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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190080 | Method and system for managing skills assessment The present invention is directed to a method and skills assessment tool for managing a testing session in a clinical skills testing center comprising a plurality of assessment stations. The method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention inclu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180274 | System for managing and messaging critical student information A system for managing critical student information is disclosed generally comprising storing information associated with individual students, such as important medical information or contact information for the student's parent or guardian, and providing different a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175511 | Techniques for intelligent network-based teaching An e-learning system that provides a customized e-learning experience for a user. Information is received from a user identifying the user's learning objectives. Based upon the user's objectives, a study plan that is customized for the user is developed. The study p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170465 | Teacher assignment based on student/teacher ratios A system for assigning one or more teachers for teaching in one or more learning sessions comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions having corresponding student/teacher ratios. A scheduling node sc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165518 | Method and system for knowledge assessment using confidence-based measurement A system for knowledge assessment and encouraging learning comprises transmitting to the a terminal a plurality of multiple choice questions and two-dimensional answers thereto, the answers including a plurality of full-confidence answers consisting of single-choice... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155577 | Expert systems recommendations matching consumer profiles to product evaluations Education management systems and methods that include a server, at least one student computer that is linked, via a distributed network, to the server; and at least one management computer that is linked, via the distributed network, to the server. The server includ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140000 | Categorizing and sharing learning objects The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for administering learning objects within a learning management system. In the invention, a learner can select various learning materials in the system, known as “learning objects”, and... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8116674 | Professional development system and methodology for teachers A system and method for professional development for teachers which includes a structured framework for creating and providing online courses, qualification testing, instructional material, and mentoring teacher access, all subject specific to help teachers gain com... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8060004 | Method of distance learning The distance learning system and method provide distance learning efficiently and effectively. The distance learning system (DLS) includes an education program, and an education center server of an educational platform for database management, data transfers and com... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8014716 | Information management server and information distribution system An information management server and information distribution system utilizes a video of the class for creating educational contents matching the learning conditions of the student, and also provides instruction using these same contents. This information server and... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010037 | System, program product, and related methods for managing child activities A system, program product, and method for managing activities of a child over a communication network are provided. The system can include a communication network, a plurality of user computers in communication with the network, a database server, and an educational... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7974569 | Method and apparatus for customizing lesson plans Computer method and apparatus enable customization of lesson plans per student. The invention method and apparatus include a curriculum data store holding a plurality of curriculum records, a student record data store and a processor routine coupled to the student r... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7925200 | 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... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7885598 | Generating and providing personalized information to a user regarding the purchase and use of personal care products Generating a visual three-dimensional model specific to a user for personal care education. A request for instruction regarding a personal care product is received from a user. Data defining physical characteristics of the user that relate to the personal care produ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7865130 | Material processing apparatus, material processing method, and material processing program product A material processing method has a process of reading image data of a material. The material has answer fields and information items on points distributed to the answer fields. The method also has extracting the distributed point information items based on the image... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853194 | Material processing apparatus, material processing method and material processing program A material processing apparatus includes: a reading unit configured to obtain image data from material; a correct/incorrect determination recognizing unit that extracts entry contents of correct/incorrect determinations for answers to the answer fields from the imag... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7831195 | Integrated paper and computer-based testing administration system An improved system for administering a computer and paper-based test, including a multifunction peripheral having a printing function and a scanning function for operating on the test, and a host remotely connected to the peripheral over a network. The multifunction... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7805107 | Method of student course and space scheduling A method of determining student demand for academic courses during a variety of time periods and a method of scheduling the student demand for academic courses for academic programs of study is provided, the method being operated on a computer system. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7493077 | System and method for processing test reports A system and method enable processing and displaying of test results in accordance with information and specifications provided by the client requiring such services. Skills examined by a test are identified, and skill-by-skill analysis of test results is provided. