Andrew V Lukas, 805362 Saint Vrain Rd, Longmont, CO 80503

6427063, Jul 30, 2002

Nov 22, 1999

09/424353

Donald A. Cook - Jamaica Plain MA
George Lukas - Brighton MA
Andrew V. Lukas - Boulder CO
David J. Padwa - Santa Fe NM

Finali Corporation - Westminster CO

G09B 300

434350, 434118, 434336, 434322, 706927

This invention relates to a system and method for interactive, adaptive, and individualized computer assisted instruction. This invention includes an agent ( ) for each student ( ) which adapts to its student, and provides individualized guidance to the student and controls to the augmented computer assisted instructional materials. The instructional materials of this invention are augmented to communicate the students performance and the materials pedagogical characteristics to the agent, and to receive control from the agent. In a preferred embodiment, the agent maintains data reflecting the students pedagogic or cognitive characteristics in a protected and portable media in the personal control of the student. Preferably, the content of the communication between the agent and the materials conforms to specified interface standards, so that the agent acts independently of the content of the particular materials. Also preferably, the agent can project using various I/O modalities integrated engaging, lifelike display personna(e).

6606479, Aug 12, 2003

Feb 14, 2002

10/075889

Donald A. Cook - Jamaica Plain MA
George Lukas - Brighton MA
Andrew V. Lukas - Boulder CO
David J. Padwa - Santa Fe NM

Finali Corporation - Westminster CO

G09B 300

434350, 434118, 434322, 434362, 434336, 706927

This invention relates to a system and method for interactive, adaptive, and individualized computer assisted instruction. This invention includes an agent ( ) for each student ( ) which adapts to its student, and provides individualized guidance to the student and controls to the augmented computer assisted instructional materials. The instructional materials of this invention are augmented to communicate the students performance and the materials pedagogical characteristics to the agent, and to receive control from the agent. In a preferred embodiment, the agent maintains data reflecting the students pedagogic or cognitive characteristics in a protected and portable media in the personal control of the student. Preferably, the content of the communication between the agent and the materials conforms to specified interface standards, so that the agent acts independently of the content of the particular materials. Also preferably, the agent can project using various I/O modalities integrated engaging, lifelike display personna(e).

7505921, Mar 17, 2009

Mar 3, 2000

09/518916

Andrew V. Lukas - Boulder CO, US
George Lukas - Brighton MA, US
David L. Klencke - Boulder CO, US
Clifford Nass - Stanford CA, US

Finali Corporation - Westminster CO

G06Q 30/00

705 26, 705 37

A method of optimizing a product includes the step of accessing an event record having a summary of a sequence of events that transpired during a preliminary product selection process. The summary includes an identification of the user and a preliminary designation of the product. A user profile associated with the user includes at least one characteristic corresponding to the user. Based on characteristics in the user profile, a formatted display is generated. User response to formatted displays is used to update characteristics in the user profile. An iterative process, in which the updated user profile is used as a basis for generating subsequent formatted displays to which a user responds, repeats until the user indicates that the product is optimized.

5727950, Mar 17, 1998

May 22, 1996

8/651422

Donald A. Cook - late of Jamaica Plain MA
George Lukas - Brighton MA
Andrew V. Lukas - Boulder CO
David J. Padwa - Santa Fe NM

Netsage Corporation - Golden CO

G09B 500

434350

This invention relates to a system and method for interactive, adaptive, and individualized computer-assisted instruction. This invention includes an agent for each student which adapts to its student and provides individualized guidance to the student and controls to the augmented computer-assisted instructional materials. The instructional materials of this invention are augmented to communicate the student's performance and the material's pedagogical characteristics to the agent and to receive control from the agent. Preferably, the content of the communication between the agent and the materials conforms to specified interface standards so that the agent acts independently of the content of the particular materials. Also preferably, the agent can project using various I/O modalities integrated, engaging, life-like display persona(e) appropriate to the preferences of its student and appear as a virtual tutor to the student. Finally, preferably this invention is implemented on computers interconnected by a network so that instruction can be delivered to geographically distributed students from geographically distributed servers.

6201948, Mar 13, 2001

Mar 16, 1998

9/042528

Donald A. Cook - late of Jamaica Plain MA
George Lukas - Brighton MA
Andrew V. Lukas - Boulder CO
David J. Padwa - Santa Fe NM

Netsage Corporation - Golden CO

G09B 500

434350

This invention relates to a system and method for interactive, adaptive, and individualized computer-assisted instruction. This invention includes an agent for each student which adapts to its student and provides individualized guidance to the student and controls to the augmented computer-assisted instructional materials. The instructional materials of this invention are augmented to communicate the student's performance and the material's pedagogical characteristics to the agent and to receive control from the agent. Preferably, the content of the communication between the agent and the materials conforms to specified interface standards so that the agent acts independently of the content of the particular materials. Also preferably, the agent can project using various I/O modalities integrated, engaging, life-like display persona(e) appropriate to the preferences of its student and appear as a virtual tutor to the student. Finally, preferably this invention is implemented on computers interconnected by a network so that instruction can be delivered to geographically distributed students from geographically distributed servers.