Teaching apparatus, particularly for teaching shorthand
Patent 4690644 Issued on September 1, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 23, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 23, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesKeyboard attachment system and method for keyboard training Teaching and entertainment device Patent #: 4492582 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/812138 filed on 12/23/1985US Classes:434/158, Shorthand434/227Keyboard operation (e.g., typing, key punching, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Picard, Leo P.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG09B 19/06 (20060101)G09B 11/00 (20060101) G09B 13/00 (20060101) G09B 11/08 (20060101) AbstractAn apparatus for use in teaching comprises a carrier (10,20) of information that is to form the subject-matter of a lesson; a keyboard (12) having its keys marked with symbols which include those related to the said information; a visual display unit (14) having a screen (15); a computer (13) which is programmed in relation to said information to check the accuracy of a student's transcription of at least part of the information by indicating on the screen and/or audibly, the performance of the student; the apparatus is intended for use in the largely automated teaching of typing, shorthand (Pitman, Gregg and Teeline), and also foreign languages. | |
