It seems cool that my name is on a few patents. As far as I know, these patents have never been used for anything. The history was that my former employer, SRI International, pursued and was awarded these patents based on research conducted in our Center for Technology in Learning on the topic of computer-supported collaborative learning, especially with mobile devices. As is typical, the patents are assigned to SRI; I don’t “own” any rights in them.
- 6628918 System, method and computer program product for instant group learning feedback via image-based marking and aggregation. 2003, Roschelle, Vahey, De Frondeville.
- 6885844 System, method and computer program product for rapidly posing relevant questions to a group leader in an educational environment using networked thin client devices. 2005, Roschelle & Digiano.
- 7720946 System, method and computer program product for enhancing awareness of fellow students' state of comprehension in an educational environment using networked thin client devices. 2010, Digiano, Roschelle & Vahey.
- 8092227 Method and apparatus for group learning via sequential explanation templates. 2012, Roschelle & Penuel.
- 8127039 Method and system for enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment. 2012, Patton, Roschelle, Pea & Vahey.
- 8230351 Method and apparatus for collaborative work GroupScribbles. 2012, Patton, Digiano, Davis, Brecht, Harris, Schank, Roschelle.
- 8656044 Invitation for transferring objects in a communications network. 2006, Roschelle, Brecht, Fry, Moore, Karachiwala.
- 9246586 Method and system for enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment. 2016, Patton, Roschelle, Pea, Vahey.
- 9361807 Method and apparatus for providing collaborative learning. 2016, Roschelle, Zaner, Patton.
- 10403163 Method and system for providing collaborative learning. 2019, Roschelle, Zaner, Patton.