Question Or Problem Eliciting Response Patents (Class 434/322)
  • Patent number: 11928984
    Abstract: Techniques described herein provide intelligent context-based testing. One or more implementations receive an image that includes content. In turn, some implementations process the image to extract test information from the content, such as questions, answers, learning material, and so forth. By analyzing the test information, various implementations determine one or more characteristics associated with the test information, and dynamically generate new test information based on the determined one or more characteristics. As one example, some implementations obtain new content by searching for content that includes the one or more characteristics and generate new test information based on the new content and the extracted test information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Thinkster Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Panuganty, Swapna Panuganty, Rajesh Ananth Elayavalli, Srikanth Ryali, Nikhil Ravindra Acharya
  • Patent number: 11907863
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided that relate to a computer system, a computer program product, and a computer-implemented method for improving performance of a dialog system employing an automated virtual dialog agent. Embodiments involve utilizing an automated virtual agent to receive a natural language request and generate a corresponding response, automatically identifying and resolving a corresponding knowledge gap between the request and response, and refining the automated virtual agent with the resolved knowledge gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniela Rosu, Ruchi Mahindru
  • Patent number: 11888635
    Abstract: An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that automatically manages compliance by a participant during a video communication session. The electronic device communicatively connects over a network to second electronic device(s) during a video communication session. The electronic device receives image stream(s) produced respectively by an image capturing device of a corresponding second electronic device. The electronic device identifies person(s) within the image stream(s) and compares to a roster of at least one person expected to join the video communication session to produce attendance data. The electronic device determines participation data related to an amount of time that the person(s) gaze toward the image capturing device of the corresponding second electronic device. The electronic device communicates, to a host output device, the attendance data and the participation data of the person(s) during a duration of the video communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Jyothsna Bandameedipalli
  • Patent number: 11887506
    Abstract: Techniques are described by which learner skill can be estimated over time, even in the presence of large data sets. A rating system can be used in which a learner's submission of a course assessment can be interpreted as a single match, where the learner and the course assessment are competing against each other. This approach can be applied to online learning platforms that include very many learners who have submitted assignments very many times in many courses. The described techniques provide reliable estimates of assessment difficulty and learner ability. The described scoring framework may be used as a basis for various applications that account for a learner's ability, such as adaptive diagnostic tests and personalized recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Coursera, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Reddick, Emily Glassberg Sands, Vinod Bakthavachalam, Alan Hickey
  • Patent number: 11881122
    Abstract: A question-and-answer application that displays topic-specific biographical information about users when presenting certain content elements is described. The topic-specific biographical information for a user may be displayed in various contexts, such as with an answer to a question on a question page for the question, or with information identifying a user who is following a question or a topic. With some embodiments, a user's topic-specific biographical information may be provided by the user, provided or suggested by another user, or obtained from an external data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: QUORA, INC.
    Inventors: Adam D'Angelo, Charles Duplain Cheever, Rebekah Marie Cox
  • Patent number: 11862034
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of a coaching service with variable content objects. The method can include invoking a content flow including an ordered sequence of content objects. The content flow is arranged in accordance with a coaching protocol for a user of a user device. The user accesses a coaching service through the user device. The method further includes causing the user device to present a first content object. The first content object is prearranged in the ordered sequence of content objects based on information associated with the user. The method further includes dynamically selecting a second content object to replace a next content object of the ordered sequence of content objects and advancing the content flow to the second content object in lieu of the next content object and in accordance with the coaching protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Haywood Stoertz, Nikhil Roy, David Wright, Peilun Shan, Katherine Nadell, Sarah Abramson, Jesse Elds
  • Patent number: 11836683
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronic lesson management are provided. Some embodiments include creating a new lesson offering, receiving at least one characteristic for the new lesson offering, and predicting a desired roster for the new lesson offering, where the desired roster includes at least one student, and where the desired roster for the new lesson is predicted from the at least one characteristic. Some embodiments include sending an invitation to the at least one student to sign up for the new lesson.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: WYN.NET, LLC
    Inventor: Wyn Saunier
  • Patent number: 11803694
