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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155579 | System and method for assigning and tracking clinical education requirements for healthcare students The present invention relates to a system and method of identifying clinical competencies to be completed by a healthcare student in a computerized environment. The method receives an academic unit of time for a healthcare student and identifies one or more correspo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8068780 | 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... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7904017 | Process for automated assessment of problem solving skill A process for using a computer to assess problem-solving skill includes a computer program that grades multi-step problems and is made aware of several different but equally valid formulas or methods that use answers to one or more prior steps to arrive at a correct... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7840175 | Method and system for changing learning strategies A method for changing learning strategies includes presenting a training course to a learner in order based on a learning strategy. A disparate learning strategy is received from the learner specific to the training course. The disparate learning strategy is applied... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7466958 | Equation editor An on-line teaching and learning system with rapid change-by-change or real time reinforcement signals for students and simultaneous monitoring by the teacher of the actual responses as well as their correctness is disclosed. The system may include at least one teac... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7433819 | Assessing fluency based on elapsed time A computer based method and related system, computer program product and device includes receiving audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words and determining an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with an as... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428518 | Simulation enabled accounting tutorial system A system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material presented dynamically to build the necessary skills that a user requires for success ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7356766 | Method and system for adding content to a content object stored in a data repository A web-based system, method and program product are provided for adding content to a content object stored (e.g., a custom compilation or prepublished work) in a data repository as a group of hierarchically related content entities. Each noncontainer content object i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356604 | Method and apparatus for comparing scores in a vector space retrieval process The delivery ratio of r (which is a fraction between 0 and 1) partitions a stream of documents into a section of top scoring r-fraction of documents and the remainder. This way a set of successively bigger delivery ratios, r1, r2, r3... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350704 | Handheld electronic book reader with annotation and usage tracking capabilities A handheld electronic book reader, program product, and method incorporate enhanced annotation and/or usage tracking capabilities. Users may create “contexts” for defined terms in an electronic document. Moreover, annotation data such as contexts, comments and h... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7349005 | Automated video production system and method using expert video production rules for online publishing of lectures An automated system and method for producing videos using expert video production rules. The automated video production system and method of the present invention is particularly well-suited for the online publishing of lectures. The system of the present invention ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346844 | Method and system for moving content in a content object stored in a data repository A web-based system, method and program product are provided for adding content to a content object stored (e.g., a custom compilation or prepublished work) in a data repository as a group of hierarchically related content entities. Each noncontainer content object i... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343296 | Puppetry based communication system, method and internet utility A puppetry based system and method is provided. Specifically, the puppetry based system and method comprises a computer environment including one or more images, symbols and other proprietary content (collectively referred to as “images”). A printer is connected... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333150 | Method, system, and program product for eliminating error contribution from production switchers with internal DVEs Measurement of the relative timing between images and associated information, for example video and audio. Image mutual event characteristics are recognized in the images and associated mutual event characteristics are recognized in the associated information. The i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333769 | Learning support method that updates and transmits learner understanding levels A client machine receives Web data including a learning material part from a learning server in an e-Learning center to display it as an Web page. The Web page includes a circle graph that represents the intelligibility of all learners who studied the learning mater... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326058 | Method and system for supporting therapy planning when creating a training program A method and a system are for supporting therapy planning when creating a training program. The method involves a capability profile for a patient and also a first and a second database being provided. The first database contains a plurality of skills and an allocat... | 02/05/2008 |
| RE39942 | Computer-aided group-learning methods and systems Providing methods and systems for a computer-aided group-learning environment, where a number of users can interact and work on a subject together. The system and method can monitor and analyze users' inputs. The analysis process can identify a user's performance on... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310642 | Methods, apparatus and data structures for facilitating a natural language interface to stored information An authoring tool (or process) to facilitate the performance of an annotation function and an indexing function. The annotation function may generate informational annotations and word annotations to a database design schema (e.g., an entity-relationship diagram or ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305470 | Method for displaying web user's authentication status in a distributed single login network The invention provides a system and method for automatically displaying a user's logged-in status across an Internet based network of affiliated Web sites via a visual indicator such as a toolbar to help the user to be certain about his logged-in status when he stay... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305611 | Authoring tool for remote experience lessons A computer-implemented presentation authoring method, tool, and interface is provided for creating a remote experience lesson defined with a hierarchy of pages, at least one of the pages including an interactive view of a three-dimensional model. Any number of three... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300285 | Method and system for skills-based testing and training Methods and systems for skills-based testing and training of an application are provided. Example embodiments provide a Skills-Based Simulation and Measurement System “SBSMS”, which enables publishers and authors of tests and training programs to provide simulat... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286977 | Intentional-stance characterization of a general content stream or repository Starting with a dictionary including concepts and chains, a subset of the chains is selected as intentional stance basis chains (ISBCs). Concepts in the dictionary are chosen and mapped to state vectors using the ISBCs. The state vectors are assembled into a templat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286793 | Method and apparatus for evaluating educational performance An improved method and apparatus for evaluating the performance of an individual. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of encoding questions used in an examination in order to accurately identify and evaluate deficiencies in an individual's knowledge. In a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278093 | Custom computer wallpaper and marketing system and method An interactive system and method is disclosed for providing wallpaper or screen saver images for display on the background of a personal computer visual display. Wallpaper (or screen saver) images may be conveniently located by a consumer and downloaded from a wallp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277010 | Monitoring apparatus and method Monitoring apparatus and method including a processor, associated with a web site and capable of providing audio and video, which receives audio information recorded or obtained at a vehicle or premises. The processor, located remote from the vehicle or premises, re... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269570 | Survey assignment method A survey assignment method uses a weighting factor to compensate for members which are temporarily removed from a panel. This weighting factor allows for non-proportionate samples to be made from the panel. Additionally, a non-proportionate selection weighting facto... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260355 | Automated individualized learning program creation system and associated methods An interactive learning system and method are provided that identify a “gap” between the skill(s) possessed by the individual and those required by an organization and then creates a training regimen to fill that gap. The system and method precisely map the trai... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260535 | Web server controls for web enabled recognition and/or audible prompting for call controls Web server controls are provided for generating client side markups with recognition and/or audible prompting to enable telephone call controls such as making, transferring and disconnecting telephone calls. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251784 | Supplying supplementary information for printed books A method for supplying supplementary information related to printed books comprises the steps of: distributing a plurality of different printed books having respective content; supplying a common internet web access address together with each one of the plurality of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243299 | Methods and apparatus for displaying multiple contexts in electronic documents Methods and apparatus for simultaneously displaying multiple-contexts in a page-oriented viewing architecture utilize the concept of page pinning in which a portion of a first document context is displayed as a fixed frame overlayed on or placed beside the display o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239692 | Method and system for distributing outbound telephone calls A method and system is provided for the distribution of outbound telephone calls. This method and system includes dialing devices receiving call records and providing telephone calls to one or more agents. Interfaced with the dialing device is a distribution module ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238026 | Activity device A multiple-sided activity device for toy blocks is disclosed. The activity device has a first side including a first activity adapted to interact with at least one of the plurality of toy blocks. The activity device also has a second side distinct from the first sid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234943 | Analyzing cognitive involvement A system and method for analyzing the cognitive involvement of one or more audience members may include receiving a first indication of cognitive involvement of an audience member in a presentation and calculating a cognitive involvement score from the first indicat... | 06/26/2007 |
