Maintaining a secure computing device in a test taking environment

US9141513B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kryterion, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David Foster · Pleasant Grove, US
• Russ Bonsall · Chandler, US
• Jeff Caddel · Phoenix, US
• William Dormann · Phoenix, US
• Laura Perryman · Scottsdale, US
• John Peeke-Vout · Phoenix, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 1, 2009
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B7/04
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The presently disclosed invention provides for the security of a computing device in the context of a test taking environment. By securing a computing device, an individual (or group of individuals) may more effectively proctor a large examination without worrying about a test taker illicitly accessing information on their computer or via a remote source of data. Securing a computing device includes locking out or preventing access to any application not deemed necessary or appropriate by the test administrator.