Patent ID: 7257557
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G09B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for securing the administration of testing in a distributed data processing network, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of: (a) combining test content and multimedia support material into a single encrypted test file; (b) exporting the encrypted test file to at least one remote test location server; (c) importing and decrypting the encrypted test file at the test location server, wherein decryption of the test file is performed automatically by importation software with a built in password, wherein test administrators at the testing location have no knowledge of the password, wherein the test location imports the encrypted test file only if its Internet Protocol address and server name match a list of authorized test locations; (d) loading a secure browser onto at least one client workstation at the test location, wherein said secure browser points only to the test location server and cannot be changed to point to any other server, and wherein said secure browser prevents test participants from copying, printing, or altering the test; (e) using said secure browser to administer the test on said client workstation, wherein the test may include verbal responses by test participants; (f) recording biometric data about each test participant during testing; (g) combining completed test results, including verbal responses and biometric data, into a single encrypted results file; and (h) exporting the encrypted results file to a remote evaluation location for grading.