Patents
US 8954456 B1: Translation and transcription content conversion
- Granted
- 2015-02-10
- Filed
- 2014-03-26 application 14225858
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method for accepting content in a first form, identifying the type of the content, specifying at least a second form, converting the content form from the first to the second form, and continuing conversion for any forms subsequent to the second form. Variant Production Functions create specification-based variant files and supplemental metadata using data from existing resources. A Variant Production Function provides functionality for parsing an existing resource's data, and generating a complete or partial alternate translated form of that resource. The Variant Production Function includes at least the input of the content of the primary target resource file used as the basis for the new variant. Variant Production Functions may be in Auto Generation Configuration Objects, or used as components within a Translation and Transcription Service.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150210.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured Progress, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Dover, NH | Measured Progress Inc Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Pierce | Portland, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Hoffmann | Newton, MA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael K. Russell | Wellesley, MA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/258 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-12 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | COGNIA, INC. signed 2020-05-04 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 52641/441 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-04-15 | Name change Change of name | ADVANCE EDUCATION, INC. signed 2019-06-28 | COGNIA, INC. ALPHARETTA, GA | 52407/541 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-02-27 | Merger Merger | MEASURED PROGRESS, INC. signed 2018-12-12 | ADVANCE EDUCATION, INC. ALPHARETTA, GA | 48457/888 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-26 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the state of incorporation (assignee should be a delaware entity) previously recorded on reel 032530 frame 0308. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | RUSSELL, MICHAEL K signed 2014-03-12 HOFFMANN, THOMAS signed 2014-03-14 PIERCE, ZACHARY signed 2014-03-17 | MEASURED PROGRESS, INC. DOVER, NH | 38822/335 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RUSSELL, MICHAEL K. signed 2014-03-12 HOFFMANN, THOMAS signed 2014-03-17 PIERCE, ZACHARY signed 2014-03-17 | MEASURED PROGRESS, INC. DOVER, NH | 32530/308 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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