    Abstract: Electronic documents may be large and have numerous pages, sections and areas of information that are useful to some individuals and not others. It is common for large documents to include some information that is intended for only certain recipients and other information that is intended for other recipients. One example may provide receiving a document including a number of pages, identifying a number of extraction attributes corresponding to various users identified in the document, querying the document for the extraction attributes, and creating a number of new documents corresponding to the extraction attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: INTRADO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gretel Baumgartner, Nathaniel Brogan, Nickolas Heckman, Joshua M. Heizman, Benjamin P. Hencke, Sean Michael Kelly, Ronald Park, Howard A. Wood
  • Patent number: 11790798
    Abstract: Certain embodiments may be directed to a system and method for proctoring an exam, and more particularly, for online automated exam proctoring. A method may include checking a test-taker's computing device for compatibility, and for content that provide unauthorized aid to the test-taker during a testing session. The method may also include taking a photo of the test-taker, recording the test-taker by performing a room pan while analyzing the surrounds of the test-taker for unauthorized objects, and validating the identity of the test-taker by way of at least one of presenting challenge questions, obtaining voice biometrics, or obtaining keystroke biometrics. The method may further include recording the test-taker's audio or video and desktop feed, determining if the test-taker is exhibiting questionable behavior, and suspending the testing session if it is determined that the test-taker is exhibiting questionable behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PROCTORU, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Jaeh, Jarrod Morgan, Andrew Millin
  • Patent number: 11789934
    Abstract: Structured object generation is disclosed. A source record is accessed. The source record includes a plurality of object data fields. An interpolated source record that has a plurality of object data fields corresponding to the plurality of object data fields of the first source record is generated. A template record is accessed. The template record includes a plurality of template record data fields. Subsequent to generating the interpolated source record, an interpolated template record is generated by, for each template record data field that includes a variable, accessing content of the object data field in the interpolated source record to which the variable refers, and replacing the variable with the content to generate a fixed value for the object data field in the interpolated template record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Matchcraft LLC
    Inventor: Dorab R. Patel
  • Patent number: 11763190
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for interactive machine learning. The method includes iteratively performing a process including steps of identifying a solution to a given problem; processing, based on determining that the identified solution is a possible solution to the given problem, the possible solution by running a machine learning application using the possible solution; selecting a processed solution based on a plurality of processed solutions at least a portion of which are from different iterations of the process; and determining whether to exit the process with the selected solution for the given problem based on an exit condition. Performing the process includes receiving, via a user interface for an interactive application, inputs into the interactive application to use in performing at least part of one of the steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Balanced Media Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Corey Clark
  • Patent number: 11762960
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for secure file distribution. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to divide a file that is intended for a recipient into a plurality of portions. The code is executable by the processor to associate each of the plurality of portions with a different one of the recipient's electronic devices. The code is executable by the processor to assemble the plurality of portions of the file for the recipient in response to authenticating the recipient on each of the recipient's electronic devices that is associated with a portion of the plurality of portions of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Lee, Philip L. Childs
  • Patent number: 11763143
    Abstract: An encoded artificial intelligence (AI) behavior specification is received. A data generation configuration specification is received. And a deep neural network configuration specification is received. A training data set based on the data generation configuration specification is generated. An AI behavior deep neural network that conforms to the deep neural network configuration specification is trained using at least a subset of the generated training data. The trained AI behavior deep neural network is provided from a remote AI add-in service to a development environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dániel László Kovács, Jinhwal Lee, Taejun Kang, Sichang Yang, Hankyul Kim, Hong Shik Shinn
  • Patent number: 11727517
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for interactively developing an educational course and the materials for it using a backward design, or top-down, approach based on course objectives and course outcomes in one embodiment. Educators or other course creators are able to implement this design approach through an Integrated Design and Development Interface (IDDI). The IDDI guides course development by organizing course content in a relational database. The IDDI maps a plurality of course objectives to a plurality of course outcomes to create a course model. The IDDI uses the course model to generate and/or automatically user interfaces used by a course creator to input lower-level course information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Russell I. Lewinter, Amy Wood
