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| 20080213741 | DISTRIBUTED LEARNING PLATFORM SYSTEM - A system for distributing educational information includes compiling educational information from educational sources. The user connects to a management system through a network connection. A user account may be authenticated with a user identification. The management system then transmits a plurality of educational material that may be used and operated on the user's computer when the user is offline. Later, the management system performs a sync operation when the user is able to reconnect to the system. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080241812 | LEARNING SYSTEM - An integrated learning system that provides teachers and students with an efficient teaching and learning environment. The system may include a graphical user interface that enables lesson content and instruction content to be displayed in different regions. The lesson content may be derived from an online source and instruction content may be provided by a learning system provider. The integrated learning system may enable teachers to sort and select pre-defined lessons and to assign the lessons for students to complete. The student may access the assigned lesson via the learning system and submit a completed assignment to the teacher via the learning system for grading and comment. The learning system provides the teacher with the ability to monitor student assignment progress and tabulate grades for students. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080248455 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A MULTISCREEN DISPLAY FOR DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remotely controlling multiple displays for delivery of instructional information from multiple inputs. A setup module is included to store a plurality of display instructions where each display instruction is configured to display at least one image of one or more input devices on each of at least three display devices and each display device capable of displaying a separate image to students in a classroom. A linking module is included to link one or more display instructions with a preset. The preset is located on a remote control device with a plurality of presets. A display module is included to display the images from the input devices on the display devices associated with a display instruction in response to a user selecting the preset linked to the one or more display instructions. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080254438 | Administrator guide to student activity for use in a computerized learning environment - A computerized learning method is provided. The method may include, at a learning service program, receiving learning data from each of a plurality of learning application programs for each of a plurality of students. The method may further include receiving a request from an administrator client device for learning data to display in an administrator graphical user interface. The request may be received via an application programming interface or online service. The method may further include communicating to the requesting administrator client device selected learning data for display in the administrator graphical user interface. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080268418 | VIRTUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTRUCTION - A computer-implemented method provides an educational environment in a virtual reality setting. Individuals navigate a virtual reality campus by using an avatar to interact with other users and to engage in learning experiences in the virtual setting. Individuals complete projects in virtual reality by accessing educational materials in electronic format and communicating with one another via text-based chats and real time audio. The virtual reality campus emulates a physical campus by providing meeting spaces and work areas where students spontaneously share information and complete pre-planned tasks. An electronic database tracks biographical and educational information about each user, that user's progress in achieving study goals, and the deliverables that the student produces to fulfill requirements of virtual instruction. The database also links to other systems, such as a registration database, so that the student's entire learning experience on both a physical campus and in virtual reality can be conveniently accessed electronically. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080286743 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING E-LEARNING TO HAND HELD DEVICES - The disclosure relates generally to a system and method for providing e-learning to remotely located candidates. More particularly, is described a system and method for enabling a remotely located candidate to effectively complete an e-learning application using a handheld device. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090004639 | INTERACTIVE TEACHING AID - A teaching aid is provided. The teaching aid can include a first portion. The first portion can include at least one shape, at least one fine motor skill activity and at least one alphabet. The teaching aid can also include a second portion. The second portion can include a numeric scale, at least one self esteem activity, at least one safety activity and at least one large motor skill activity. The first portion can be coupled to the second portion to form an aid to teach early childhood development skills for preschool. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090011398 | Method of imitating a natural geyser and a device for carrying out the method - A method and a device for imitating an artificial geyser that are simple and inexpensive in realization. The artificial geyser device comprises a sealed container located preferably underground in a shallow recess and filled with water. The container is provided with a heater for heating water to the level of boiling and with a common discharge pipe, one end of which is located in the container and can be adjusted with regard to the level of water while the opposite end extends to the atmosphere in the form of an eruption pipe with a supersonic nozzle on the output end. The common discharge pipe passes over the open ends of the U-shaped pipe arrangement. The device has a group of valves that selectively may change the direction of the eruption flow for passing to the atmosphere only through the common discharge pipe, only through the U-shaped arrangement, or through both simultaneously. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090023126 | Educational Apparatus Utilized in Teaching Children the Dangers of Drugs and Violence - The invention is an transparent apparatus shaped like a human doll, with an opening at its top and an open-end box as its base. The doll can be personalized with a photograph of the child playing with the doll. Several transparent slides to be inserted into or removed from the doll from its top are included, one with a stylized graph of a healthy person's internal organs; the rest, stylized graphs of partially damaged internal organs depicted as black areas as a result of drug use. The integration or disintegration of the image of the black areas of the slides depicts increasing or decreasing damage by drug use. Two non-transparent slides are included, one showing a slogan, the other healthy human organs not damaged by drug abuse. Slides and educational material containing visual illustrations of the death and destruction due to use of weaponry are also included. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090029337 | Compact personal presentation coach - Method and apparatus are disclosed for a coach to be used in creating an optimal personal presentation. A unique, iconic symbol is displayed on the outside of a compact information display structure to specify a particular type of individual with distinguishing characteristics who is to use the personal presentation coach. The coach targets a specific component of personal presentation, such as clothing, make-up or business etiquette, and optionally, specific situations in which the coach will be used. The coach displays information in small conveniently accessible blocks or frames, each block easily assimilated by a user. Several embodiments for the physical structure of the coach are disclosed, including flat or multi-folded sheets, a fan, a flip book, a slider, a multi-layered wheel and digitally-created displays in a compact digital display device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090098525 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEMONSTRATING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AND BENEFITS OF PRODUCTS - Disclosed are methods and systems of demonstrating advantages and benefits of premium animal care products, the methods comprising the steps of: presenting a first demonstration aid wherein the first demonstration aid demonstrates a first feature or characteristic; presenting a second demonstration aid wherein the second demonstration aid demonstrates a second feature or characteristic; describing to an audience the first feature or characteristic; describing to an audience the second feature or characteristic; and comparing the first and second features or characteristics to demonstrate the advantages and benefits of the animal care product. The methods and systems can include methods and systems of demonstrating reduced hair ingestion and hairball related effects; methods and systems of demonstrating improvements in skin and coat; and methods and systems of demonstrating better absorption and/or retention of food and nutrients, and production of less waste. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090098526 | Systems & Methods for Improving Academia - Systems & Methods for Improving Academia is a Universal Open University, an on-line forum, exchange and market enabling all academic players to present their services and all learners to learn and receive qualifications. It is Universal, covering all students, all teachers, all players, all topics, all levels, all methods, all else. It is Open, to all learners, teachers and other players, no prerequisites, no traditional walls, no barriers. It is a University, facilitating all academic activities, aiming for excellence with a range of qualifications. Academic Players (AP) that can benefit from UOU include, Students, Parents, Professors, Tutors, Testing Services, Universities, Employers, Career Consultants, Rating Agencies, Associations, Unions, Governments, etc. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090111086 | KIT FOR FACILE DEPOSITION AND EVALUATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - An emulsion includes a substantially continuous liquid medium, and a plurality of droplet structures dispersed within the substantially continuous liquid medium. Each droplet structure of the plurality of droplet structures includes an outer droplet of a first liquid having an outer surface; an inner droplet of a second liquid having an inner surface contained within the outer surface of the outer droplet of the first liquid, the second liquid being immiscible in the first liquid, wherein the inner and outer droplets have a boundary surface region therebetween; an outer layer of block copolymers disposed on the outer surface of the outer droplet; and an inner layer of block copolymers disposed on the inner surface of the inner droplet. The block copolymers include a hydrophilic polymer block and a hydrophobic polymer block that act in combination to stabilize the droplet structure, and the first liquid is immiscible in the substantially continuous liquid medium. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090136911 | Interactive Guide Toy Vehicle Apparatus - A guide toy vehicle is used for obtaining related knowledge of exhibit in a pleasant and interactive way. Guidance materials are transferred between different guidance systems through a wireless network. Thus, a user can have a wide, easy and effective learning. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090215021 | Robotic game system for educational competitions - Robotic game system for education of the electrical, mechanical, design and strategic arts containing elements for robotic remote control and autonomous action in inter-team competitions with illustrative examples of said education materials and components. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090298040 | Review Notebook and Learning Method - A review notebook and a learning method using the same, the review notebook including a plurality of note pages arranged in repeating groupings of a predetermined number of note pages as well as a plurality of review pages occurring in bundles of at least one review page, the bundles of review pages being located between each of the groupings of note pages, and the learning method including the steps of recording information pertaining to a particular subject matter on the note pages of the review notebook and selectively transcribing the recorded information onto the review pages of the review notebook in order to summarize the recorded information. The regular occurrence of review pages amongst the note pages of the review notebook bringing about an intuitive systematic process for assimilating information whereby the number of note pages contained in each of the repeating groupings of note pages establishes the frequency of review while the number of review pages contained in each bundle of review pages establishes the extent to which the information being selectively transcribed from a grouping of note pages to a bundle of review pages needs to be summarized. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090305219 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONTENT TO AN EXHIBIT-AREA GUEST - An apparatus, and an associated method, for providing personalized content to a guest at an exhibit area. Content is collected and stored that is associated with exhibits of the exhibit area. The exhibit content is formed of content portions that are tagged with identifiers. The identifiers correspond with categories of guest, demographic information. When a guest enters the exhibit area, demographic information associated with the guest is used to create personalized content that is played out to the guest by way of a guest device carried by the guest when the guest is detected by an exhibit node detector to be in vicinity of an exhibit. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090305220 | Gas Monitor Training System - A gas monitor training system for efficiently providing interactive and simulated training for individuals who are to utilize a portable gas monitor. The gas monitor training system generally includes an instructor computer, a database connected to the instructor computer, wherein the database includes information to be edited by the instructor computer and at least one training device, wherein the at least one training device receives the information of the database and wherein the training device transmits the information to a student. The information is comprised of messages commonly displayed upon a gas detection monitor and is also generally communicated between the training device and the portable computer via the network. