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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7298902 | Method and system for performing image mark recognition A method and system for performing image mark recognition for a document is disclosed. A document is scanned into a digital image. Reference image marks are sensed from the digital image. The reference image marks may include trigger row marks and/or corner/crop mar... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216808 | Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts A method that allows one to mark information with a pencil or ball point pen on a material and have the marked information represent answers to questions or responses to queries that may be read while the material is contained in an envelope. The material may be any... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7139523 | Print media receiving unit including platform and print media A print media receiving unit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the print media receiving unit comprises a platform that includes a surface adapted to receive a print medium comprising a spine. The spine may be disposed in a spine receiving portion in the platform. A ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7035748 | Priority system and method for processing standardized tests Systems and methods are provided for prioritizing the processing of standardized tests. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method for processing completed standardized tests. In one embodiment, test-processing priority information is received, and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020435 | Electronic test answer record image quality improvement system and method A method for improving a scoring process includes displaying an original scanned image of a hard copy page of an answer to a scorer. If the scorer determines that the image is of insufficient quality to read, an electronic request for an improved image is received f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996365 | Scoring method and scoring system A scoring method and a scoring system perform scoring quickly and accurately, and summarize and sort the scores into statistic data readily. The scoring method includes the steps of collecting answer data concerning answers provided by a plurality of examinees in a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6918768 | Computerized system and method for visually based education A computer-based educational system provides the user or instructor with a suite of graphic editing tools, allowing the design of graphical objects, such as symbols and text that can be displayed to a viewer, such as a student, using a projector or computer terminal... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6684052 | Scanning system for imaging and storing the images of test answer sheets having open-ended questions An imaging system includes two sets of cameras: a first set for capturing optical mark or optical character recognition data and a second set for capturing visual images. Full visual images of pages containing answers to open-ended questions are retained ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6666687 | Method for instructing a student using an automatically generated student profile This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the st... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6366760 | Method for imaging test answer sheets having open-ended questions An imaging system includes two sets of cameras: a first set for capturing optical mark or optical character recognition data and a second set for capturing visual images. Full visual images of pages containing answers to open-ended questions are retained ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6173154 | System and method for imaging test answer sheets having open-ended questions An imaging system includes two sets of cameras: a first set for capturing optical mark or optical character recognition data and a second set for capturing visual images. Full visual images of pages containing answers to open-ended questions are retained ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6146148 | Automated testing and electronic instructional delivery and student management system This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the st... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5330358 | Computerized educational and entertainment device An educational and entertainment device wherein a microcomputer is mounted in a housing to receive user generated data presented by moving a conducting stylus across perpendicular arrays of conductors on a work surface formed on the housing and presents i... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5226822 | Interactive electronic game book An interactive electronic game book is disclosed in which the pages of the book form game boards for educational or amusement-type games. An electronic randomizer unit is affixed to the back cover of the game book for providing randomly-selected instructi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4044229 | Device for electroconductive connection and reading A device for electrical connection of marks produced by means of an electroconductive writing substance to a readout device, by applying said marks in electroconductive relationship with pairs of mutually isolated conductive paths on at least one isolatin... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3935650 | Scholastic test and grading apparatus Scholastic test grading apparatus uses a circular answer sheet having a circular series of angularly-spaced, numbered rows of radially-spaced answer spaces on which the student marks his answers to correspondingly numbered questions by blacking-in selecte... | 02/03/1976 |
