Patents
US 8358964 B2: Methods and systems for collecting responses
- Granted
- 2013-01-22
- Filed
- 2008-04-23 application 12108325
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Implementations feature scannable form techniques and systems. Some aspects feature an apparatus that includes a pen-camera device, an electronic clipboard to store the pen-camera device, and a docking station for the clipboard. The clipboard includes a retention clip to hold a form on a substantially planar surface, and a pen-camera storage compartment to store the pen-camera device. The clipboard includes a power supply interface for charging the pen-camera device, a communication interface to transmit image and location data from the pen-camera device, and electrical interfaces for the clipboard docking station. The pen-camera device can mark response data on the form, optically scan response data and location data on the form, and associate time-stamped information for the marked responses on the form for error checking and fraud detection. The scannable form can include an area for encoded information that identifies a location and arrangement of a position-coding pattern on the form.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130122.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scantron Corporation 5 patents | US company or organization | Irvine, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Nelson Radtke | Hastings, MN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Philip R. Moulton | Faribault, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Emmerich | River Falls, WI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robbie Allen Nielsen | Prior Lake, MN | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hugh Eugene Watson | Prior Lake, MN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/03545 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2024-07-19 | NCH MARKETING SERVICES, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX VALASSIS DIGITAL CORP. SAN ANTONIO, TX VALASSIS DIRECT MAIL, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX | 68177/738 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-12-04 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest recorded at r/f 028185/0173 | CREDIT SUISSE (AG), CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS AGENT signed 2019-12-03 | SCANTRON CORPORATION EAGAN, MN | 51186/195 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-03 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2019-12-03 | SCANTRON CORPORATION EAGAN, MN | 51281/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-12-03 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security - - patents | SCANTRON CORPORATION signed 2019-12-03 | CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 51280/73 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-03 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2019-12-03 | SCANTRON CORPORATION EAGAN, MN | 51171/726 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-12-03 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest | CITIBANK, N.A. signed 2019-12-03 | SCANTRON CORPORATION EAGAN, MN | 51171/697 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-09-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CHECKS IN THE MAIL, INC. signed 2017-08-31 CLTD ACQUISITION CO., LLC signed 2017-08-31 CSB ACQUISITION CO., LLC signed 2017-08-31 DEALS.COM, LLC signed 2017-08-31 GIFTCARDZEN INC. signed 2017-08-31 HARLAND CLARKE CORP. signed 2017-08-31 MAILCOUPS, INC. signed 2017-08-31 NCH MARKETING SERVICES, INC. signed 2017-08-31 NCP SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2017-08-31 RETAILMENOT, INC. signed 2017-08-31 RNOT, LLC signed 2017-08-31 SCANTRON CORPORATION signed 2017-08-31 SMALLPONDS, LLC signed 2017-08-31 SPECTRAWIDE ACQUISITION CO., LLC signed 2017-08-31 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. signed 2017-08-31 VALASSIS DIGITAL, INC. signed 2017-08-31 VALASSIS DIRECT MAIL, INC. signed 2017-08-31 VALASSIS IN-STORE SOLUTIONS, CIN. signed 2017-08-31 YSL VENTURES, INC. signed 2017-08-31 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 43791/85 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | SCANTRON CORPORATION signed 2013-02-20 | CITIBANK, N.A. NEW YORK, NY | 29919/552 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-09-07 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | SCANTRON CORPORATION signed 2012-07-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 28923/68 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-05-09 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCANTRON CORPORATION signed 2012-05-09 | CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH NEW YORK, NY | 28185/173 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2008-04-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EMMERICH, CRAIG signed 2008-04-23 MOULTON, PHILIP R. signed 2008-04-23 NIELSEN, ROBBIE A. signed 2008-04-23 RADTKE, TODD N. signed 2008-04-23 WATSON, HUGH EUGENE signed 2008-04-23 | SCANTRON CORPORATION IRVINE, CA | 20849/220 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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