  • Patent number: 11705014
    Abstract: A group study system is described. The group study system allows for students to form study groups with other students in the same class or related classes by utilizing various technologies that make such a system possible. The system provides for an anonymous creation of the study sessions and maintains the anonymity until all students joining the study session participate in the study session. These sessions can be in person and virtual. Hybrid and virtual sessions are becoming more and more important with the increasing presence of online education. This system harnesses technology in an innovative way to do something that was not possible years ago by enabling students to gather in a learning environment with other students who previously did not know each other. Additionally, the system operates to allow crowd sourcing of data for the input of exam data, including date and time of the exam in order to automatically extend exam reminders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Charles Isgar
  • Patent number: 11704578
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of providing user-customized learning content in a service server, which includes a) for a specific subject, configuring a problem database including at least one of multiple-choice problems each including at least one example, providing the problem to user devices, and collecting example selection data of users for the problem from the user devices, b) estimating a probability of right answer to the problem for each of the users using the example selection data of each of the users, and assuming that any user selects an example of any problem, calculating, for each problem, a change rate of probabilities of right answer to all problems contained in the problem database for the user, and sorting the problems contained in the problem database in the order of the high change rate to recommend them to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yeong Min Cha, Dong Min Shin, Jae Min Lee, Young Ku Lee, Jae We Heo
  • Patent number: 11690560
    Abstract: Example systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for using data collected from the responses of an individual with the computerized tasks of a cognitive platform to derive performance metrics as an indicator of cognitive abilities, and applying predictive models to generate an indication of neurodegenerative condition. The example systems, methods, and apparatus also can be configured to adapt the computerized tasks to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities, and for using data collected from the responses of an individual with the adapted computerized tasks to derive performance metrics and applying predictive models to generate the indication of neurodegenerative condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bower, Titiimaea Alailima
  • Patent number: 11663413
    Abstract: A dialog apparatus 100 is an apparatus for responding to a dialog act of a user. The dialog apparatus 100 is provided with: a policy unit 40 configured to set a score to each of response candidates included in a set of response candidates based on the state of a dialog being performed with the user and a policy parameter, and referring to the set scores, to select one of the response candidates as a dialog act of the dialog apparatus 100; and a policy parameter updating unit 60 configured to obtain a reward in the state of the dialog using a reward function that, as the reward, returns an evaluation of a behavior performed in a specific circumstance as a quantitatively represented numeric value, and to update the policy parameter based on the obtained reward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 11657819
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a machine learning algorithm configured to select between forwarding a request to an agent device and transmitting an automatically generated reply to the request. The processor receives feedback for a decision made by the algorithm, indicating whether the automatically generated reply includes the information sought by the request. If the algorithm decided to forward the request to the agent device, a reward is assigned to feedback that indicates that the reply does not include the information, while a punishment is assigned to feedback that indicates that the reply includes the information. If the algorithm decided to transmit the reply, a reward is assigned to feedback that indicates that the reply includes the information, and a punishment is assigned to feedback that indicates that the reply does not include the information. The processor updates the algorithm using the reward/punishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Ion Gerald McCusker, Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Ashwini Patil, Saahithi Chillara, Ravisha Andar, Emad Noorizadeh, Pravin Kumar Sankari Bhagavathiappan, Yogesh Raghuvanshi, Sushil Golani
  • Patent number: 11657729
    Abstract: A childhood development system may capture audio and video in a home environment in which a child resides. The captured audio and the captured video may be filtered to remove audio and video corresponding to persons other than the child. Based upon information from the filtered video and the filtered audio, multiple scores can be calculated for the child using multiple trained machine-learning models. The scores can be compared with various stored activity score bundles. An indication of one or more compatible activities mapped to the activity score bundles that best match the child's scores is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: Nicholas Newell
  • Patent number: 11651701
