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US 2014/0193787 A1Published application
Reading incentive system
OwnerMichael Marcewiczinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer readable media for providing a reading incentive system to encourage reading in children and/or adults are described.
Claims20
A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer configured to execute a reading incentive application, a book selection from a user;
- providing, from the computer, an electronic copy of the book to the user;
- starting, at the computer, a first timer;
- receiving, at the computer, an indication from the user that the user has completed reading the book within a first time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the first timer;
- generating a quiz having questions related to the book;
- presenting the quiz for display to the user, wherein the quiz is based on content from the book and is generated by randomly selecting a predetermined number of questions from a group of questions;
- starting a second timer;
- receiving answers to the quiz from the user within a second time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the second timer;
- determining if the user passed the quiz, wherein a determination of the user passing the quiz is based on a predetermined percentage of correct answers and completion of the quiz within the second time limit;
- if the user passed the quiz, crediting a number of points to an account associated with the user;
- and
- if the user did not pass the quiz, presenting a plurality of user interface elements, wherein one of the user interface elements corresponds to retaking the quiz and another of the user interface elements corresponds to selecting a new book.
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A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium containing software instructions for a reading incentive application that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
- receiving a book selection from a user;
- providing an electronic copy of the book to the user;
- starting a first timer;
- receiving an indication from the user that the user has completed reading the book within a first time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the first timer;
- generating a quiz having questions related to the book;
- presenting the quiz for display to the user, wherein the quiz is based on content from the book and is generated by randomly selecting a predetermined number of questions from a group of questions;
- starting a second timer;
- receiving answers to the quiz from the user within a second time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the second timer;
- determining if the user passed the quiz, wherein a determination of the user passing the quiz is based on a predetermined percentage of correct answers and completion of the quiz within the second time limit;
- if the user passed the quiz, crediting a number of points to an account associated with the user;
- and
- if the user did not pass the quiz, presenting a plurality of user interface elements, wherein one of the user interface elements corresponds to retaking the quiz and another of the user interface elements corresponds to selecting a new book.
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A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored therein software instructions for a reading incentive application that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
- receiving a book selection from a user;
- providing an electronic copy of the book to the user;
- starting a first timer;
- receiving an indication from the user that the user has completed reading the book within a first time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the first timer;
- generating a quiz having questions related to the book;
- presenting the quiz for display to the user, wherein the quiz is based on content from the book and is generated by randomly selecting a predetermined number of questions from a group of questions;
- starting a second timer;
- receiving answers to the quiz from the user within a second time limit as indicated by an elapsed time of the second timer;
- determining if the user passed the quiz, wherein a determination of the user passing the quiz is based on a predetermined percentage of correct answers and completion of the quiz within the second time limit;
- if the user passed the quiz, crediting a number of points to an account associated with the user;
- and
- if the user did not pass the quiz, presenting a plurality of user interface elements, wherein one of the user interface elements corresponds to retaking the quiz and another of the user interface elements corresponds to selecting a new book.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.