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7433646 | Learning support method and learning support program Disclosed is a learning support method with a server computer. Presupposed keywords corresponding to subjects that should have been acquired by a learner before attending a learning course and learning keywords corresponding to subjects that will be acquired by atte... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413442 | Learning support system A learning support system has an information processing apparatus, a portable information terminal and a learning management server which are connected through a network. The information processing apparatus includes a second memory unit for storing first learning i... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407384 | System, method and device for language education through a voice portal server A method of teaching pronunciation is provided which includes communicating by a voice portal server to a user a model word and detecting a response by the user to the voice portal server. The method also includes comparing the response word to the model word and de... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402105 | Massively multiplayer educational online role playing game A massively multiplayer educational online game presents a computer generated gameplay world where acquiring and demonstrating mastery of educational skills is a requirement for survival and advancement of a learner's game character. The game provides a method for e... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395027 | Computer-aided education systems and methods Computer-aided education systems and methods provide a learner with a pedagogically appropriate interaction, including determining learner information. A state for the interaction is determined based on the determined learner information. A concept pattern is create... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377785 | System and method for generating and providing educational exercises A system and method for generating and administering classroom exercises to a student. One or more root questions is generated, where each root question has a stem, a plurality of right answers, and a plurality of wrong answers. A multiple-choice question instance i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379704 | Providing collaborative services with content Systems and methods for integrating collaborative services with content. Collaboration services are provided to a user in the context of content such that the user may collaborate with other contacts or users within the context of the content. The collaborative serv... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369808 | Instructional architecture for collaborative e-learning A learning system, method, and data structure provides collaborative activities between learners. The system includes an interface to receive a learning strategy selected by a learner. A content management system stores content and one or more collaboration elements... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370285 | Receiving and reporting page-specific user feedback concerning one or more particular web pages of a website In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a particular web page of a website includes using a comment icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user. The metho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367808 | Employee retention system and associated methods A modularized system and method for interactively diagnosing and addressing workplace issues that can lead to employee turnover includes computer-delivered assessment and training modules, each directed to a particular aspect of improving employee retention by focus... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370114 | Software downloading using a television broadcast channel A software distribution architecture having a television broadcast system as its infrastructure. Software from a software repository (1600) is mixed into a television broadcast system and transmitted into one or more selected channels at prescribed dates and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364432 | Methods of selecting Lock-In Training courses and sessions 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... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365261 | Musical performance data creating apparatus with visual zooming assistance In an apparatus for creating musical performance data according to operations of a user, a screen display section displays an input screen having a data input area for use in inputting of musical performance data. A position indication section operates when a first ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366676 | Method and system for in-service monitoring and training for a radiologic workstation In a method and a computer system for screening of medical cases known proven positive and/or known proven normal cases are inserted in the flow of cases during the screening. On a user's option the known cases can be infiltrated in the case stream in accordance wit... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362997 | Methods and apparatus for curriculum planning A method for curriculum planning using a curriculum planning tool is described. The method includes selecting an academic discipline, a grade level, and a course, entering local objectives to be met by the selected course, and aligning the local objectives with one ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353271 | Method and system for tracking clients A method and system for tracking access by clients to a server object of a server class. The client tracking system provides a derived client tracking server class that includes an overriding implementation of a query function of the server class. The overriding imp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352990 | Education support system, target presentation method, recording medium, and carrier wave An education support server generates test data representing a test using a test management database. At this time, the education support server derives a target score for a user who is to take the test represented by the generated test data in accordance with achie... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351064 | Question and answer dialogue generation for intelligent tutors A question generation means is developed for intelligent tutors wherein a question menu having dynamic questions is capable of being displayed after each step of a problem. The generated question set contains both elementary and advanced questions and changes after ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347472 | Systems and methods for use in mobile medical training An enclosure is provided that is adapted for mobile transport to a training site. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes a laboratory section equipped with medical equipment and instrumentation. In another embodiment, a supply of non-living anatomic material is p... | 03/25/2008 |