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for recommending an educational course to a user, and may comprise receiving data records associated with availability of a plurality of educational courses at one or more institutions; receiving educational course data and educational course focus data associated with the user; receiving prior user data records comprising prior user educational course data and prior user educational course focus data; determining index scores for each of the plurality of educational courses based upon a similarity between the educational course data and prior user educational course data, and based upon a similarity between the educational course focus data and prior user educational course focus data; and providing a recommended educational course from the plurality of educational courses to the user based upon the determined index scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: EAB GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Catherine Ingrid Shaw, John Daniel Nelson, III, Philip James Friesen, Kathleen Susan Ash Chew, Robert Laurence Alcorn, IV, Sarah Zauner, Brittney Lim Davidson, Christopher Lance Johnson
  • Patent number: 11630663
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include determining, by a processor, a code segment of a computer code, analyzing the code segment to determine one or more other code segments associated with the code segment, determining a set of subject matter experts (SMEs) associated with the code segment and the one or more other code segments, obtaining SME data for each SME in the set of SMEs, wherein the SME data comprises a set of attributes associated with the SME, generating, by the processor, a graphical representation of the set of attributes for each SME in the set of SMEs, transforming the graphical representations into an eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and ranking the SMEs based on their associated eigenvectors and eigenvalues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew C. M. Hicks, Robert Peter Catalano, Tyler Vezio Rimaldi, Daniel Nicolas Gisolfi
  • Patent number: 11620456
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the invention determine evasiveness of postings and manage chat sessions accordingly. In embodiments, a method includes accessing a real-time text-based discourse session comprised of multiple text-based posts published by participants, the posts including a question from an author and responses from at least one respondent; determining relationships between words in the text-based discourse session utilizing corpus linguistics analysis; determining a frequency of the responses of the at least one respondent over time; determining an evasiveness score for each of the responses based on natural language processing of the responses, wherein each of the evasiveness scores indicate a level of relevance of a response with respect to the question; determining rankings for each of the responses based on the determined relationships of words, the frequency of the responses, and the evasiveness scores; and determining a display order for the responses based on the rankings of the responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Trudy L. Hewitt, Jonathan D. Dunne, Liam S. Harpur
  • Patent number: 11620917
    Abstract: A long-distance learning system includes an instruction studio and one or more remotely located classrooms for students. Each of the student's participation, academic performance, and use of digital resources for a class is evaluated in real time and assigned a color, so the instructor can easily assess each student's progress in the class when presented to the instructor in a display which is only for the instructor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Shorelight, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Kenny, Rudolf Christopher Hoehn-Saric, Daniel Grace, Alyssa Gray, Duane Viazanko
  • Patent number: 11620371
    Abstract: A method of auto-provisioning AI-based dialog services for a plurality of target applications includes storing a plurality of dialog templates, generating a deployment object associating one or more of the dialog templates with a target application from among the plurality of target applications, extracting textual data from the target application, assembling the extracted textual data into inquiries or inquiry responses according to the one or more dialog templates associated with the deployment object, and deploying an AI-based dialog service to the target application based on the assembled inquiries or inquiry responses. Each of the dialog templates may include one or more sets of common inquiries or common inquiry responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Thrio, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Holly, Jr., Edwin K. Margulies, Namir Sincoff-Yedid
  • Patent number: 11610502
    Abstract: A system and method for assisted-learning with a portable computing device that includes requesting that a user complete a mathematical challenge by arranging real-world objects in an environment to form an arrangement according to the mathematical challenge, optionally receiving an input from the user that the arrangement is complete, activating a camera of a portable computing device located in the environment with the user to capture an image of the arrangement, wherein the image is received from the portable computing device over a network, evaluating the arrangement using a visual recognition engine to determine whether the arrangement successfully completes the mathematical challenge, and providing at least one of a visual feedback and an audible feedback to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventor: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
  • Patent number: 11610171
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11567949
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for a data discovery solution which harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to improve automated data curation. This is done in two complimentary ways: (a) large scale collective curation through anonymized multi-tenancy, and (b) and through internet scale matching and validation gaming platform using mobile application game. The result is the most extensive library of semantic-technical mappings of the enterprise data, which are immediately at hand to provide a fast, easy and a good understanding of the enterprise data. The data discovery solution forms a gateway for governing and unlocking value from big data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: PRAXI DATA, INC.
