Interactive education system
AssigneeSVI Systems, Inc.
InventorsAlfred A. Norcott, Aleksandar S. Manov
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Abstract
An interactive educational system simultaneously provides educational materials to multiple users. The educational system tests and records each user's demonstrated comprehension of the materials provided. The server-based system can provide materials that are data, video data, or audio data. The user may input video, audio or other data. Each user can randomly access the precise location of the educational materials or portion thereof to be presented to the user.
Claims27
An interactive educational system for providing educational materials to multiple, simultaneous users, the system comprising:
- a central operations including a processor, a storage, and an input/output including a network I/O, a modem, a telephony I/O, an audio/video I/O;
- a plurality of terminals for multiple users to receive the educational materials wherein at least one of said terminals includes:
- a telephonic user interface for upstream control;
- and
- a video channel for downstream presentation of said educational materials;
- and
- a plurality of bi-directional communications channels whereby the central operations communicates with each of the plurality of terminals through the plurality of communications channels, wherein the multiple users interact with the terminals to communicate with the central operations, wherein the central operations provides the multiple, simultaneous users random access to the educational materials, and wherein at least one of the bi-directional communications channels includes a telephony channel in an upstream direction and a video channel in a downstream direction.
An interactive educational system for presenting to multiple, simultaneous users educational materials and testing the users on the educational materials, the system comprising:
- a central operations including:
- a processor;
- a storage including a program memory, a content media storage, a test database, and a usage database;
- and an input/output,
- wherein the central operations provides the multiple, simultaneous users random access to the educational materials;
- a plurality of terminals for multiple users to receive the educational materials;
- and
- a plurality of bi-directional communications channels whereby the central operations communicates with each of the plurality of terminals through the plurality of communications channels, and wherein the multiple users interact with the terminals to communicate with the central operations.
An interactive educational system for presenting to multiple, simultaneous users educational materials and testing the users on the educational materials, the system comprising:
- a central operations including:
- a processor;
- a storage;
- an input/output including a network I/O, a modem, a telephony I/O, an audio/video I/O, wherein the network I/O communicates with a network, the modem communicates with a public switching telephone network, the telephony I/O communicates with a private branch exchange which in turn communicates with a telephonic user interface, and the audio/video I/O communicates with analog audio/video sources and/or a TV modulator which in turn communicates with a monitor.;
- and
- a plurality of terminals for multiple users to receive the educational materials, wherein the terminals include one or more of the following:
- a telephonic user interface, and a television or monitor, and a computer terminal;
- and
- a plurality of bi-directional communications channels whereby the central operations communicates with each of the plurality of terminals through the plurality of communications channels, and wherein the multiple users interact with the terminals to communicate with the central operations.
The system of 25 wherein the users login into the system via one of the following:
- a private branch exchange;
- a computer network, wherein the computer network is a local area network or wide area network;
- a public switching telephone network;
- or
- an internet connection.
The system of 26 wherein the computer network includes a wireless connection, and wherein the users login into the system via a wireless device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.