# US 2014/0193787 A1 · Reading incentive system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193787 A1 - Document ID: US20140193787A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,946 - Filed: 2013-01-10 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10 - Inventors: Michael Marcewicz - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193787A1 ## CPC - G09B 7/00: Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers (mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F) - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract Methods, systems and computer readable media for providing a reading incentive system to encourage reading in children and/or adults are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a new account for the user, the new account including a user profile, authentication credentials and a point balance value. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising permitting the user to access the reading incentive application when the user supplies credentials matching the authentication credentials in an account. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising providing a user interface adapted to permit the user to redeem points from the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein crediting a number of points includes determining if the book is indicated as a bonus point book for the user and, when the book is determined to be a bonus point book, crediting an additional amount of points as a bonus to the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising crediting another point value to an account associated with a third party different from the user when the user passes the quiz. ### Claim 7 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise establishing a new account for the user, the new account including a user profile, authentication credentials and a point balance value. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise permitting the user to access the reading incentive application when the user supplies credentials matching the authentication credentials in an account. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise providing a user interface adapted to permit the user to redeem points from the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein crediting a number of points includes determining if the book is indicated as a bonus point book for the user and, when the book is determined to be a bonus point book, crediting an additional amount of points as a bonus to the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise crediting another point value to an account associated with a third party different from the user when the user passes the quiz. ### Claim 13 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise establishing a new account for the user, the new account including a user profile, authentication credentials and a point balance value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise permitting the user to access the reading incentive application when the user supplies credentials matching the authentication credentials in an account. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise providing a user interface adapted to permit the user to redeem points from the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein crediting a number of points includes determining if the book is indicated as a bonus point book for the user and, when the book is determined to be a bonus point book, crediting an additional amount of points as a bonus to the point balance value of the account associated with the user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise crediting another point value to an account associated with a third party different from the user when the user passes the quiz. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing, at the computer, a warning period in which the user has a predetermined amount of time in which to complete the book after the warning. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an electronic message to a third party when the user completes the book.