    Inventor: Andy Tae Ahn
  • Patent number: 11561622
    Abstract: In a function control method, a function trigger event is monitored, the function trigger event having a preset correspondence with function configuration information; when the function trigger event is monitored, the function configuration information corresponding to the function trigger event is retrieved; and a second device is controlled to perform a specified function triggered by the function trigger event based on the function configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 11562660
    Abstract: A question-and-answer application that displays topic-specific biographical information about users when presenting certain content elements is described. The topic-specific biographical information for a user may be displayed in various contexts, such as with an answer to a question on a question page for the question, or with information identifying a user who is following a question or a topic. With some embodiments, a user's topic-specific biographical information may be provided by the user, provided or suggested by another user, or obtained from an external data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUORA, INC.
    Inventors: Adam D'Angelo, Charles Duplain Cheever, Rebekah Marie Cox
  • Patent number: 11556758
    Abstract: A method learns approximate translations of unfamiliar measurement units during deep question answering (DeepQA) system training and usage. The DeepQA system receives a training set containing Question-Answer (QA) pairs having known unit-of-measurement terms, where each QA pair contains an answer having a known numeric value for a corresponding question from the QA pair. The DeepQA system receives a question from each QA pair from the training set to the DeepQA system in order to find answers and passage phrases to the question from each QA pair, and then identifies all found answers and passage phrases having values that are within a predetermined range of answer values of the training set, where one or more of the identified all found answers and passage phrases contain unfamiliar unit-of-measurement terms, in order to learn approximate translations of the unfamiliar unit-of-measurement terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward G. Katz, Charles E. Beller, Stephen A. Boxwell, Kristen M. Summers
  • Patent number: 11551321
    Abstract: A computing system for generating a dynamic path for a fellow, includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computing system to receive the fellow's skill graph, receive a target skill, receive a calendar object and generate the dynamic path including a task and/or a session. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive the fellow's skill graph, receive a target skill, receive a calendar object and generate the dynamic path including a task and/or a session. A method for generating a dynamic path for a fellow includes receiving the fellow's skill graph, receiving a target skill, receiving a calendar object and generating the dynamic path including a task and/or a session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FORMATION LABS INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Novati, Sophie Zhou Novati, David Tobias Silverman, Matthew Shawn Oates
  • Patent number: 11501655
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for storing textbook data, a glossary, and problems within a database; identifying a problem's guided solution, and a keyword within the solution matching an entry within the glossary, from which a skill tag is associated. The disclosed system then automatically generates an assessment including an assessment problem associated with the skill. If an incorrect response is received for the assessment problem, the database is updated to associate a user that input the response with the assessment problem and a skill. The system then automatically generates a customized exercise assignment associated in the database with the skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary Elewitz, Juan Lin, Shushan He, Victoria Kortan
  • Patent number: 11501654
    Abstract: At least one hardware processor implementing a conversational intelligent tutor system obtains, from a student, a partially correct natural language answer to a question posed by the conversational intelligent tutor system. The at least one hardware processor implementing the conversational intelligent tutor system accesses contextual knowledge related to the student. Based on the partially correct answer and the contextual knowledge, the at least one hardware processor applies at least one of a rule set and a predictive model to select at least one scaffolding option for the student. the at least one scaffolding option is caused to be displayed to the student.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cassius D'Helon, Vinay Kumar Reddy Kasireddy, Fabrizio Jose Pisciotta Sanabria, Srijith Prabhu
  • Patent number: 11488492
    Abstract: A system, device, and wireless computer technology-implemented method for providing hearing healthcare education and communication for a patient, his/her communication partner, and a hearing care provider. The system provides the patient at least one educational and experiential module and a method for assessing the patient's comprehension of the module's lessons. The system further provides the patient with a method to select personal hearing aid and communication goals; a method to evaluate his/her progress on achieving each personal goal; and a method to report his/her hearing experiences. The system further provides a method to compare data reported by the patient to personalized thresholds. When one or more of the patient's reports do not meet the thresholds, the system sends automated alerts to the hearing care provider to encourage prompt remedial action and sends automated reminders to the patient to improve the patient's ability to achieve his/her personal goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Healthcare Technologies and Methods, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Letzt, Stephanie Letzt
