Writing and reading aid system

A system for helping a user to read a document effectively by extracting desired information from said document and displaying information systematically, said system comprising:

• means for identifying a document type of said document, said document type associating with a plurality of predefined properties, a plurality of predefined rules, and a plurality of display forms, said plurality of properties reserving space for holding related information, said plurality of rules specifying various operations to extract and format information related to said plurality of properties, and said plurality of display forms specifying methods to display contents on said plurality of properties;
• means for building a structure according to information associated to said document type, said structure being an organization for keeping information in order;
• means for extracting information from said document to fill said structure according to said rules linked to said document type on information extraction;
• and
• means for displaying information in said structure by one of said plurality of display forms related to said document type.

The system in 5, further comprising:

• means for letting said user browse said structure, generate questions, and generate initial guesses to make said user notice various issues in said document and be alert to said various issues;
• means for displaying information in a display form;
• means for restating said questions;
• means for answering said questions;
• means for reviewing;
• and
• means for saving information.

The system in 5, further comprising:

• means for defining rules to capture, organize, and display information and categorize said rules into various categories;
• means for associating said rules to one selected from a group consisting of said properties, display forms, and rules;
• means for searching and displaying said rules;
• means for modifying, combining, splitting, and removing said rules;
• means for adjusting order of said rules;
• means for updating testing sample;
• means for testing said rules;
• and
• means for executing said rules to extract and display information.

A system for helping a user to master reading skills and enhance comprehension capability by reading a document, said system connecting to a database, said system comprising:

• means for extracting background information about said document and said user from said database, said background information providing a basis for said system to decide if said user is familiar with topic involved in said document and what kind of reading skill said user has obtained;
• means for performing structure analysis on said document to find out sentence structures, important words, and configuration about said document, organize information according to said sentence structures, said important words, and said configuration, and provide a basis for said system to extract other information;
• means for deciding what helps said system will provide, in what level, and in what forms according to said background information about said document and said user;
• means for presenting information according to said background information;
• means for guiding said user to survey;
• means for guiding said user to set reading purpose;
• means for guiding said user to select reading strategy;
• means for guiding said user to practice;
• means for guiding said user to review;
• means for tracking feedback and activity from said user;
• and
• means for adjusting presentation and help according to said feedback and said activity.