Patents by Inventor Wayne Plourde

Wayne Plourde 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).

  • Method and system for creating an individualized course of instruction for each user
    Patent number: 6347943
    Abstract: An electronic performance support system is provided for creating individualized courses of instruction to each user. An authoring mechanism is used to create at least one knowledge base relating to a particular topic. An assessment mechanism evaluates each user's knowledge on a particular topic and devises a course of instruction based on the assessed knowledgeability of each user. After interacting with the assessment mechanism, each user navigates through a corresponding, individualized course of instruction. Each individualized course of instruction includes data items selected from a learning mechanism and a research library. The system may include a communication medium through which users are able to communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Vuepoint Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Fields, Wayne Plourde, William Donahue, Constantin B. Ohanian, Ara A. Ohanian