Royalty Report: Internet, Software, Tool – Collection: 6784

The company’s focus is to create more comprehensive access to Internet, print, broadcast and other media to all people regardless of their network connection, device, location, or any disabilities an individual may have.  Licensor solves Internet accessibility problems with a powerful content management system and a unique media player that utilizes streaming audio navigation. The features of Licensor technology include text-to-speech conversations, as well as intelligent audio or visual display outputs. The end-to-end combination of functionality and features are unique drivers of Licensor’s patented software.

The Licensor has developed patented, Internet content publication and distribution software that enables conversion of any media into accessible formats and allows for real time distribution to end users on any Internet connected device. The company’s focus is to create more comprehensive access to Internet, print, broadcast and other media to all people regardless of their network connection, device, location, or any disabilities an individual may have.

The Family of patents include but are not limited to (1) United States Patent Number 7,653,544 and all continuations and continuations in-part, (2) Patent Number 7966184 and all continuations and continuations in part, and (3) Patent Number 7653544 and all continuations and continuations in-part.

The Knowledge Generator™ product was developed with various software user-interface enablers to promote the utilization of several of the user’s senses during the learning process; to see (visualize), listen, compose, speak, reply, interact and react to information by keyboard touch, sound and voice. The Knowledge Generator™ system addresses many learning needs of students from preschool to college, from one phonetic sound to complete pronunciation of phrases, from learning one word to understanding and writing complete sentences, from listening to speaking and comprehension and so on. Users can simply import, in various formats (i.e. word document, RTF, html, etc.), textual content they want to learn and the Knowledge Generator™ software application tools will automatically create interactive subject based learning or skills training lessons, tests and subsequently, scores.

Its patent pending e-learning engine takes a third party’s dormant textual content and automatically creates exercises, tests and scores to enable learners to acquire knowledge faster than passive learning methods.

The Licensor's current product lines to be marketed are known as the Syntality Knowledge Generator, and Complete English Real Time Intelligent Self Learning Systems.  The Syntality Knowledge Generator has been designed and developed as a complete educational integrated system that addresses individual general needs to special needs and can turn any textual information into knowledge quickly. With more than 200 individual enabling learning tools the system covers most learning needs from Preschool to College; from one Phonetic sound to complete pronunciation phrases; from learning one word to complete sentences, from writing, listening to speaking and comprehension and so on.

Master Copy shall mean the master copy of a Program, including without limitation all source code, object code and executable code embodied in the Program and any additional software necessary to replicate or reproduce such Program in CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, USB (flash drive) form or other mutually agreed upon hardware delivery mechanism with security encryption (e.g. dongle, etc.) and/or in such format to be able to host the Program on a server-based digital distribution localized or web-based (internet) network described in a SOW.

Program Name. Knowledge Generator / Examatar – China ESL

Features and Functionality

Knowledge Generator & Examatar Product

1)
Text Calculations or Estimations;

2)
Keywords and List of Words;

3)
Vocabulary Builder;

4)
Word Exercises;

5)
Personal Dictionary;

6)
Visual Reading;

7)
Spelling Exercises;

8)
Pronunciation;

9)
Grammar;

10)
Reading and Comprehension;

11)
Vocabulary Drills Exercises; and

12)
Writing

Trademark/Tradename/Product name as they are to appear in program documentation. Mount Knowledge, the Mount Knowledge logo, Syntality and Knowledge Generator are trademarks of Licensor, Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions.

The patents relate to enabling technology for identifying media content on the Internet, such as audio and video, and taking further action to be performed based on such identification, including among others, the insertion of advertising and the facilitation of the purchase of goods and services.

The patents (U.S. Patent No. 7,058,223, No. 8,010,988, No. 8,020,187 and No. 8,205,237) are based on a patent application filed in 2000 and have patent terms extending into 2023.

The Patents
Patent No.
Title
Issue Date

US Patent #7,058,223
Identifying works for initiating a work-based action, such as an action on the internet
June 6, 2006

US Patent #8,010,988
Using features extracted from an audio and/or video work to obtain information about the work
August 30, 2011

US Patent #8,020,187
Identifying works, using a sub linear time search or a non-exhaustive search, for initiating a work-based action, such as an action on the internet         September 13, 2011

US Patent #8,205,237
Identifying works, using a sub-linear time search, such as an approximate nearest neighbor search, for initiating a work-based action, such as an action on the internet
June

Patent App. No.
Title
Publication No. & Date

US Pat. App. No. 13/338,079
Method for using extracted features from an electronic work
N/A

Provisional App. No.
Title
Filing Date

US Provisional App. No.  60/232,618
Identifying and linking television audio, print and other media to the internet
September 14, 2000