, Roger S. Frantz