Anthony D Hendricks

US Patent:

20140287383, Sep 25, 2014

Filed:

Mar 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/221908

Inventors:

- Annapolis MD, US
Brendan Watters - Silver Spring MD, US
Anthony Hendricks - Pensacola FL, US
Brian Reider - Pasadena MD, US
Rob Odom - Severna Park MD, US
Robert Ledesma - College Park MD, US

Assignee:

TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

G09B 19/00

US Classification:

434118

Abstract:

A scoring server for assessing technical skills in a practical environment. A client application acts as a middle man between a terminal and an operating system to capture and forward all input from and output to students to the scoring server. The scoring server compares recorded student activity against a list of tasks deemed capable of accomplishing course objectives assigned to students. As objectives are met by a student, the students' grade is updated in real-time. Each student passes or fails an exam based on tasks performed and skills employed. The client application exists for two operating system types: windows and LINUX. A LINUX client employs a pseudoterminal to permit access to terminal input/output and communication through stdin, stdout, and stderr channels. A windows client (WC) comprises a WC command line activity logger and a WC monitor process to intercept all communication through stdin, stdout, and stderr communication channels.