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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348785 | Method and apparatus for magnetically achieving electrical continuity A method and apparatus for achieving electrical conductivity that can, for instance, obviate the need for the use of two hands to make a measurement of electrical properties across two contacts that do not lend themselves to the acceptance of clip-on leads, or acros... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331791 | System and method for evaluating a person's information technology skills An IT skills evaluation system and method for evaluating an individual's IT skills. According to one aspect of the invention, the individual is required to perform one or more practical exercises. A practical exercise is an evaluation device for evaluating not only ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322873 | Illuminated, three-dimensional modules with coaxial magnetic connectors for a toy construction kit A construction kit that is suitable for creating a variety of different structures includes a plurality of illuminated elements. Each illuminated element has a light source and is electrically conductive. Tin one embodiment, the kit includes a plurality of connector... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7301655 | Printer formatter in a removable card A method and system for integrating a printer controller with a PC card. This system includes an office machine and a removable PC card that can be operationally coupled with the office machine. The office machine has a rendering engine for rendering images and a PC... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290700 | Method and system for illustrating sound and text A system for displaying audio content with text including a book holder and a book. The book holder identifies which book of a plurality is placed in the holder by detecting magnetic indicators in specific locations and arrangements which are unique to each book. Th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7260597 | Remote manual, maintenance, and diagnostic services for networked electronic devices A process is provided for identifying and managing support service applications associated with consumer electronic devices. The process is executed by a gateway device communicatively coupled with each of the electronic devices via a home network, the gateway devic... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7209815 | Test procedures using pictures A method for test procedures using pictures for a vehicle diagnostic system that includes providing text items, examining text items, accessing a database of picture items corresponding to text items, correlating picture items with at least a portion of the text ite... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174010 | System and method for increasing completion of training Improving the frequency with which agents complete training in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agents working in call centers are typically given periodic training to improve their skills. Training breaks are scheduled at various times throug... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134877 | Demonstration system of electronic equipment and demonstration method for electronic equipment A demonstration system of an electronic equipment. The electronic equipment includes first and second operation units which are arranged on a front panel of the electronic equipment. In the first operation unit, there are provided display device, various operation k... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104863 | Product cycle project development A method for teaching production cycle project development utilizing a construction set having at least one construction set component designed to be alterable (e.g., robot) for constructing a user-definable apparatus. The teaching may include providing instructions... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096207 | Accelerated learning in machine vision using artificially implanted defects A learning acceleration method is disclosed that can be applied to multiple types and stages of learning to enhance the learning efficiency and outcome. Artificially created training samples can improve representation of all classes in the training set, decrease the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093113 | Application model for dynamic computing environments in software sales cycle A method of using a dynamic computing environment to facilitate a sales preparation of a first software is provided. The method comprises configuring the dynamic computing environment for a first hardware, a first software environment and a first network configurati... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081591 | Circuit board The printed circuit board comprises a plate made of an insulating material and having opposite surfaces and having a connection strip portion including a grouping of at least three rows of sets of at least three spaced apart connection locations in each set on at le... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7016949 | Network training system with a remote, shared classroom laboratory A system and method for providing network training to students operating communication nodes at locations remote from a classroom laboratory equipped with operational servers, routers, and other computer networking devices used to implement an IT network. The networ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012196 | Apparatus, method and system for interfacing electronic circuits A breadboard comprising a plate made of an insulating material and having a connection strip portion including a grouping of at least three rows of sets of at least three spaced apart holes in each set in the plate, the centers of the holes in each set being spaced ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993456 | Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the compo... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976846 | Telecommunications virtual simulator A method and system for simulation training of one or more persons in the installation and/or repair of telecommunications equipment. The method includes presenting a plurality of scenarios associated with the installation and/or repair of telecommunications equipme... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932611 | Conducting remote instructor-controlled experimentation The invention includes a method for a client to remotely conduct a laboratory experiment using a remote computer communicating with a host computer in a computer network. The experiment is stimulated by a set of input variable and provides a set of dependent output ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925429 | Electric wiring simulation device and recording medium recording simulation program for electric wiring simulation device An electric wiring simulation device 1 of the present invention includes an input device 2; a display 5; a characteristics information data base 4 storing parts information on parts and wirings, discharge characteristics of a power supply... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916211 | Electrical circuit breadboard An electronic circuit construction system uses plastic perforated connectors with mounting posts that are inserted directly onto a pictorial diagram of an electronic circuit. An underlying foam base anchors the posts in place. Components and hook-up wire depicted on... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910894 | Hands on instruction manual A manual for teaching and/or demonstrating the assembly and/or operation of a transmittable energy circuit, wherein the manual has a base hinged to a plurality of pages for folding the pages over or away from the base, wherein at least one of the pages has conductor... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6766311 | State transition system and method in interactive computer-based training An interactive computer-based training (ICBT) system operable over a computer network for training users. The ICBT system is provided with inter-dependent, state-machine-based hardware and software simulators for emulating hardware and software functionality associa... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6443796 | Smart blocks A child's construction set contains virtual intelligence, is interactive and smart, characteristics that may be exhibited to a player during player construction activity with the set and, thereafter, during continuing play and instills a sense of unpredic... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6371765 | Interactive computer-based training system and method An interactive computer-based training (ICBT) system and method operable over a computer network for training users. The ICBT system is provided with a state-machine-based hardware simulator for emulating various hardware states associated with a piece of... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6139327 | Remotely controlled simulated linear circuit breaker assembly A remotely controlled simulated linear circuit breaker capable of being set and reset remotely, and manually operated. Control signals are received by an on-board controller circuit card assembly. The signals will cause a plunger located in a solenoid hou... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116853 | Method and apparatus for checking the operating reliability of a turbine during load shedding For checking the operating reliability of a turbine during load shedding, input values having simulated time profiles are fed to a regulating circuit regulating a turbine. The reaction of the regulating circuit to the input values simulating load shedding... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6048208 | Electrical service simulator An electrical service simulator includes four hinged panels that are movable between a storage position and an operational position. In the storage position the panels are arranged as a rectangle, while in the operational position the panels provide a fre... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5868575 | Cooperative/interactive learning system for logic instruction A cooperative, interactive computer logic instruction system is disclosed in which students participate by performing individual gate and component functions. These functions are linked together by connections carrying power, ground, and signals to form a... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5742486 | Reusable electronic circuit building set with interchangeable modular components An assembly board with a matrix of depending pegs uniformly spaced on orthogonal intersecting lines with pegs at intersections at half the distance adapted to selectively receive from a set, detachable and reusable electrical components housed in uniforml... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738525 | Cable attenuation simulator for training CATV technicians A simulator for simulating the attenuation characteristics of a length of coaxial cable in a cable television (CATV) network employs a diplex filter to separate the CATV signal and AC power into at least two separate signal paths. The AC power path has a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5667387 | Telecommunications cables education and testing apparatus A teaching aid which will familiarize students with the various types of electrical connectors and cables used in modern data and voice network wiring. It consists of a training aid which will give students hands on training with all the various types of ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5611691 | Modular construction kit using electronic control modules The present invention provides a modular electronic construction kit having modular control circuit boards or modules capable of achieving various types of electrical control for controlling movement of mechanical elements and the like. Each module includ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5562454 | Educational mechatronics apparatus An educational mechatronics apparatus comprises a plurality of circuit boards respectively corresponding to blocks appearing on a block diagram of an automatic control system, the circuit boards being arranged along the direction of signal transfer, each ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5423684 | Apparatus and method for forming a switchboard unit circuit A switchboard unit circuit having functional components, such as relays and switches is formed using a wiring board device including a board, a wiring, e.g., a printed wiring, on the board, and board connectors connected to the wiring and provided to perm... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5304066 | Machine shop management system A method for managing work progress of separate work jobs in a machine shop having a plurality of separate machining operations comprises applying to a work order document a row of colored labels with each colored associated with a respective one of the m... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5273434 | System for training technicians for servicing electronic printers and printing systems A system for on-site training of technicians to service copying and printing machines in which certain training exercises are stored in the memory of each machine, with access and selection of a training exercise enabled through the machine programming co... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5147206 | Computerized system for training engine maintenance personnel The invention features an engine operation simulation system for training maintenance and service personnel to diagnose and repair engines. The engine operating simulation system utilizes an actual electronic control unit for controlling an engine. A proc... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5136528 | Maintenance and operational simulators Apparatus for simulating a complex system includes controller means having a sequence of instructions executed by the controller means for providing digital signals representative of a selected state and location of at least one of a plurality of indicato... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5067901 | Simulated multimeter An apparatus for simulating a multimode meter having a pair of test leads, a function switch, and a range select switch is provided. The simulated multimeter apparatus is fed by digital display data signals and provides a numeric display representative of... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5043920 | Multi-dimension visual analysis An improved technique for processing large amounts of information and displaying that information graphically. The graphic display focuses attention to suspect areas employing colors and shading techniques to quickly focus the user's attention to problem ... | 08/27/1991 |