  • Patent number: 11481550
    Abstract: A method for generating presentation slides with distilled content including receiving one or more data files as source material for slide generation, obtaining content from the one or more data files for a slide of a slide presentation, identifying a layout template for the slide based on the content, and distilling the content into distilled content to generate a presentation visualization item based on the distilled content. The distilled content may include a subset of the content. The method may also include generating the slide based on the presentation visualization item and the layout template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Vishnu Sivaji, Steven Joseph Saviano, Andrea Dulko
  • Patent number: 11478124
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delivering consistent high quality, cost efficient results in fixed or mobile endoscopy facilities, without requiring the continuous real-time involvement of a fellowship trained gastroenterologist, by integrating patient specific information into decision support systems and AI/machine learning systems employed during the planning and examination phases of the endoscopy procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DocBot, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Ninh, Peter Crosby, William E. Karnes, Efren Rael, John Cifarelli
  • Patent number: 11475339
    Abstract: A method utilizes a deep question answering (QA) system to provide an answer, to a certain type of question, that includes an unfamiliar measurement unit. An answer key is utilized to train a DeepQA system to search for passages that answer a certain type of question, where the DeepQA system outputs an answer key value and an answer key measurement unit that is associated with the answer key value. The method identifies a candidate answer that includes a candidate passage containing the answer key value but not the answer key measurement unit, where a candidate passage measurement unit in the candidate passage is associated with the answer key value. The method then matches the answer key measurement unit to the candidate passage measurement unit based on the answer key measurement unit and the candidate passage measurement unit both being associated with the answer key value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Beller, Stephen A. Boxwell, Edward G. Katz, Kristen M. Summers
  • Patent number: 11457074
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosed technologies includes extracting, from an online connection network, digital data comprising target profile data and current profile data; where the target profile data is associated with an online submission process that has a plurality of possible outcomes and is executable via the online connection network; where the current profile data is associated with a member node of the online connection network; using an active learning process, in response to the current profile data, identifying attribute data that is in the target profile data but is not in the current profile data and is predicted to have a relationship with a positive outcome of the online submission process; outputting the attribute data for use by a downstream process or an automated digital assistant to determine a digital resource to associate with the member node through the online connection network or through an online learning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kaiyu Yang, Li Yang, Yongzheng Zhang, Shen Huang, Clayton Sanford
  • Patent number: 11443650
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for operating a virtual reality (VR) device includes performing a VR training operation, acquiring information about an immersion level while performing the VR training operation, comparing the information about an immersion level with a predetermined threshold value, and performing a first operation for improving an immersion level of a user when the information about an immersion level is lower than the predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventor: Hyun Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11443140
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated custom training of a scoring model are disclosed herein. The method include: receiving a plurality of responses received from a plurality of students in response to providing of a prompt; identifying an evaluation model relevant to the provided prompt, which evaluation model can be a machine learning model trained to output a score relevant to at least portions of a response; generating a training indicator that provides a graphical depiction of the degree to which the identified evaluation model is trained; determining a training status of the model; receiving at least one evaluation input when the model is identified as insufficiently trained; updating training of the evaluation model based on the at least one received evaluation input; and controlling the training indicator to reflect the degree to which the evaluation model is trained subsequent to the updating of the training of the evaluation model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Hellman, Lee Becker, Samuel Downs, Alok Baikadi, William Murray, Kyle Habermehl, Peter Foltz, Mark Rosenstein
  • Patent number: 11429683
    Abstract: Activity tables for educational application programs are received. The activity tables list learning activities in the applications. Correlations of the learning activities to a set of education standards are received and an index based on the correlations is generated. A specification of an education standard a user is to satisfy is received. The index is scanned to identify which application programs have learning activities aligned to the specified education standard. User responses to the applications may be collected. Based on the user response and other usage data, the system may determine a user's level of achievement of the specified education standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: James Lin
  • Patent number: 11410098
