Code tutoring system
OwnerDavid L. Smartinventor
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Abstract
A Morse code tutoring system: a computer with an appropriate program and a code practice oscillator interfacing to it. In one mode of operation, the operator uses a straight key to produce code in the oscillator which is monitored by the computer, and analyzed for quantitative elements of his "amateur accent", that is, those characteristic of his code that make it harder for another person to decode. In another mode, the computer generates code which is output by the oscillator, and the operator decodes it and feeds back to the computer the decoded message. In subsequent lessons, the code generated is enriched in those characters that he fed back erroneously.
Claims3
A Morse code tutoring system, comprising:
- a micro computer, containing suitable interfacing means,
- a "straight key",
- a code practice oscillator, interfacing to the computer, and capable of effecting a visual or aural indication when actuated by the operator via the straight key, and capable of outputting to the computer the results of such actuation,
- a program available for execution by the computer, and capable of analyzing the operator's code for:
- average length of dits and standard deviation thereof, average length of dahs and standard deviation thereof, ratio of the average dah length to the average dit length, ratio of average length of space between dits and dahs to the average dit length, ratio of average length of space between characters to the average dit length, and ratio of average length of space between words to the average dit length;
- so as to provide the operator quantitative information on the quality and readability of the code he is generating.
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