Peter D Brittingham

US Patent:

7092987, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Feb 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/781248

Inventors:

Peter Brittingham - Titusville NJ, US
Douglas Forer - Trenton NJ, US
Kevin Bentley - Lambertville NJ, US

Assignee:

Educational Testing Service - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445
H04M 11/00

US Classification:

709203, 709201, 709227, 709229, 717171, 717177, 717178

Abstract:

A remote client computer performance/compatibility querying and certification system allows a server to remotely gather performance/capability information from a client computer, such as its processor class or family, display resolution capability, installed software components, peripheral devices, or the type and version of its operating system, and determine whether it is capable of accessing and utilizing an on-line service via a communication network. The performance/capability information is gathered using a querying program downloaded from the server and running on the client computer. The querying program queries the system/component registry of the client computer's operating system using, e. g. , one or more application program interface function calls. The gathered performance/capability information is used to, e. g.

US Patent:

8202097, Jun 19, 2012

Filed:

Sep 1, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/654949

Inventors:

Peter Brittingham - Titusville NJ, US
Mary E. Morley - Princeton Junction NJ, US
James H. Fife - Collegeville PA, US
Robert L. Rarich - Titusville NJ, US
Irvin R. Katz - Hopewell NJ, US
Randy E. Bennett - Newton PA, US
Mark G. Zelman - Princeton NJ, US
Mark Kevin Singley - Skillman NJ, US
Krishna Jha - Media PA, US

Assignee:

Educational Testing Service - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434322, 434323

Abstract:

A computerized method and system for creating test items by generating variants from a test item model, comprising the steps of creating a new test item model by identifying elements of an initial test item or test item model to be variabilized, variabilizing the elements thereby creating test item variables, indicating values the variables can assume, defining the variables, and generating test item variants utilizing a simultaneous constraint solver. The initial test item can be a pre-existing test item or test item model, a newly created test item or even a conceptual template in the mind of the test item creator. The generated test item variants are displayed to the test item creator. The test item creator can store and forward acceptable test item variants for later use as test items. Test item models can be stored for later use in generating new test item variants.

US Patent:

6056556, May 2, 2000

Filed:

Mar 5, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/811890

Inventors:

Henry I. Braun - Lawrenceville NJ
Peter D. Brittingham - Titusville NJ
Isaac I. Bejar - Trenton NJ
Clark L Chalifour - Lawrenceville NJ
Richard N. Devore - Stockton NJ
Anne S. Hone - Pennington NJ
Dennis C. Quardt - Parsippany NJ
Robert L. Rarich - Titusville NJ
Keith S. Reid-Green - Pennington NJ
Harriet P. Trenholm - Monmouth Junction NJ
Daniel I. Zuckerman - Princeton NJ

Assignee:

Educational Testing Service - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G09B 700

US Classification:

434323

Abstract:

The present invention relates to computer-based technology in assessment particularly for the licensing and certification of professionals such as architects and engineers. For assessment of architects, the system includes tools and methods for item creation, computer programs for computerized item presentation, and programs for automatically scoring test responses by computer.