    Abstract: A method and system capture and analyze information regarding an individual's background, capabilities, and interests into a skills genome. A genome may be a unique structured profile containing a set of skills of an individual. The information captured would reflect the essence of an individual's interests as well as skills acquired over their lifetime. The genome may be used in analysis between multiple users to compare the strength of connections to skills. In an exemplary application, candidates for a skill based position may be identified by the system based on the relative strength of skills they possess that are salient to the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Epixego Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Subbaiah Rangavajjhala, Anita Balaraman
  • Patent number: 11409757
    Abstract: A method for collecting, consolidating and processing data is provided. The method includes receiving, using at least one of said at least one processor, data via a plurality of data streams, aggregating, using at least one of said at least one processor, data received via the plurality of data streams, validating, using at least one of said at least one processor, the received data, and transforming, using at least one of said at least one processor, the received data into standardized data formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Makarand Gadre, Yogesh Pandit
  • Patent number: 11403358
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure may provide, among other features, high-performance, interactive geographical and/or data object map capabilities in which large amounts of geographical, geospatial, and other types of data, geodata, objects, features, and/or metadata are efficiently presented to a user on a map interface. In various embodiments, an interactive geographical map display system may enable rapid and deep analysis of various objects, features, and/or metadata by the user by aggregating and clustering large sets of data into aggregate values and clusters. The user can select various clusters, via the user interface, to interact with the data, clusters, and map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Takahashi, Robert Imig
  • Patent number: 11403959
    Abstract: A method for enhancing recall and retention of educational material includes sending a series of structured interactions that are derived from educational material to a learner in small, discrete chunks over a period of time. The interactions may be repetitive and may require learner input and interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Naveed Iftikhar
  • Patent number: 11379731
    Abstract: A data analysis and processing method includes forming an initial assembly of datasets comprising multiple entities, where each entity is a collection of variables and relationships that define how entities interact with each other, simulating an evolution of the initial assembly by performing multiple iterations in which a first iteration uses the initial assembly as a starting assembly, and querying, during the simulating, the evolution of the initial assembly, for datasets that meet an optimality criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Erik Hill, Sheldon Brown, Wesley Hawkins
  • Patent number: 11380211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, media, methods, and platforms for providing personalized mastery learning utilizing: a knowledge map; a plurality of learning activities, each learning activity comprising dynamically variable scaffolding, feedback, and content; a learning activity selection module selecting one or more learning activities for the learner; and a learning activity modification module dynamically varying one or more of the scaffolding, feedback, and content of at least one selected learning activity based on performance of the learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AGE OF LEARNING, INC.
    Inventors: Doug C. Dohring, David A. Hendry, Sunil Gunderia, Diana Hughes, Victoria E. Owen, Daniel E. Jacobs, Anastasia Betts, William Salak
  • Patent number: 11361676
    Abstract: A system and method for using augmented reality for assisting speech development of multiple languages includes analyzing speech recorded in an environment to detect a word used in a conversation between a first speaker and a second speaker that is in a language different from other words in the conversation, wherein a target user is in the environment with the first speaker and the second speaker, isolating an object associated with the word within an augmented reality environment of the target user located in the environment, determining a confusion level of the target user based on a use of the word in the conversation, and implementing, by the processor, an augmented reality technique based on the confusion level of the target user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY
    Inventors: Shubhadip Ray, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Avik Sanyal, Craig M. Trim
  • Patent number: 11361229
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for converting a plurality of factoid answers into a plurality of structured relations for storage in a structured knowledge base is provided. The present invention may include receiving a query from a user. The present invention may also include generating a plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include determining a plurality of confidence scores for the plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include generating a plurality of certain factoid answers from the plurality of possible factoid answers. The present invention may then include identifying a plurality of special target items. The present invention may further include generating a plurality of structured relations for each certain factoid answer and the identified plurality of special target items. The present include may also include storing the generated plurality of structured relations into the structured knowledge base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Beller, Paul J. Chase, Jr., Richard L. Darden, Michael Drzewucki, Edward G. Katz, Christopher Phipps