Patents by Inventor William M. Galen

William M. Galen 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).

  • FRACTAL-BASED DECISION ENGINE FOR INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20180114458
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • Fractal-based decision engine for intervention
    Patent number: 9886869
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • FRACTAL-BASED DECISION ENGINE FOR INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20170011646
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • Fractal-based decision engine for intervention
    Patent number: 9483955
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • FRACTAL-BASED DECISION ENGINE FOR INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20140295397
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • FRACTAL-BASED DECISION ENGINE FOR INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20140178850
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Pearson Education, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya
  • Fractal-based decision engine for intervention
    Patent number: 8755737
    Abstract: A method/apparatus/system for educational intervention based on a response metric is disclosed. The notice is generated in response to the collection of user and question data, the sending of questions, the receipt of answers, the evaluation of the correctness of the answers, the generation of a response metric, the comparison of the response metric to a threshold, and the generation of the report or notice. The response metric can be reflect the scatter, randomness, and/or slope of student provided answer data, and can be a fractal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Pearson Education, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Galen, Rasil Warnakulasooriya