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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717714 | Puzzle device for teaching A puzzle device for teaching comprises a base where a slot is provided on one side for inserting at least one image card, and a plurality of rotatable turning parts are provided thereon. A plurality of indicator units is set on each turning part, and a plurality of ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7357640 | Lock-In Training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow studen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351148 | Electronic sequence matching game and method of game play using same The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of game play for an electronic sequence matching game the may include a pair of elongated stick member that may be operatively coupled together by an electrical cord so the game play for the electronic m... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343134 | System and method for communicating with students in an education environment A communication system for communicating with students in an education environment includes a plurality of remote units, a base station that receives messages from the remote units, a processor, a memory, and a display simultaneously visible to all users of the remo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287224 | Operation-enabling training and safety computer system and associated methods An operation-enabling training and safety computer system and associated methods operable for selectively enabling and disabling a powered system including means for disabling the operation of the powered system, a display operable for presenting a user of the power... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273377 | Breadboard to stackable plug convertor A housing used to combine a standard electronic prototype system and a modular block system with stackable connectors to achieve a design system that allows for safe assembly of circuits of a more complex nature than can be achieved by either system alone. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7229072 | Playing surface for a game and method of using a game playing surface The invention may be embodied as a playing surface. Such a playing surface may include a first boundary wall, a second boundary wall, a first zone separator and a second zone separator. The second zone separator may be spaced apart from the first zone separator in o... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207804 | Application of multi-media technology to computer administered vocational personnel assessment A multi-media method and system performs psychological assessment of an individual for suitability for particular jobs, whereby the individual is shown and provided with discrete visual and auditory stimuli on a multi-media computer screen, so that the individual's ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194444 | Goal based flow of a control presentation system A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176949 | System, method and article of manufacture for an incremental explanatory object in a learning application assembly framework A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for generating an incremental explanatory object in an educational application program, First, at least one interface is provided including a plurality of fields. Educational textual information is then entere... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175521 | Gaming method, device, and system including trivia-based bonus game A multilevel game includes a base game in which game credits and free passes may be accumulated and saved for play in a bonus event. The bonus event comprises a tic tac toe-like game in which a player is required to correctly answer trivia questions in order to rece... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165973 | Method for non-verbal assessment of human competence A method of testing a subject's competence for operating machines by successively presenting a plurality of pages of scattered images to the subject, having the subject establish a path through the scattered images on each of the plurality of pages, recording the ab... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7118135 | Embossed paper A sheet of embossed paper including a sheet-like body portion, at least one embossed or depressed line located on the body portion, and at least one printed line located on and extending at least partially along the embossed or depressed line. The invention may also... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7088849 | Method and apparatus for detecting low contrast object in a diagnostic image The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus of objectively testing the low contrast performance of an imaging system. Images of a uniform phantom and images of a low contrast detectability phantom are reconstructed. Thereafter, a group of pixels from... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074128 | Method and system for enhancing memorization by using a mnemonic display A method and system is disclosed for enhancing a memorization process by using a mnemonic display implemented. First, the mnemonic display is implemented on a predetermined display area of a display device with one or more border sections, the border sections contai... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055823 | Cards The present invention relates to educational and entertaining playing cards. The cards may be used alone or in combination with other hardware game accessories, such as board games, or software game accessories, such as compact discs and the Internet. Unlike other p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040898 | Computer software and portable memory for an electronic educational toy Computer software and portable memory for an electronic educational toy designed to stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the educational toy including an enclosure enclosing a processor, data storage medium and a speaker and having a sub... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971880 | Deformable drawing tablet A deformable drawing tablet in which contiguous longitudinal edge portions of a stack of individual elongate strips which are confined for relative sliding movement to form a drawing surface. A user can shift individual strips longitudinally to deform the drawing su... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970677 | Computerized system and method for teaching and assessing the holistic scoring of open-ended questions A tutorial method for teaching the scoring of open-ended questions holistically includes displaying a student response to a scorer and permitting the scorer to access a rubric containing the rules for scoring that response. The scorer can choose a display form from ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6961482 | System for archiving electronic images of test question responses A system and method for electronically archiving electronic images of responses received from a response provider in such a manner that reduces the amount of electronic resources required for said archival. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6944596 | Employee analysis based on results of an education business simulation Analyzing employees based on results of an education business simulation. A network is utilized to present a training simulation to a user for achieving a training goal. Information is integrated into the training simulated utilizing the network that helps motivate ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6879805 | Test form having a removable opaque layer, and method and apparatus for printing on the form A test form comprises a substrate, a chromogenic material applied to at least a top surface portion of the substrate, a removable opaque layer overlaying a portion of the chromogenic material, the chromogenic material being adapted to irreversibly generate a visible... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6768894 | Computerized system and method for teaching and assessing the holistic scoring of open-ended questions A tutorial method for teaching the scoring of open-ended questions holistically includes displaying a student response to a scorer and permitting the scorer to access a rubric containing the rules for scoring that response. The scorer can choose a display form from ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6739874 | Electronic educational toy appliance teaching letters words and numbers An electronic educational toy designed to teach letters, words and numbers and stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the educational toy including an enclosure enclosing a processor, a data storage medium and a speaker and having a substa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733297 | Instructional device This invention relates to an instructional device comprising a casing snugly enclosing a first central insert component and a second insert component. Each insert component has a combination of protruding fences, walled openings, and plain openings on a top and bott... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726485 | Electronic educational toy appliance and a portable memory device therefor An electronic toy appliance designed to stimulate the development of a child's mind using audio feedback, the toy comprising an object having a plurality of substantially planar sides adapted for manipulation by a child on a substantially flat surface so that a chil... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6632096 | Method and apparatus for teaching and learning A method and apparatus for a computer-based teaching system includes modifying a text file by inserting a first predetermined character at a first end of a first selected information element, and also inserting a second predetermined character at a second... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6607388 | Sequence learning toy An educational toy for teaching a child a sequence of letters, numbers, colors or other sequences. The toy would be provided with a plurality of segmented body portions, each of the body portions associated with a single indicia. A switch is provided on e... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585519 | Uniform motivation for multiple computer-assisted training systems Computer implemented training exercises present stimuli to a user and receive responses by the user to the stimuli. The stimuli are specifically selected to challenge and improve a cognitive ability of the user, e.g., the ability to perceive and understan... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6561905 | Skin-irritating game machine A skin-irritating game machine include a main unit and a plurality of control cables respectively connected to the main unit, each control cable having two metal contact elements adhered to the skin a respective player to form a respective electric loop t... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546230 | Method and apparatus for skills assessment and online training A technique is disclosed for testing and training health care professionals. Competency tests are stored on machine readable media and transmitted via network connections to remote provider systems, such as workstations or diagnostic systems. A health car... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6535861 | Goal based educational system with support for dynamic characteristics tuning using a spread sheet object A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6514079 | Interactive training method for demonstrating and teaching occupational skills The present invention is a system and method of interactive multimedia teaching and learning, through the use of audiovisual presentations. The invention provides a computer based multimedia presentation which may include pictures, sound, graphics and text to ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513042 | Internet test-making method A method of making a tests, assessments, surveys and lesson plans with images and sound files and posting them on-line for potential users. Questions are input by a test-maker and then the questions are compiled into a test by a host system and posted on-... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6493536 | Computerized system and method for teaching and assessing the holistic scoring of open-ended questions A tutorial method for teaching the scoring of open-ended questions holistically includes displaying a student response to a scorer and permitting the scorer to access a rubric containing the rules for scoring that response. The scorer can choose a display... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6466683 | System and method of distribution of digitized materials and control of scoring for open-ended assessments Methods are disclosed for distributing digitized electronic representations of representative responses to non-objective assessment tasks and established scores for the responses to readers in order to train the readers to determine scores for responses i... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6464503 | Method and apparatus for interacting with a computer using a plurality of individual handheld objects A system where a child or other individual arranges one or more computer-recognizable characters on a working platform to spell words or provide a mathematical result in response to computer generated questions or prompts, the system then indicating wheth... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6447299 | Method and system for short-to long-term memory bridge The invention includes a teaching machine that presents questions to the user who responds with answers. Graded interval recall is accomplished by storing the exact time and date when the user learns a correct answer. The machine determines the presentati... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443734 | Method and apparatus for analysis An apparatus and method for analysis involving a first factor and a second factor. The first and second factors are related as expressed by a first relationship. The apparatus comprises a base divided into first, second and third sections, where the secon... | 09/03/2002 |
