Patents
US 9847039 B2: Computer-implemented method of administering and scoring integrated reasoning question formats
- Granted
- 2017-12-19
- Filed
- 2014-02-18 application 14182907
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Automated methods and systems are provided for presenting and scoring items which are presented in different question formats that include graphics interpretation, two-part analysis, table analysis, and multi-source reasoning. There are a plurality of response opportunities for each item, and each response opportunity is independent of each other. In operation, an item is presented in the respective question format on a processor-controlled user interface display screen. A response engine receives the response for each response opportunity. A scoring engine in communication with the response engine receives the plurality of responses and scores the plurality of responses by determining whether the response selected for each response opportunity is correct, and assigning credit for the item only if each of the responses for each of the response opportunities is correct, and assigning no credit for the item if at least one of the responses for each of the response opportunities is incorrect.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL 2 patents | US company or organization | Reston, VA | GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanmin Guo | Gaithersburg, MD | 1 | Person page FUZZY high confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Gloria Drapac | Iowa City, IA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Theresa Biancheri | Iowa City, IA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nancy Petersen | Iowa City, IA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jie Li | Iowa City, IA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ann (Chunxin) Wang | Iowa City, IA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B7/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ACT, INC. signed 2014-02-13 | GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL RESTON, VA | 32258/690 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BIANCHERI, THERESA signed 2014-02-11 DRAPAC, GLORIA signed 2014-02-11 PETERSEN, NANCY signed 2014-02-11 WANG, ANN (CHUNXIN) signed 2014-02-11 LI, JIE signed 2014-02-12 | ACT, INC. IOWA CITY, IA | 32258/585 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GUO, FANMIN signed 2014-02-03 | GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL RESTON, VA | 32258/221 | 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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