Internet-based education support system and methods
Patent 6988138 Issued on January 17, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 30, 2020. 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.
June 30, 2020. 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 ReferencesInteractive group communication system Remote teaching system Distance learning system providing individual television participation, audio responses and memory for every student Collaborative internet data mining systems Dynamic regulation of television viewing content based on viewer profile and viewing history Patent #: 5973683 Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 09608208 filed on 06/30/2000US Classes:709/225, Computer network access regulating709/203, Client/server709/218, Using interconnected networks709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING709/204COMPUTER CONFERENCINGExaminersPrimary: Jaroenchonwanit, BunjobAssistant: Nguyen, Thinh Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 15/173AbstractA system and methods for implementing education online by providing institutions with the means for allowing the creation of courses to be taken by students online, the courses including assignments, announcements, course materials, chat and whiteboard facilities, and the like, all of which are available to the students over a network such as the Internet. Various levels of functionality are provided through a three-tiered licensing program that suits the needs of the institution offering the program. In addition, an open platform system is provided such that anyone with access to the Internet can create, manage, and offer a course to anyone else with access to the Internet without the need for an affiliation with an institution, thus enabling the virtual classroom to extend worldwide. | |