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090311660 | DEMONSTRATIVE METHODS FOR PAPER TOWEL PRODUCTS - Demonstrative methods for sanitary tissue products, for example paper towel products, and more particularly, methods for demonstrating wet pilling differences between two or more paper towel products and paper towel product packages and marketing articles that evidence wet pilling differences between paper towel products are provided. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090325142 | INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A computerized educational presentation system is provided. The system may include a presentation application program. The presentation application program may include a presentation module that is operable in an author mode to create an educational presentation having a plurality of educational resources. The educational resources may include at least a poll. Further, the presentation module may be operable in a presentation mode to make the educational presentation accessible for viewing at a plurality of student computing devices. The presentation application program further may include an interaction module. During the author mode, the interaction module may update one or more educational resources of the educational presentation in response to receiving user edits via an author tool. During the presentation mode, the interaction module may receive student feedback at a teacher computing device in response to presentation of the poll at the plurality of student computing devices. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100003661 | System for displaying an integrated on-screen product tour on a display - A display system for displaying images for an information handling system is disclosed. The display system comprises a housing having a power input and a video signal-receiving connector. A screen is configured to display images based upon a video signal received at the video signal-receiving connector. A processor is configured to cause images to be displayed on the screen. A persistent memory is accessible by the processor. The memory includes a program of instructions for execution by the processor that is configured to cause the screen to display a product tour. The display system includes an initiator configured to initiate the execution of the program of instructions by the processor to display images on the screen, and the initiator may be configured to initiate execution of the program when power is present at the power input and when no signal is detected as being received at the signal receiving connector. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100055660 | APPARATUS FOR IN-SITU SIMULATION OF A DECORATIVE SURFACE - A temporary, disposable, decorative surface simulation sheet is disclosed. The sheet is physically dissimilar to a decorative surface material, but visually resembles the surface material due, for example, to printing an image on the sheet. The sheet is large enough to cover a substantial portion of a surface to be decorated, for example covering more than two square feet, so as to fill a significant portion of an observer's field of view. Sheets can be foldable, flexible, water resistant, biodegradable, have an adhesive backing, include perforations, and/or be sufficiently durable to remain in place for several days or weeks. Sheets can be configured as rolls for easy transportation and storage, and/or for dispensing desired amounts as needed. A plurality of sheets corresponding to a plurality of similar surface materials can be provided as a set. The sheets can be used to facilitate the selection of decorative materials for construction and remodeling, and also in theater and movie sets. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100124738 | USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVE TEACHING, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A user interface for interactive teaching is disclosed herein. The user interface for interactive teaching includes a tool section, a display section and a control section. The tool section is used to store several objects. The display section is used to display the objects, which are dragged by a mouse from the tool section. The control section includes a saving unit, a theme selecting unit and a loading unit. The theme selecting unit is used to facilitate the choosing of a theme, and the theme is operated in cooperation or conjunction with the objects to be a complete teaching project. The saving unit is used to save the teaching project, and the loading unit is able to load the teaching project. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100151434 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR TEACHING SIMPLE MECHANICS - Apparatus for teaching mechanics including: support means having a plurality of mounting locations in spaced relationship from each other mounting location, a plurality of mechanical elements each mountable to any one of said mounting locations of said support means for rotation about a rotation axis, wherein: the spacing of the mounting locations is such that a pair of mechanical elements mounted one to each of any adjacent pair of mounting locations are in mechanical association with one another for contra-rotation with respect to one another; and further such that when the number of mechanical elements mounted to successive adjacent mounting locations in a closed loop of mechanical elements is not divisible by two, rotation of the mechanical elements is not possible by virtue of the respective mechanical association with one another. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100159434 | Mixed Simulator and Uses Thereof - The subject invention provides mixed simulator systems that combine the advantages of both physical objects/simulations and virtual representations. In-context integration of virtual representations with physical simulations or objects can facilitate education and training. Two modes of mixed simulation are provided. In the first mode, a virtual representation is combined with a physical simulation or object by using a tracked display capable of displaying an appropriate dynamic virtual representation as a user moves around the physical simulation or object. In the second mode, a virtual representation is combined with a physical simulation or object by projecting the virtual representation directly onto the physical object or simulation. In further embodiments, user action and interaction can be tracked and incorporated within the mixed simulator system to provide a mixed reality after-action review. The subject mixed simulators can be used in many applications including, but not limited to healthcare, education, military, vocational schools, and industry. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100178646 | DEMONSTRATIVE METHODS FOR TOILET TISSUE PRODUCTS - Demonstrative methods for sanitary tissue products, for example toilet tissue products, and more particularly, methods for demonstrating absorbency-based consumption differences between two or more toilet tissue products, and toilet tissue product packages and marketing articles that evidence absorbency-based consumption differences between toilet tissue products are provided. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100203494 | INFLATABLE EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE - An inflatable device designed to provide safety information to a plurality of people. The inflatable device includes at least one meeting venue and at least one at least one physical activity feature. The meeting includes an inflatable structure. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100240019 | INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS AND METHODS - An instructional aid includes viewable alphanumeric text embodying content to be conveyed to a student, and identifiers dispersed within the instructional aid adjacent to at least selected items of said viewable alphanumeric text, with different identifiers corresponding to specific educational standards of at least one region. The content of the instructional aid may consist primarily of fiction, and/or encompass multiple academic disciplines, including at least two of (i) science, (ii) mathematics, (iii) social studies, and (iv) English, language arts, reading, and/or writing. A viewable index correlating the identifiers to educational standards of the at least one region may be provided. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100304350 | FOLDABLE SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CAMERA OF HANDWRITING DEVICE AND HANDWRITING DEVICE HAVING SAME - A handwriting device includes a supporting device using two supporting arms with one end slidablely engaged in two respective sliding channel defined in a supporting base and the other end rotatably connected with each other for adjusting the height of a camera module supported by the supporting arms. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110033835 | TRAINING DEVICE - A training device capable of converting kinetic energy of an agent into electric energy while applying to the agent a resistance force of a variation behavior appropriate to a motion behavior of the agent. According to the training device, a strength and a direction of a resistance force applied to the agent can be varied via a regenerative braking on a motor according to at least one of a variation behavior of a relative posture between an upper body and a leg of the agent and a temporal variation behavior of the relative posture therebetween. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110053135 | GAMING TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a an interactive multimedia-based gaming technology training and skill development system. The system can be accessed at almost any time and from almost anywhere a computing device may be located. Furthermore, the system can operate to present its materials in a user-paced and on-demand fashion. The gaming technology training and skill development system of the present invention allows for the system operator to bundle courses of specific interest together to form certification tracks. Additionally, the system allows the operator to assign certification exams to the certification tracks, the certification exams may feature exercises which mimic or faithfully replicate the practical exercises which they endeavor to test. Since the system maintains records for the users, the system operator can run reports that track user's activity and monitor progress real-time. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053136 | TURNTABLE FOR SUPPORT OF LOADED SURFACES - A turntable for vertical support of substantially horizontal loaded surfaces, which has an upper and a lower half, between that it includes a vertical rotatable guiding element. A braking element ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110065082 | Device,system, and method of educational content generation - Device, system, and method of educational content generation. For example, a method of generating digital educational content comprises: (a) creating a digital learning object by: receiving user selection of a template from a repository of templates of digital learning objects, the template representing a composition of one or more digital educational content elements within a screen; receiving user selection of a layout from a repository of layouts of digital learning objects, the layout representing an on-screen arrangement of said one or more educational content elements within said screen; receiving user input of data for said template; receiving user input of parameters for said template; inserting the user input of data into said template; inserting the user input of parameters into said template; receiving user input of meta-data for said template; (b) applying said layout to said template containing therein (i) said user input of data and (ii) said user input of parameters and (iii) said user input of meta-data; (c) storing said digital learning object in a repository of digital learning objects. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110117535 | TEACHING GESTURES WITH OFFSET CONTACT SILHOUETTES - A method for providing multi-touch input training on a display surface is disclosed. A touch input is detected at one or more regions of the display surface. A visualization of the touch input is displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch input. One or more annotations are displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch input and proximate to the visualization, where each annotation shows a different legal continuation of the touch input. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117536 | GAME TABLE POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY - A display device having a segment of a functional game table, and display means attached to the segment for providing information about the segment to a viewer is disclosed. The segment of a functional game table may be taken along a longitudinal axis, transverse axis, or other section of the table. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117537 | USAGE ESTIMATION DEVICE - Predicting a transition of usage of a user on a terminal device. A trajectory made by dividing operation history information of a user on the terminal device by time, calculating a group of feature amount representing the usage for each piece of the operation history information in each division section, and connecting points corresponding to the group of feature amount on a space based on the feature amount is referred to as a usage trajectory. A processing device | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110143329 | Methods and Apparatus Enabling Meeting Notes to be Inscribed on Electrostatis Film and Retained - A meeting attendee brings into a meeting room a kit which includes a container possessing a supply cylinder on which conventional electrostatic or electret film/paper is wound, a retention cylinder, and, optionally, writing implements. A sheet of the electrostatic film is unwound from the supply roll and is applied to a vertical surface to which it clings by electrostatic attraction. The exposed side of the sheet is written-on by conventional writing tools. Following the meeting, one or more of the sheets is peeled from the surface and retained by being wound up and placed into the retention cylinder. The retention cylinder can then be removed from the meeting room within the container or separately therefrom. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110165551 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN USING EQUIPMENT - On the basis of both screen transition data showing a correspondence between data showing whether a screen transition among operation screens is enabled or disabled and screen identifiers each identifying one of the operation screens, and associated data showing a correspondence between a manual item identifier and a screen identifier identifying an operation screen for enabling an operation based on an operation item specified by the manual item identifier to be performed, an information-to-be-presented deriving unit derives an operation screen corresponding to a manual item identifier acquired by a browsing detecting unit | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110171623 | SIMULATED STRUCTURES FOR URBAN OPERATIONS TRAINING AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING SAME - Methods, systems, and structures are provided to creating a simulated structure for urban operations training based on a structure to be simulated. The simulated structure can include a base structure having at least one wall thereon. The simulated structure can also include one or more wall segments having a textured surface to securement to the at least one wall of the base structure. One or more wrapping material panels with one or more images printed thereon applied to the textured surface of the one or more wall segments so that the simulated structure has realistic visual characteristics representative of a mission site or a mission scenario. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110177485 | House to transform images of ideas. space, earthquake housing - House to transform images of ideas and space, earthquake housing allows image changes from outside image to different ideas inside. Paper is folded into form of house with external sign and internal elements. Paper is cut in corners in form of square with cut paper removed from corners. Examples of how invention is used relating freedom sign outside house to slavery through too much rights expression, guardianship sign outside to slavery through rights restrictions, doctor sign outside and internal elements such as healing, shots, consultation, accepting difference, Nobel prize to internal elements, Unknown having internal elements of life, cosmology, love, and user determined image and internal images. Sun external idea with internal elements like heliosphere, magnetic storms, etc. Rolled paper can be unrolled, cut corners, folded for housing, forming box, with outside idea and internal ideas including corner paper cut outs for fuel, heat, food, bedding. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110177486 | Portable Apparatus for Visualizing and Practicing Wall Finishes - A portable apparatus for visualizing or practicing a paint color, finish, technique, or texture includes a substrate having a primed first surface and a second surface having means for securing the substrate to a mounting surface, such as a wall. A method for visualizing and practicing a paint color, finish, technique, or texture includes the steps of (a) applying a paint color, finish, technique, or texture to a first surface of the substrate; (b) textually identifying onto the substrate the paint color, finish, technique, or texture applied thereto; (c) securing the substrate to a first portion of the mounting surface; (d) removing the substrate from the mounting surface; and (e) securing the substrate to a second portion of the mounting surface. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110183309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STIMULATING MEMORY IN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS - A method is presented for displaying images on a station having a visual display device, a data input device, and a computing device in communication with the display device, the computing device having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and wherein the computer readable medium has (N) personalized images and (K) nominal image responses stored thereon, wherein each of the (N) personalized images are associated with at least one of the (K) nominal image responses. The method includes selecting an (i)th personalized image for display and displaying, using the visual display device, the (i)th personalized image and (j) nominal image responses. The method further includes receiving, via the data input device a user response. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110195391 | METHOD OF LEARNING ARITHMETIC - A learning method including the steps of conveying to an individual: a first number through a first representation that relates to subject matter understood to be identified with the first number in conjunction with at least one other word; a symbol for a first arithmetic operation; a second number through a second representation that relates to subject matter understood to be identified with the second number in conjunction with at least one other word; and at least one word associated with at least one of the first and second graphical representations, the at least one word containing information suggesting a third number that is a result of performing the first arithmetic operation using the first and second numbers without identifying the third number by itself. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110195392 | LEARNING MAT FOR CHILDREN USING TOY - The present invention relates to a learning mat for children using a toy that is capable of performing learning through the toy having a shape of a character, which induces a child's curiosity while learning and further ensures dynamic physical activities of the child while the learning. The learning mat includes: a mat | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110200980 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an information processing device operation control system which records an operation history of a function module; analyzes the operation history; extracts a reserved function module; references tutorial information according to the extracted reserved function module; acquires a tutorial of the reserved function module; adds to schedule information, the type of the plan content based on the position information, the time information, and the use example contained in the tutorial information, as a user plan; and reports the use example of a plurality of function modules according to the schedule information, so as to start a tutorial. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110207110 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRAINING LOAD - An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution comprises: receiving, by an interface, the duration of at least one training session scheduled for a given day and a training event type of the session; reading from a database information on an average training load of at least one training event; determining, by a controller, a training load for a given training session on the basis of the duration of the session, and an average training load of the event type of the training session; determining by a controller, a daily training load on the basis of training sessions scheduled for the given day; and categorizing by a controller, the daily training load into a category of a predetermined number of categories. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110217688 | Method and System for Presenting Digital Instruction - A method is provided that includes receiving, on a computer system, a display stream from a handheld calculator operatively connected to the computer system, wherein the display stream comprises screen images displayed on the handheld calculator, presenting the screen images in the display stream on a display device coupled to the computer system as the display stream is received, storing the display stream as the display stream is received, pausing the presenting of the display stream responsive to user input, wherein the receiving and the storing are not paused, and resuming presentation of the screen images responsive to user input, wherein at least a portion of the screen images in the stored display stream is presented on the display device responsive to user selection of presentation controls. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110223577 | Apparatus and method for multiple sensory imprinting learning systems using visual, auditory and kinetic stimuli - An apparatus and method for impact activity learning includes a touch sensing element and display operating in accordance with a controller and display driver together with a sound circuit and image projector. The entire system housed in an impact receiving object such as a punching bag or floor mat. The user is prompted by a set of displayed image segments in response to which the user punches or otherwise impacts the apparatus to elicit an audible and visual response from the apparatus. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110229869 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR MAXIMAL USE OF SHORTCUT NUMBERS FOR CELLULAR PHONE - Display methods adding the speed dial number(s) of the called or calling party on the current display of the user's phone so that he/she could memorize and use many speed dial numbers in a shorter period of time. If any cellular subscriber who is using only a few speed dial numbers due to poor memory begins to experience the display method of this invention, he/she can memorize most of necessary speed dial numbers in his/her daily life by dint of the associations being reacted by conditioned reflex, and use them for the rest of his/her life. When a phone user receives a call; Method of displaying the speed dial number(s) and contact name (ID) of a calling party on the receiver's phone; Method of flashing the above two letters alternately to enhance the effect of being associated with each other. When a phone user makes an outgoing call; Method of displaying the speed dial number(s) and contact name (ID) of the called party on the caller's phone. If a caller makes a call by using the search functions or entering the phone numbers; Method of flashing only the speed dial number(s) to enhance the efficiency of recognizing it for the caller: If the caller makes a call by entering a speed dial number(s); Method of flashing only the contact name (ID) of the called party to enable the caller to confirm the called party who is associated with the speed dial number(s) just pressed. The caller places a call and habitually recognizes the speed dial number which is associated with the called party on the line. Every cellular subscriber who is using the cellular phone upgraded with this invention will enjoy the effect that he/she can naturally memorize the speed dial numbers not only necessary for every day's frequent calls but also important for the persons in contact with him/her by phone calls for long. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110244441 | HELP DISPLAY DEVICE, OPERATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A help display device of the present invention includes: a display portion that displays a help message; an operation portion that accepts an instruction for displaying a predetermined help message; a message storage portion that stores identical help messages expressed in a plurality of languages; a display order retention portion that retains a display order of the help messages expressed in a plurality of languages; a message generation portion that, in a case where the operation portion accepts the instruction for displaying a help message on the display, reads the help message corresponding to the instruction from the message storage portion and generates a multilingual help message by arranging the help messages of each language thus read in the display order retained in the display order retention portion; and a display control portion that displays the multilingual help message on the display portion by the message generation portion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110275051 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNITION OF PATIENT ACTIVITIES WHEN OBTAINING PROTOCOL ADHERENCE DATA - A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication, storing the captured one or more video sequences, and comparing at least one of the stored video sequences with a corresponding one or more prerecorded video sequences to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110294107 | LEARNING SYSTEM - A computer implemented learning system | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110300527 | TEACHING METHOD - Aspects of the present invention include one or more of capturing educational presentations by presenters using instructional aids, making presentations available via the World Wide Web to users of educational services, aiding users in the selection of a particular topic and a particular presenter, rewarding students for achievement, and financially compensating presenters in accordance with the popularity of their educational presentations. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120003622 | METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING - Provided is a method comprising delivering a video of an event to a learner that includes a still menu that effectuates and simulates a pause; recording a video of an action by the learner in response to the event; presenting to the learner the video of the action by the learner; presenting to the learner a video showing a preferred action by a master in response to the event; and recording at least one additional action by the learner. Also provided is a method for teaching a learner how to respond to an event comprising allowing the learner to choose among recording an action in response to a video of an event, viewing one or more recorded actions of a master, and comparing the two videos; wherein recording may be chosen before and after either or both viewing and reviewing, and the recordings are viewable as videos on a monitor. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120015341 | Method and System for Presenting Interactive, Three-Dimensional Learning Tools - A system includes an education module ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015342 | WEB APPLICATION FOR DEBATE MAPS - A fully web-enabled software system for building, editing, evaluating, rendering, navigating and storing an integrated repository of debate in which schematic representations of individual debates are bound together to form an over-arching repository of debate by a multiplicity of user-specified semantic cross-relationships that allow the emergence of clusters of related debates. The system is comprised of: a) Application software that allows users to build and edit debate maps made up of discrete elements representing entities such as issues, claims, positions, and simple and compound arguments in accordance with rules that foster sound argumentation practices, and b) Application software that enables users of the system to create an additional layer of semantic cross-relationships between individual debate elements where such elements may be in the same debate map, or in different debate maps, thereby enabling the representation of relationships between debates as well as the structure of individual debates. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120034592 | DUMMY COMPRISING A POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESCUE OPERATIONS FOR PEOPLE AND SHIPS IN THE SEA - A device for searching for shipwrecks and ships during rescue operations includes a dummy, in general terms, or more loosely, any type of model representing, with a minimum amount of accuracy, the main physical characteristics of a person, such as weight, size, shape, dimensions, etc. The device is designed as a dummy or any other type of model simulating a human body, that imitates, as accurately as possible, the main physiological characteristics largely determining the behaviour of a body in the water, such as dimensions, shape, weight, floatability, clothes, etc. Furthermore, the dummy includes a positioning system such as a GPS and a signal transmitter enabling its exact position to be indicated to a receiver at any moment, a “lung” compartment, which is prefereably located in the chest of the dummy and provided with an opening valve containing an inflatable impermeable bag, a compressed gas reservoir, and an activation system having a programmable timer, and, optionally, a signal receiver enabling remote activation. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120040327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A FOOD TRAY - The subject invention provides systems and methods for customizing the arrangement of a food tray. The system includes a demonstration unit having a boundary defining a desired shape for a food tray, and components representing a segment of a food tray. Each of the components may be adapted to be arrangeable within the boundary with a subset of the plurality of components as desired to form a food tray arrangement. The system further includes a modular mold adapted to receive a sub-mold inserts in configurable arrangements, and the sub-mold inserts. Each sub-mold insert may correspond to one of the selection of components, and may be adapted to be positioned within the modular mold in a plurality of arrangements. The method includes providing a demonstration unit having a boundary that defines a desired shape for a food tray, and providing components each representing a segment of a food tray. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120045746 | ELECTRONIC CLASS SYSTEM - Disclosed is an electronic class system which enables a digitalized class, wherein breaking from a conventional class method or an examination method using paper teaching materials for class and a blackboard for writing class contents, the digitalized class uses an electronic pen which is a digitalized writing tool for generating writing data, a computer which communicates with the electronic pen to receive the writing data generated by the electronic pen, and a smart board which serves as a blackboard on which the writing data received by the computer is projected as beams. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120064502 | CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HELP FOR DISPLAY ASSOCIATE WITH POWER DRIVEN WHEELCHAIR - An apparatus and method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) displaying screen content displayed on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, b) detecting selective activation of a first input device, c) in response to detection of the first input device activation, selecting help information content from a collection of help information, the selected help information content being contextually related to the screen content displayed on the display device, and d) displaying the contextually-related help information content on the display device. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a display device, a first input device, and a microcontroller in operative communication with the display device and the first input device. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120077179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIDING CONCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION BY CHILDREN - A system and method for assisting children in organizing and categorizing information, includes a program that includes a dual graphical and non-graphical user-interface that is operable by a child to create and identify a variety of concepts, and to organize and arrange those concepts in a non-graphical hierarchy by creating spatial associations using the graphical user-interface. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120100520 | ASSEMBLY PROCESS VISUALIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is an assembly process visualization apparatus. The assembly process visualization apparatus includes an authoring unit, a storage unit, and a visualization unit. The authoring unit authors an assembly process manual in such a way as to model each stage of an assembly process of assembling a plurality of components and completing a finished product using 3-Dimensional (3D) stereoscopic images. The storage unit stores the assembly process manual authored using the authoring unit. The visualization unit visualizes the each stage of the assembly process manual stored in the storage unit to a user. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120107790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHORING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CONTENT - A method of authoring experiential learning content includes displaying an authoring window to author the experiential learning content when a request is made to author the experiential learning content; and creating a virtual world by loading and arranging 3D objects and a 2D objects, in the authoring window, which corresponds to a scenario of the experiential learning content. Further, the method includes defining an Action-zone that determines a position where a user is merged in the virtual world; and defining a state by dividing the scenario into a plurality of steps as time goes by based on the scenario to play the experiential learning content from a specific time point, respectively. Furthermore, the method includes defining a processing routine of an event occurred in the state; and authoring the experiential learning content according to the defined Action-zone, the defined state, and the defined processing routine. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120122069 | COACHS PLAY SYSTEMS - A visual coaching system for sports comprising a touch screen electronic device and a sports play application. The sports play application as used on touch screen electronic device allows coach-user to overlay a drawn play over a video such that the coach-user can review a previously played sports maneuver. The touch screen electronic device is usable to inform at least one assistant about at least one situation, with the coach-user being able to convey a message without moving. The sports play application allows the coach-user to stream and record live games such that the coach-coach-user can view replays. The touch screen electronic device as connected to a communicator provides an accessible network preferably enabling the coach-user to monitor live activities of player(s) and can send information from a first touch screen electronic device to at least an authorized second touch screen electronic device. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120122070 | ADAPTIVE COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM - A computer implemented instructional system for identifying an area of study for a user and increasing the user's understanding in the area is disclosed. The system includes a user information module configured to receive and store demographic and personal information about the user. A study plan generator configured to generate a set of study materials for the user based upon the information stored in the user information module is provided. A user communication module configured to send a communication to the use and a user response module configured to receive a response from the user regarding the communication is also provided. A study plan adaptor module is provided to revise the set of study materials for the user based on the user's response to the communication. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120129145 | SYSTEM FOR FOSTERING INNOVATION AMONG A GROUP OF USERS - A computer-implemented system for facilitating users to develop, practice and apply competency in innovation-conducive behaviors and techniques. The system has a user system and coupled to the user system, a server system, a data store and an innovation enablement system (IES). IES has a first module that includes information to guide users through a first set of tasks directed to developing competencies in innovation. IES also has a second module that includes information to guide users through a second set of predetermined tasks, including at least two tasks that together form an innovation process that directs a user towards producing an innovation. IES also has a third module that integrates the first module and the second module, wherein information about the users, generated utilizing one of the two modules, can inform and facilitate what the users input as information when utilizing the other of the two modules. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120149001 | VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MOBILE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM - A vertically integrated, mobile educational system for a child aged about 1 to about 12 years is presented comprising a mobile digital processing device that is optionally connected to a computer network and at least one mobile application provided to the mobile digital processing device. The one or more mobile applications include executable instructions that create a mobile interactive educational resource characterized by: providing a mobile extension of a web-based educational suite; integrating with the web-based educational suite according to an instructional plan designed to accomplish one or more specific educational objectives in a subject; and comprising one or more learning activities associated with a subject appropriate for the child. Additionally, the educational resource is substantially free of activities not teaching toward one or more educational objectives in a subject. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120149002 | EDUCATIONAL KIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND EDUCATIONAL METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - An educational kit for a display device and an educational method utilizing the same is provided. The educational kit includes an upper housing, a lower housing, a display panel module and a circuit control panel. The display panel module is disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing. The circuit control panel is disposed between the display panel module and the lower housing. The method includes providing an educational kit for a display device; disassembling the display device into a plurality of components; and reassembling the components to form the display device. The educational method is accomplished by disassembling and reassembling the display device. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120171656 | Mobile Handwriting Recording Instrument and Group Lecture Delivery and Response System Using the Same - Disclosed is a mobile handwriting recording instrument for use in a lecture or classroom setting that includes a writing tablet, which has a writing surface, a transmitter and a receiver. Also included is a scanning device that is operably connected to the writing tablet. The scanning device is configured for capturing two or three dimensional indicia placed within the scanning device's field of view. The writing surface is configured to display handwritten indicia thereon while simultaneously displaying an image representing the handwritten indicia remotely. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120171657 | Personal Care Systems, Products, And Methods - A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120190002 | METHOD SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR WEB BASED TRAINING ON AN INSTRUMENT OR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT - Disclosed are methods and systems adapted to provide a single-source, e-training platform for generating an e-training plan and providing e-training courses directed at various competencies in the operation, maintenance, calibration, control testing, and/or troubleshooting of an instrument or piece of equipment. The system includes an e- training module having a content library sub-module of e- training courses, a trainee planner, and a validation sub- module adapted to validate a completion of a practical portion. An administrator module adapted to generate an invite to a trainee, and allow generation of an e-learning plan for a trainee. Computer-readable medium containing an executable version of the methods are provided, as are other aspects. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120208170 | VISUAL TRAINING DEVICE, VISUAL TRAINING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A visual training device includes a training image display unit that outputs a training image including a given first figure that appears at substantially irregular intervals of time at a particular position in a peripheral portion of a screen of a display, and an processed image output unit that superimposes the training image output from the training image display unit, on a video content received from an outside, and outputs a resulting image to the display. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120251996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANT MANAGEMENT BY AUGMENTATION REALITY - A plant management method using augmentation reality is provided. A method for providing a plant management screen overlaps and displays a real image of facilities in the plant and a virtual image indicating a facility to check. Hence, by displaying the facilities in the plant using the augmentation reality, the facility inspector can detect and access the facility having a problem more easily. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120258438 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTERIZED INTERACTIVE TRAINING - The present invention is related to interactive training. In one embodiment, a training system presents a stored scenario to a user via a terminal. The user is provided with the ability to intervene and stop the pre-recorded scenario to identify an error in handling the situation presented in the scenario and/or an opportunity presented in the scenario. Once the user has intervened, the user can be presented with a question regarding the opportunity and/or error. The user is scored based in part on the number of errors and/or opportunities that the user identified and optionally on the user's response to the question. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120264102 | DISPLAY INSTRUMENT HAVING A POINTER - An indicating instrument has a pointer rotatable about a pointer axle. A coupling part, a pointer vane and at least one pointer section are arranged between the pointer and the axle. Between the pointer coupling part and the pointer vane at least one pointer section is held in a base structure. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120276517 | MODEL-BASED EGRESS SUPPORT SYSTEM - A model-based egress support system ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120282588 | MOBILE PLATFORM - A motion platform for use in a simulator comprising linear slides providing surge and sway, and a rotary table providing yaw. A payload carrying platform is mounted on the rotary table via three bell cranks to provide heave, pitch and roll. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120288846 | E-LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - The present disclosure teaches a method and system for improving delivery of educational content. The content delivery system is based on best practices in classroom instruction, transferred into an online learning format. The lesson format includes short bursts of video-based instruction, interrupted by formative assessment in the form of multiple choice and multiple answer questions, in the same way a teacher would teach in a classroom. The system enables educators to import their own direct instruction content in the form of videos and add in their own questions and answer choices throughout the lesson, where appropriate. Further, the educator is also able to create his or her own summative assessment question items that incorporate material from multiple lessons. The educator also has the option of incorporating videos created by other sources or educators that can be found online. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120288847 | LUGGAGE PACKING GUIDE - A template is used to limit over packing by a user. The user decides where the packing will take place. The template is unfolded and placed in that location. The user examines the template and decides which sections to use based upon the length of travel. Only those sections will be used and the other sections will remain empty. The user selects specific garments and personal items corresponding to markers in the sections and either places the selected items on, or otherwise associates the selected items with, the corresponding illustrations within the sections. Once the user is satisfied with the choices and all of the illustrations within the selected sections are filled, the user transfers the items from the template into a suitcase or packing device. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120301865 | Book for illustrating and describing activities - An interactive personalized activity book for illustrating and describing activities is disclosed. The book is a children's book, the subject is a child and the user is a child's parent or caregiver. The activities are directed to attending preschool or childcare, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. The book's objective is to help a child become more comfortable with routines and new and/or unfamiliar experience(s); and to teach a child a desired behavioral pattern within the context of routines and new and/or unfamiliar experience(s). The book contains two kinds of interior pages: preprinted author's pages and pages for which the user provides the content, including a photo of the subject or an activity related to the subject. The book includes information to guide parents or caregivers on how to discuss with the child the activity illustrated on the page. Users can remove pages for which they provide content to create a separate book. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120315617 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR USING A THEMATICALLY ORGANIZED MAP - A system, methods, and apparatus for using a thematically organized map are disclosed. In an example embodiment, elements of a first subject and a second subject are stored. The elements include local elements and non-local elements, and each element includes at least one element connection relationship. A thematically organized map representative of the elements connected according to the respective element connection relationships is displayed with the non-local elements and local elements are distinguishable from each other. The thematically organized map dynamically updates in response to a user interaction with a non-local element of the first subject to display the elements of the second subject, which are connected according to the respective element connection relationships. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120322044 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL MOCK TRIALS - Systems, methods, and media for providing virtual mock trials are provided. A system includes one or more hardware processors that are operative to initiate an interactive mock trial session via a network to a plurality of remote participants. The one or more hardware processors generate first and second presentation displays of the mock trial, each having an arrangement of content that may include a live-action video, a pre-recorded video, an image, interactive actuators or icons, text, or combinations thereof. The first display has a first set of interactive options and is transmitted to a plurality of mock jurors, while the second display has a second set of interactive options and is transmitted to at least one other remote participant, which may be, for example, a trial manager, an attorney, or an observer. Evaluations of the mock trial are interactively completed and received by the hardware processor. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130004934 | METHOD OF ORGANIZING THE POPULACE BY ESTABLISHING NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL-SAFETY CLUBS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND A CITY-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK THAT WILL THEN ALLOW FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITY-WIDE EVACUATION PROGRAM - A method of organizing the populace consisting of forming and maintaining a standardized neighborhood social-safety club for every 50-150 adjacent homes sot that they can be trained on disaster preparedness as a group, be able to rapidly evacuate as a group in ant orderly fashion as part of a city-wide evacuation program involving multiplicities of such clubs, be able to shelter-in-place as a group during a disaster, be able to reduce crime in their neighborhood as a group and be able to increase their sense of community by interacting frequently as a group or sub-group, linked to other standardized neighborhood social-safety clubs across the city, thus coordinating their activities, leading to a city-wide social-safety network linked through in-person meetings, a secure online private network, and a standardized radio system using a combination of walkie-talkies and ham radios. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130004935 | ONLINE SOCIAL LEARNING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Provided is a system, method and computer program product for providing interactive online learning. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130011822 | Mobile learning system and method - A mobile learning system having (1) a web site which allows a user, typically, a teacher, to gather or import and organize digital educational contents and (2) a software application for use with a tablet, notebook or other portable electronic device associated with a remote user, e.g., a student, which functions to download selected materials from the website. The web site permits a teachers to bundle material for viewing by students on a tablet or notebook device. The web site will allow teachers to locate educational content or upload their own content e.g. e-books, study guides, worksheets and combine them to create units. Units are comparable to chapters of a textbook. These units will be combined to create courses. Through the mobile application, courses containing the individual units will be downloaded to a student's tablet or notebook device. The student will download the application to his device and be able to access the units for his particular course. The teacher will be able to update the course on the web site with new units or changed items and units as time progresses and the software on the mobile device will update or synchronize with the web site so that new or changed items and units are downloaded to the mobile device. The student will download the application, content and updates via a WiFi connection. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130059284 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TOY AND LEARNING DEVICE SYSTEM - A device and system of information exchange for an educational toy is disclosed. Inside an external shell is placed a small computer. The Device interacts through auditory and visual responses, and accepts input through buttons, RFID accessories, smart cards and speech. The Device communicates with other like devices through a wireless Bluetooth connection. The Device receives information updates via a Bluetooth dongle that plugs into the end user's computer. When the Device is synchronized with the end user's computer, new information is pushed to (and stored in) the Device's internal computer. The end user's computer automatically downloads updates and configuration information from a central web server, via a background software application, which can be transferred during synchronization. Updates and configuration information are available via an online store hosted on the central server. The Device leverages the end user's smartphone to partially replace functionality performed by the internal computer. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130084556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING GOODS IN BULK - A retail display provides a simulation of stacked, palletized goods. The display simulates stacked bulk goods in bulk with a fabric cover draped on a tubular frame, where graphics and/or designs are applied to the fabric cover to simulate images of goods or stacks of goods. The fabric cover can be secured to the frame, both of which can be secured separately or together to a pallet as a support. The fabric cover and frame can be implemented in various shapes and sizes to accommodate different pallet sizes while simulating stacked bulk goods. The display eliminates the risks involved in providing actual bulk goods in palletized form for marketing and promotion purposes. The fabric cover is provided with various features, such as wind slits or rain holes to permit the display to withstand various environmental conditions. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084557 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EDUCATION THROUGH INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATION - Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein that facilitate education through an interactive illustration. The systems, methods and apparatuses can facilitate both the design of a course employing the interactive illustration at an instructor interface and education utilizing the course at an educational terminal. The design of the course can be based on a selection of an image, a selection of an activity, a selection of a development level of a student and selection of a work stage. The same image can be utilized for different activities, development levels and work stages. Additionally, tools utilized with the interactive image can be the same for different images, activities, development levels and work stages. The tools can also be the same for the design of the course and the study utilizing the course. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130101978 | System and computer program product for developing and delivering a training course - A first processing component is configured to create at least a first slide from electronic media selected from an electronic media repository. A computer communications interface is configured to access via a computer network a training electronic media repository. A first user interface is configured to permit selecting from the training electronic media repository a training course that includes at least a first slide including a presenter screen and further including at least a first presentee screen. A second processing component is configured to generate an image of the at least first slide for display by a first display subsystem. A third processing component is configured to generate an image, of the at least first presentee screen for display by a second display subsystem to at least one presentee without displaying the presenter screen to the presentee. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130109004 | HUMAN MODEL | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109005 | HUMAN MODEL | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130115587 | EMERGENCY COMMAND SYSTEM AND METHOD - An emergency command system is provided. The emergency command system selectively operated in a real time monitoring mode, a forecast mode, and a strategy inferring mode includes an input interface unit, a scene information unit, an emergency status providing unit, a strategy inferring unit, an output interface unit, and a commanding unit. The emergency status providing unit receives an alarm signal corresponding to an emergency, and produces scene simulation data according to the alarm signal and a set of scene information in the scene information unit corresponding to the emergency. The strategy inferring unit produces a strategy inference diagram according to the scene simulation data and/or strategy data input through the input interface unit, thereby displaying through the output interface unit. The commanding unit transmits command signals produced according to the strategy data to terminal devices. The disclosure further provides an emergency command method. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130137079 | REFERENCE BASED POSITIONING OF HANDHELD TOOLS - A method for positioning a handheld tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, information is received at a handheld tool for positioning a working end of the handheld tool at a desired position. Information is also received at the handheld tool for aligning the handheld tools at the desired position. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130143193 | Method of Placing and Absorbent Article - A method for placing an absorbent article is provided. The method includes placing an absorbent article in an undergarment in a manner understood by the individual prior to wearing, capturing a still or video image of the absorbent article on the undergarment, and submitting the still or video image of the absorbent article. The consumer then receives output regarding the placement of the absorbent article. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130143194 | Method of Analyzing Video or Image Data of an Absorbent Article - A method for determining the proper placement of an absorbent article on an undergarment is provided. The method includes receiving a still or video image of the absorbent article in the undergarment, determining a central axis, a longitudinal axis, and a central point for the undergarment, the absorbent article, and the stains. The distance between the absorbent article longitudinal axis and the stain longitudinal axis is determined The distance between the absorbent article central axis and the stain central axis is determined. The absorbent article is adjusted on the undergarment according to the distances determined between the stain axis and the absorbent article axis so that the center point of the stain is less than about 20 mm from the center point of the absorbent article. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130164728 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130164729 | EDUCATIONAL DEVICE AND KIT THEREFORE - An educational device that includes a freestanding dispenser container having an interior and an opening to the interior thereof. A plurality of reusable sheets are in the container each having on at least one surface an educational graphic. The sheets are arranged in the container so as to be capable of being dispensed one at a time from the opening by a person grasping and removing each sheet sequentially from the container through the opening. A means is provided for refilling the container with the reusable sheets that have been removed from the container. A kit comprising a foam structure and plurality of sheets for converting commercially available wipe containers to an educational device. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130171606 | SMART GRID EDUCATIONAL TOOL AND SYSTEM FOR USING THE SAME - A smart grid educational tool and system for using the same is provided. The smart grid relates generally to electro-mechanical systems with mechanical structures that produce electrical signals and switching systems similar to an actual smart power grid. This electrical system relates specifically to structures that easily and quickly demonstrate to students and utility workers the architecture and power sources used by the electric companies in the generation and distribution of electricity. The device utilizes an infrared beam of light sent through a spinning fan or other device, which breaks up the beam, to a receiving unit which produces an AC wave which is later converted to a single frequency sine wave and analyzed on a computer monitor. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171607 | Self-revealing Gesture - Various embodiments provide self-revealing gestures that are designed to provide an indication of how to perform one or more different gestures. In at least one embodiment, an initiation gesture is received, relative to an object. The initiation gesture is configured to cause presentation of a visualization designed to provide an indication of how to perform a different gesture. Responsive to receiving the initiation gesture, the visualization is presented without causing performance of an operation associated with the different gesture. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171608 | Learning toy with sounds - A toy with forest like ambiance created by reflective surfaces of a toy tray box panels and with wild animals arranged in an interactive manner with sounds include spellings of such animal, skillfully decorated by reflecting surfaces that enhances the forest like ambiance and wherein the reflecting surfaces are part of a game box tray which has a base and two or more vertical side panels that form a play area and the box tray with base and side panels has two or more reflecting surfaces that can be utilized fully or covered partially. Such coverings of the reflective surfaces can enhance the ambiance of the play area and such reflecting surfaces create a near infinite tunnel of objects placed in the near vicinity of such reflecting surfaces. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171609 | Connecting Users in an Education Platform - An education digital reading platform suggests connections between users, wherein the users are represented as nodes in a social graph. The nodes may be identified from education materials and course registrations associated with a course and a user. The education digital reading platform also determines suggested connections between the nodes based on the education materials and the course registrations, wherein the suggested connections are based on a commonality between the nodes, such as being registered to a similar course, having the same major, etc. The determined suggested connections are provided to the users. If the users accept the suggested connections, communication and other services are enabled between the users. Such a method of connecting users may iterate when new users or information is added to the platform, such as when a student registers for a new course or a new syllabus is received. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171610 | MULTI-COMPONENT BOOK FOR AMELIORATIVE BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION - A flip-book for educating a user is disclosed. It comprises a first book component and a second book component. A first cover comprises an initial portion of the first book component. A second book cover forms an initial portion of the second component of the book. The cover is positioned on the opposite side of the flip-book. The first component and the second component share a book spine. At least one page of ancient religious text is associated with the first book component. At least one page of modern day text is associated with the second book component. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130216994 | System and Method for Virtual Textbook Creation and Remuneration - A system and a method for creating virtual textbooks and other educational collections by assembling content sections from multiple online resources, and remunerating the authors for their contributions. The system allows curators to assemble online multimedia textbooks by selecting, cross-publishing and organizing content components from a) online collections crowdsourced from expert contributors or b) posted by textbook publishers for the purposes of re-mixing into new online educational resources. Students or other purchasers may then purchase these textbooks/educational resources directly. or they me be selected and customized by professors/teachers as required materials for their students for purchase when taking their course. Once a textbook/educational resource is purchased by a student, all stakeholders in the system (authors, contributors, curators, etc.) are automatically compensated for their contributions in accordance to their specified fee which is reflected as part of the final purchase price that purchasers pay. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130216995 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR LEARNING PLAN ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and system for learning plan analysis. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for learning plan analysis includes: providing a learner with learning materials commensurate with a learning progress or learning ability; receiving learning information responsive to the learning materials; and generating analysis data from analyzing interaction patterns of a user in learning. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130260360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING INTERACTIVE INFORMATION - Some embodiments provide methods for use in providing information. These methods comprise: capturing, with one or more cameras of a display device, video along a first direction; detecting an object of interest that is captured in the video; obtaining additional information corresponding to the object of interest; determining an orientation of a user relative to a display of the display device, where the display is oriented opposite to the first direction; determining portions of each of the video images to be displayed based on the determined orientation of the user such that the portions of the video images are configured to appear to the user as though the display device were not positioned between the user and the object of interest; and displaying the portions of video images as they are captured and simultaneously displaying the additional information in cooperation with the object of interest. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260361 | Teaching System for Improving Information Retention Based on Brain-State Monitoring - A computer-based education system monitors brain activity of the student to produce an “engagement” signal that may be compared against a dynamic threshold to identify a plurality of points demarcating periods of declining attention. These points are used to trigger modifications to the presentation of the educational program to promote student retention of the present information. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130266928 | BANDWIDTH-AWARE OBTAINING OF DEMONSTRATION EXPERIENCE CONTENT - A demonstration service receives content from various content providers, and maintains the received content. A retailer can access the demonstration service and select various content to include in demonstration experiences for various groups of demonstration devices in a retailer environment. Demonstration experience descriptions identifying the content that is to be presented by a device as a demonstration experience is obtained by the device from the demonstration service. For content that the device does not have, the device attempts to obtain the content from another device in the same retailer environment. If no other device in the same retailer environment has the content, then the device obtains the content from the demonstration service. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130295548 | GEOMETRICAL SHAPE APPARATUS - Apparatus comprising a set of shapes, the shapes derived from a hexagonal footprint, and wherein for each of the shapes, at least some of the vertices of the hexagon joined with straight lines to define a perimeter of a respective shape of the set. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130323706 | Electronic performance management system for educational quality enhancement using time interactive presentation slides - This patent refers to a method of achieving greater quality assurance of teaching in classroom settings by the use of an electronic performance management system; the basis being modifying the use and nature of presentation slides. Essentially, this patent deals with timed presentation slides and interactive elements within these slides. Each slide is assigned an estimated duration and then compared with actual recorded duration; furthermore, certain words within the slide are made interactive. Based on this comparison and whether the interactive words are stimulated, the proposed software allows real-time monitoring of teaching variables such as coverage, depth, contact hours, etc. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130330705 | Symbiotic Helper - In one embodiment, a computer-based method includes detecting a state of a user and detecting a stimulus in an environment of the user. The computer-based method then provides a variable level of assistance to the user based on the detected state of the user and the detected stimulus in the environment. In another embodiment, detecting the stimulus in the environment of the user may include detecting a visual stimulus, an auditory stimulus, a physical stimulus, a vibratory stimulus, an electro-magnetic stimulus, an olfactory stimulus, a temperature stimulus, or a movement stimulus. Detecting the state of the user may include detecting natural language spoken by the user. The resulting variable level of assistance utilizes a range of immersive virtual reality, augmented reality and sparsely augmented reality. 3D models of the user's situation (the environment) may be employed in the variable levels of assistance. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140017656 | INTEGRATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention provides an integration method for an electronic device having a display and an integrated database storing learning data corresponding to an individual. The display displays an operative frame having icons representing categories respectively and each of the learning data is associated to at least one of the categories. The method comprises displaying a first set of learning data associated to one of the categories at the operative frame and receiving a first signal. When the first signal is for selecting one of the icons representing another one category, a second set of learning data associated to another one category is displayed at operative frame. When the first signal is for selecting one datum among the displayed first set of learning data, a third set of learning data is displayed at the operative frame, wherein the third set of learning data is related to the selected datum. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140030691 | System and Method for Collaborative Electronic Textbook Authoring, Instructional Material Generation, Coursework Distribution, and Feedback-Based Content Adaptation - A computer-based process for managing electronic textbook (e-textbook) content, generation, distribution, and usage includes receiving inputs corresponding to first e-textbook content from at least one e-textbook author by way of an author interface in communication with a content authoring engine; generating a first e-textbook corresponding to the first e-textbook content in accordance with an e-textbook taxonomy; generating instructional materials corresponding to portions of the first e-textbook in accordance with an instructional materials taxonomy; communicating at least one of first e-textbook content and instructional materials to at least one e-learning application; and receiving feedback by way of a feedback engine, wherein the feedback corresponds to at least one of (a) how instructional materials are utilized by at least one instructor, (b) how instructional materials or first e-textbook content are utilized by students, and (c) a recommendation for revising first e-textbook content in a subsequent edition of the first e-textbook. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140030692 | APERTURE FOR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR OR OTHER SIMULATORS - An aperture mechanism for night vision goggles (NVG) has a first end, a second end, a lens engaging portion, and a cone portion. A lens engaging portion has a recession allowing attachment of the aperture mechanism to a light admitting end of the NVG. A cone portion is opposite the lens engaging portion. Together the lens engaging portion and the cone portion form an aperture. The aperture mechanism increases the depth of field of the NVG for applications involving small object-to-goggle distances, such as in simulators or simulator environments. In a simulator system, the aperture mechanism can be attached to NVG such that at least a portion of light from a display screen is blocked. The light output of the display screen can be increased such that the depth of field remains higher but the image produced does not become darker. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140038164 | LEARNING SUITE FURNITURE SYSTEM - A table assembly comprising a table including a top member and at least a first leg support member, the top member forming a substantially flat top surface and circumscribed by an outer edge, the at least one leg support member supporting the top member in a substantially horizontal position, a table dock secured to the top member and forming an elongated channel having a dock length dimension and at least a first display panel circumscribed by a panel edge and having at least one straight edge having a panel length dimension, the dock length dimension less than panel length dimension, wherein at least a portion of the straight edge of the panel is receivable within the dock channel with the panel extending out the open first and second ends of the channel to support the panel in a substantially upright orientation with at least a portion of the display panel extending to a height above the flat top surface. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140045166 | COACHS PLAY SYSTEMS - A visual coaching system for sports comprising a touch screen electronic device and a sports play application. The sports play application as used on touch screen electronic device allows coach-user to overlay a drawn play over a video such that the coach-user can review a previously played sports maneuver. The touch screen electronic device is usable to inform at least one assistant about at least one situation, with the coach-user being able to convey a message without moving. The sports play application allows the coach-user to stream and record live games such that the coach-coach-user can view replays. The touch screen electronic device as connected to a communicator provides an accessible network preferably enabling the coach-user to monitor live activities of player(s) and can send information from a first touch screen electronic device to at least an authorized second touch screen electronic device. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140051057 | DISPOSABLE AND/OR RECYCLABLE COMBINATION LOCK AND METHOD OF USE - a disposable and/or recyclable combination lock comprises: a plurality of combination dials that lock or unlock the disposable and/or recyclable combination lock, each one of the plurality of combination dials having a corresponding unlocking dial position and being rotatably adjustable to its corresponding unlocking dial position; and a locking latch plate including a plurality of locking latches that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, such that the disposable and/or recyclable combination lock is attached to a disposable and/or recyclable lockable article including a plurality of locking latch plate holes, an interior region, and a lockable lid, the disposable and/or recyclable combination lock has a substantially flat geometry, and the disposable and/or recyclable combination lock is made of recyclable and/or disposable materials. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140093859 | Intelligence Crawling Pad - The invention is a crawling pad for the babies with a replaceable intelligence patch. The characteristic lies in: The crawling pad is divided into several areas based on different colorful design with allocated pockets by suture. The LED lamination and sound chips formed an intelligence patch can be inserted into individual pocket on the pad. The inserted intelligence patch comprises of: printed circuit board, LED lamination, sound chip and a controller with the automatic time-delay switch. All these components are set inside a fully heat-sealed patch that is formed: a printed decorative vinyl cover; then a soft lining on top of the electronic components; and the bottom is a clear/solid color vinyl. The bright patterns and sound enhance the cause and effect development to the babies at their early age. The variety choices of changeable patch with different patterns and sound empower the babies gaining new knowledge over time. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140093860 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING MEMORY SKILLS - A system and method for assisting individuals in developing and refining memory skills is disclosed. The computer-base memory enhancing system provides users with a memory enhancing process, memory enhancing interface, memory enhancing files, and memory enhancing methods that provide users with tools to enhance memorization. Among the features and functionalities associated with the computer-base memory enhancing system are: (i) a memory enhancing method that suggests components from queries, (ii) a memory enhancing method that suggests component structures for arranging components, and (iii) a memory enhancing method that superposes components in real-world locations (“the augmented reality memory enhancing method”). | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140113268 | INTERACTIVE VISUAL ASSESSMENT AFTER A REHEARSAL OF A PRESENTATION - A rehearsal mode is used to rehearse presentations. While in rehearsal mode, a time spent rehearsing each portion of the presentation (e.g. each slide) is determined. A user may also tag a portion of the presentation during the rehearsal. When the user finishes the rehearsal, an interactive performance assessment for the rehearsal is displayed. The performance assessment visually displays a graphical indicator (e.g. a graphical bar) for each of the portions of the presentation that includes a time spent on each portion. A user may interact with the performance assessment. For example, a user may drill down into the performance assessment and show more detail, set a time target for a portion of the presentation, and the like. When the user rehearses the presentation, the time targets are used to provide user feedback (e.g. haptic/visual) to indicate if more time is spent on the slide than the user set. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113269 | EDUCATIONAL TOY - An educational toy has four panels. Each panel is joined to the next panel with a hinge. Each panel has an outwardly facing surface. Educational information is disposed on each said surface. In an open position, the panels define a hollow cube, and in a closed position, the panels define a flat structure. The educational information may include, without limitation, letters, numbers, pictures, phrases, and combinations thereof. When the toy is in the closed position, one toy may be nested into another toy. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE AUTOMATED TRAINING - Described herein are methods and apparatus for providing mobile automated training. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology includes a mobile automated trainer for providing real time training to operators while the operator is performing the task for which they are receiving the training. In some implementations, the training is provided in normal work situations and/or environments. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology includes a mobile automated trainer. The mobile automated trainer may include a computing device and video monitor mounted on a moveable stand. The operator may view training materials on the mobile automated trainer for a task they are performing while actually performing the task or immediately before performing the task in addition to other times as well. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140120517 | CHALLENGE BASED INNOVATION SYSTEM - A challenge-based innovation kit includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece includes a hub member and a wheel member. The wheel member is rotatably coupled to the hub member. The hub member defines a first mount portion. The wheel member defines a second mount portion opposing the first mount portion. The second piece includes a plurality of third mount portions for coupling the second piece to the first mount portion or the second mount portion. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140120518 | TEACHING GESTURES WITH OFFSET CONTACT SILHOUETTES - A method for providing multi-touch input training on a display surface is disclosed. A touch/hover input is detected at one or more regions of the display surface. A visualization of the touch/hover input is displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch/hover input. One or more annotations are displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch/hover input and proximate to the visualization, where each annotation shows a different legal continuation of the touch/hover input. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140127666 | GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE FOR SIMULATION, DIRECTIONAL CUEING, AND ALLEVIATING MOTION-RELATED SICKNESS - The present invention relates to systems and techniques for stimulating a user. For example, materials and methods for manipulating nystagmus and the related vestibular system with coupling of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) and visual cueing are provided herein. Use of GVS within the present invention may be applied to simulation, alleviating motion sickness, and directional cueing of a user to a precise target location. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140141403 | Method for Creating a Mnemonic Experience - A mnemonic system provides a method for creating virtual and real places that can be experienced in person or virtually to cause users to remember and retain presented information. When the place is real, the method can be embodied in a curatorial or thematic experience. The method can be used to create tangible items like a book or game that are written according to the method of the invention. The method can be placed on computer readable media. When the method is executed by a computer, a virtual place, such as a palace, is created for a user to virtually experience. A method is taught for collaborative creation of mnemonic experiences. The collaborative co-creation application of the invention works by allowing people to co-create, contribute, information/facts and images into the standardized architecturally created palace (adhering to all the co-creation steps mentioned herein) creating a complete concentration-specific palace. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140154659 | FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION IN EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS - Method, systems, and media for participating in and conducting a learning session of a collaborative network. Various embodiments of methods, systems, and media for participating in a learning session of a collaborative network are presented. User image data is received. The user image data is converted into expressive avatar information comprising an avatar identifier and an avatar emotion identifier. The expressive avatar information is transmitted. Altered instructional content is received, wherein the altered instructional content is an alteration of the instructional content and the alteration is based on a plurality of avatar identifiers and a plurality of avatar emotion identifiers, wherein the plurality of avatar identifiers comprises at least the avatar identifier, and wherein the plurality of avatar emotion identifiers comprises at least the avatar emotion identifier. User image data may be converted into expressive avatar data using facial expression recognition techniques. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140162243 | Method for Creating and Displaying Content - The present specification discloses a method of creating and presenting one or more versions of content derived from an original content. The method includes obtaining the original content, obtaining an identifier of the original content; defining one or more subsets of the original content, saving the defined subsets as different versions of content, and presenting one or more of the saved versions of content. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140170631 | ELECTRONIC WORD WALL SYSTEM - An electronic word wall system and a method for displaying information such as vocabulary words with an electronic word wall. The electronic word wall system includes an electronic word wall for displaying the information. Further, it includes an interactive control to upload the information to the electronic word wall. Finally, it includes at least one student interactive control device to interact with the information on the electronic word wall and generate data corresponding to the interaction. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140170632 | Toilet Training Apparatuses - The present disclosure is directed to a toilet training apparatus for use by a user with a toilet including a bowl and a tank when the user is facing the tank and sitting on or squatting above the bowl. In some examples, the toilet training apparatus further includes a support member mounted to the toilet in a position between the bowl and the tank and at least selectively moveable to a position proximate the tank, the support member including an interaction face distal the tank when the support member is in position proximate the tank, and an interaction feature supported on the interaction face of the support member and configured to entertain the user as the user interacts with the interaction feature when the user is facing the tank and sitting on or squatting on the bowl. In other examples, the toilet training apparatus includes a support member that is integrally formed with a sleeve member. In some further examples, the support member is a rigid member that is substantially the same shape as the toilet lid and can be removably clamped to the toilet lid. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140178853 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A testing system for use in conducting testing of a structure, and a method for configuring a testing system are provided. The testing system includes a testing device that includes a presentation interface, a user input interface, a memory device and a processor coupled in communication with the presentation interface, the user input interface, and the memory device. The processor causes the testing device to present to a user, prior to a test session, at least one demonstrative instruction for conducting a test session using the testing device, and at least one test instruction for use while the user is conducting a test session using the device. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140193796 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED CONTENT BASED ON SKILL LEVEL - A system and method is disclosed for providing differentiated content to a user comprising determining a skill level of the user, obtaining unmodified content, aligning the unmodified content to a set of content standards, modifying the aligned content in accordance with the user's skill level, providing the modified aligned content to the user, re-assessing the user's skill level based on a response from the user to the modified aligned content, and modifying new aligned content in accordance with the re-assessed user's skill level. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140199677 | Modular Multi-Element Constructions From Rearrangeable Pieces And Kits Allowing Construction Of Same - Board-based machines assembled from components including crank and winch attributes which allow for coupling between the components, and which allows the user to position various elements into desired positions. A kit of components including coupling attributes which allow for assembly into a large number of different types of machines and structures of different types and shapes. A book adapted to teach children about mechanical aspects of design in concert with a kit of components adapted to be used to create board based machines. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140205992 | System and Method for Demonstrating a Path of a Projectile - A system for demonstrating a path of a projectile comprises a flexible wire, a first attachment device connected to a first end of the flexible wire, a second attachment device connected to a second end of the flexible wire, a coupling assembly comprising a trajectory rod attachment device configured to attach to a trajectory rod and a wire attachment device movably connected to the trajectory rod attachment device and configured to attach to the flexible wire. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140220544 | Electronic Clipboard Module with Remote Unit - An electronic clipboard with an optional associated remote personal unit worn by a player. The clipboard can include a flat electronic unit with an optionally writeable flat display. The associated unit can be a wrist or other unit with a small display worn by a player. A protective cover can be pulled over the display to protect it during play. Plays from a library of plays, or plays written on the electronic clipboard, can be transmitted by radio to the remote personal unit and displayed. The electronic coach's clipboard that could store and recall images of plays that the coach could carry or have immediately available. Optionally real-time game photographs can be displayed on the coach's electronic clipboard. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140272915 | ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS, ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION METHOD, AND ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - An acceleration sensation presentation apparatus includes: a frame to be worn on the head of a user; at least one or more weights provided to the frame; and a vibration driving unit configured to vibrate the weight to be moved. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140287401 | MODEL - The present disclosure is directed to model figures of beings or objects, such as animate and inanimate objects. Animate objects include living beings, such as humans, animals, plants. Such models may comprise a wire frame formed of body segments movably connected with three-way, two-way and one-way joints. The frame may be wrapped with an additional wire. The joints may also include multi-axial joints. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140302479 | BRIDLE AND HALTER INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD - An instructional system for placing headgear on an animal such as a horse including a headgear assembly such as a halter or bridle, wherein the headgear assembly further includes multiple interconnected structural components; and a plurality of individual color-coded sleeves releasably mounted on certain of the independent interconnected components, wherein the color of each of the color-coded member corresponds both to a predetermined location on the head of the animal and to a particular step in a predetermined method for placing the headgear assembly on the head of the animal. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140315182 | MEDIA DISPLAY STAND DEVICE APPARATUS AND METHODS - The present general inventive concept relates to the display of visual media by a media display stand apparatus and related methods. The apparatus accommodates and displays visual media, while simultaneously exposing the end-user participant to the presence of eye(s) or eye-like graphical representations. By including eye(s) or eye-like graphical representations, the end-user participant is motivated and encouraged to engage in desired behavior at higher frequency rates and longer durations than would otherwise occur in the absence of such eye(s) or eye-like graphical representations. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140342344 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSORY-TYPE LEARNING - An apparatus and a method for sensory-type learning are disclosed. An apparatus for sensory-type learning comprises: a video divider configured to divide a video of a recorded learner into a plurality of blocks, and divide the video which has been divided into a plurality of blocks into previously set time intervals; a differential video extractor configured to extract a differential video; an object domain generator configured to generate a first object domain, which is a single object domain; a contact determiner configured to determine whether the first object domain came into contact with a second object domain pertaining to a background object appearing on a screen; and a movement controller configured to apply the change in animation to the background object and control the apparatus for sensory-type learning to execute a previously set movement. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140370489 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHOD - A presenter narrowing apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display one or more opinions input from each of a plurality of terminals; and an instruction unit configured to instruct a terminal, in which an opinion other than a designated opinion among opinions that belong to a certain group is input, to display a screen in which each of a plurality of items related to relevancy to the designated opinion is selectable when the opinion which belongs to the certain group among at least one group formed by being classified from opinions displayed in the display unit is designated. In the presenter narrowing apparatus, the instruction unit allows the display unit to highlight an opinion input to a terminal, for which a timing at which one item among the plurality of items is selected satisfies a predetermined criterion, among the opinions that belong to the certain group. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150024368 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT NULLIFICATION - The invention generally relates to virtual environments and systems and methods for avoiding collisions or other conflicts. The invention provides systems and methods for collision avoidance while exposing a participant to a virtual environment by detecting a probable collision and making a shift in the virtual environment to cause the participant to adjust their motion and avoid collision. In certain aspects, the invention provides a collision avoidance method that includes exposing a participant to a virtual environment, detecting a motion of the participant associated with a probable collision, and determining a change to the motion that would nullify the probable collision. An apparent position of an element of the virtual environment is shifted according to the determined change, thereby causing the participant to adjust the motion and nullify the probable collision. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150044661 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CONSUMER RESEARCH AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - Apparatuses for performing consumer testing and methods for using same are provided. Methods for administering consumer research are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides apparatuses having a rotatable platform with at least one divider separating the platform into at least two sections, where each of the at least two sections includes a life-like scenario configured for use by a consumer participant during a consumer research test. Such apparatuses provide flexibility and efficiency of time, space and cost for performing consumer research since the research may be performed in a timely fashion, in a number of different life-like scenarios, in a limited amount of space, and may be directly observed from one location or using one set of audio/visual equipment. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150044662 | ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION METHOD, AND ACCELERATION SENSATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - An acceleration sensation presentation device which is attached to a vicinity of head of a user, the device including one or a plurality of spindles; and a spindle driving unit which generates a force in a direction different from a predetermined direction by moving the spindle in the predetermined direction. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150132736 | TEACHING AID - A aid for reading a picture book aloud to a group of students, while showing the pictures to the students. A teaching aid showing information about the content of the pages in a book, is mounted on the open covers on the book, facing away from the pages, so that the teacher can show the contents of the pages of a book to the students, and, while being positioned behind the book, and can still know what is being shown. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150335934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A PORTABLE, MULTI-PURPOSE, SINGLE-UNIT APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL EXERCISE, AND/OR ASSEMBLY-DISASSEMBLY PROCESSES, AND/OR INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES, AND/OR AMUSEMENT - Invention is a portable-lightweight, single-unit-easily transportable, compact-durable, readily available-inexpensive, multi-purpose apparatus; inherently capable of multiple-embodiments for, at least, activities involving amusement, and/or exercise of the body, effecting nearly all joints, muscles groups, associated tissue, and/or activities related to the intellect, at least, to support external devices/objects(s) that may increase a use of intellectual function(s), including but not limited to sight, hearing, cognitive-skills; inherently comprising a physical-exercise in conjunction with an intellectual-activity during embodiment-assembly, augmenting the conscious-subconscious relationship; having multiple embodiments-exercises via repetitive assembly by twist-push locking-process and disassembly by pull-twist unlocking-process; performed in a standing, seated, supine, walking position(s); capable of exercise methods ranging from stretching, rotating, cardio, isometric, isotonic, to isokinetic; providing increased heart rates and respiration while strengthening, toning, rehabilitating, maintaining, improving physical/intellectual fitness; applicable to neck/shoulder, abdominal/back, pectoral/torso, arm/leg, wrist/ankle, foot/hand muscle and/or tissue; simulating bicycling, swimming, rowing, boxing, curling, pumping, or other modalities; facilitating un-wanted-fat waistline(s). | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348428 | Interactive Detection Training Systems - An interactive detection training system has a testing space with a defined perimeter and testing space coordinates, a virtual hot zone detecting probe, a probe motion tracker positioned in the detecting probe, a virtualization display unit, and a simulation system. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150371556 | MODULAR SYSTEM OF BUILDING WITH ELASTIC MATERIAL AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS - This describes a system of construction that uses a discrete repertoire of elastic modules that interconnect forming assemblies of diverse curved geometries applicable at any scale. The component module's structure is linear in character, geometrically elemental and made of discrete components. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160005321 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL MOCK TRIALS - Systems, methods, and media for providing virtual mock trials are provided. A system includes one or more hardware processors that are operative to initiate an interactive mock trial session via a network to a plurality of remote participants. The one or more hardware processors generate first and second presentation displays of the mock trial, each having an arrangement of content that may include a live-action video, a pre-recorded video, an image, interactive actuators or icons, text, or combinations thereof. The first display has a first set of interactive options and is transmitted to a plurality of mock jurors, while the second display has a second set of interactive options and is transmitted to at least one other remote participant, which may be, for example, a trial manager, an attorney, or an observer. Evaluations of the mock trial are interactively completed and received by the hardware processor. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160042667 | INFLATABLE MODEL - An inflatable model includes an inflatable mannequin | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160086499 | KNOWLEDGE BROKERING AND KNOWLEDGE CAMPAIGNS - Knowledge automation techniques may include receiving a description of a knowledge campaign, and selecting knowledge elements from a data store based on the description of the knowledge campaign. The selected knowledge elements can be compiled into the knowledge campaign, and the knowledge campaign can be provided to target users. The consumption progress of the knowledge campaign by the target users can be monitored, and can be displayed on a graphical user interface. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160104387 | INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive online learning system and method. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160148515 | WEB AND MOBILE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for assisting with education development (e.g., early educational development), including web and mobile-based status reports and daily diaries of activities, analytics on the progress of a student toward educational goals, and/or application recommendations to reinforce and/or assist in achieving educational development goals. Additional content to reinforce educational development is recommended by accessing a plurality of images with each of the plurality of images associated with a tag. A number of tags for the images are aggregated and a development score is generated based on the aggregated number of tags and a predetermined threshold. The development score is compared to an application profile data structure of an application and an application relevance score is generated based on the comparison. An application identifier of an application can be selected based on the application relevance score and transmitted to a client device to link to the application. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160148517 | TALKING NOTEBOOK WITH PROJECTION - A talking notebook with projection includes a notebook that allows a user to take notes and press on a page to have words read aloud and a screen which is able to be used in conjunction with the notebook. The screen is able to be embedded with the notebook, or the screen is a separate device such as a tablet. The screen is able to play videos and provide other interactivity with the notebook. The talking notebook is also able to project content to a board such as a digital classroom board. By projecting content to a board, the content of the talking notebook is able to be shared easily with many people. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160155344 | Methods and Systems for Modifying Content of an Electronic Learning System for Vision Deficient Users | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160171169 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNITION OF PATIENT ACTIVITIES WHEN OBTAINING PROTOCOL ADHERENCE DATA | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160189554 | EDUCATION SERVICE SYSTEM - Provided herein is an education service system including a user device, which reproduces provided learning content and generates device input information through user input; a learning situation recognition unit, which calculates user state information based on the device input information and selects recommended content depending on the user state information, and a learning content providing unit, which provides learning content corresponding to the recommended content from among a plurality of pieces of pre-stored learning content to the user device. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160195511 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
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