Patents by Inventor Thomas Florek

Thomas Florek 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: 12300115
    Abstract: An ordered interaction task is initiated in a graphical user interface. A main region of the graphical user interface is segmented into a plurality of discrete sub-regions, each sub-region including content of the ordered interaction task. The user is then prompted to begin the ordered interaction task through a non-visual prompt that is provided concurrently with the graphical user interface. In response to a first user-initiated command received in the graphical user interface, a non-visual presentation of at least a portion of the content of at least one sub-region is provided concurrently with the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Shrirang Prakash Sahasrabudhe, Sindhura Jaladhanki, Markku Tapio Hakkinen, Thomas Florek, Dolores Marie Dyer
  • Patent number: 11568757
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the design and implementation of experiments that facilitate the investigation of process data. The experiments involve recording the completion of a task by participants and then playing back the video of task completion to automatically probe participants about their affective, behavioral, and cognitive experiences. As a result of this system, information about affective, behavioral, and cognitive processes can be more easily investigated by researchers without computer programming knowledge. Corresponding apparatuses, systems, and methods are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Blair Lehman, Thomas Florek, Debra Pisacreta, Enruo Guo, Srinivasa Pillarisetti