Patents by Inventor William Andrew SCHNABEL

William Andrew SCHNABEL 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: 11823585
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for designing a user-specific writing skill game is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises tracking a handwriting performance and generating a digital representation of the handwriting performance. The handwriting performance is performed by a user with a writing instrument. The method further comprises identifying user-specific handwriting skills which require improvement based on the digital representation of the handwriting performance. Then a writing skill game is designed. The writing skill game is designed to include one or more game tasks to be performed by the user. The one or more game tasks require the user to apply the user-specific handwriting skills which are to be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David Duffy, William Andrew Schnabel, Christopher-John Wright, Harry Michael Cronin
  • Patent number: 11675495
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating feedback based on a handwritten text, comprises the steps of initializing a writing instrument to be used in a writing operation comprising a handwritten text and capturing and processing the handwritten text to generate digital text data. The method further comprises the steps of identifying at least one handwritten text attribute associated with the digital text data, comparing the at least one handwritten text attribute with predefined textual feature attributes, and generating a textual feature based on the compared at least one handwritten text attribute and predefined textual feature attributes. In addition, the method comprises the steps of modifying the digital text data using the textual feature and generating feedback to a user based on the modified digital text data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: David Duffy, Christopher-John Wright, Timothy Giles Beard, Wai Keith Lau, William Andrew Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20230105053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for administering a cognitive state cue to a user of a cognitive task system, comprising obtaining cognitive task data while the user performs a cognitive task; determining the cognitive state cue based on the cognitive task data, thereby generating a cognitive state cue instruction; executing the cognitive state cue instruction, thereby administering the cognitive state cue to the user. The present invention further relates to a cognitive task system for administering a cognitive state cue to a user of the cognitive task system, comprising: a cognitive task data system configured to obtain cognitive task data while the user performs a cognitive task; a cognitive cue delivery system configured to execute a cognitive state cue instruction; wherein the cognitive state cue instruction is generated by determining the cognitive state cue to be administered to the user based on the cognitive task data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David DUFFY, Harry Michael Cronin, Christopher-John Wright, William Andrew Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20220309945
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for designing a user-specific writing skill game is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises tracking a handwriting performance and generating a digital representation of the handwriting performance. The handwriting performance is performed by a user with a writing instrument. The method further comprises identifying user-specific handwriting skills which require improvement based on the digital representation of the handwriting performance. Then a writing skill game is designed. The writing skill game is designed to include one or more game tasks to be performed by the user. The one or more game tasks require the user to apply the user-specific handwriting skills which are to be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David DUFFY, William Andrew SCHNABEL, Christopher-John WRIGHT, Harry Michael CRONIN
  • Publication number: 20220291827
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method (100) for generating feedback based on a handwritten text, comprises the steps of initializing (110) a writing instrument (10) to be used in a writing operation comprising a handwritten text and capturing and processing (120) the handwritten text to generate digital text data. The method further comprises the steps of identifying (130) at least one handwritten text attribute associated with the digital text data, comparing (140) the at least one handwritten text attribute with predefined textual feature attributes, and generating (150) a textual feature based on the compared at least one handwritten text attribute and predefined textual feature attributes. In addition, the method comprises the steps of modifying (160) the digital text data using the textual feature and generating (170) feedback to a user (U) based on the modified digital text data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David DUFFY, Christopher-John WRIGHT, Timothy Giles BEARD, Wai Keith LAU, William Andrew SCHNABEL