Method of simulating flashcards for learning purposes
AssigneeMichael D. Thayer
InventorsMichael D. Thayer, Kenneth A. Tepper, A. David Kelts, Colin A. Ross, Jerry Gulla, Dragana Ilic
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Abstract
A method of displaying information for learning purposes comprises the steps of providing within a computer an information set having at least a first information topic. The first information topic includes a plurality of discrete information elements. The discrete information elements are caused to be arranged for display within the computer in a sequence selected from a plurality of predetermined sequences. The discrete information elements are displayed with a display operably associated with the computer in the selected sequence.
Claims18
A method of displaying information for learning purposes in a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing within a computer an information set of simulating a set of flashcards including at least a first information group, the first information group including a plurality of discrete information elements each having a first cue portion and a related second response portion;
- b) providing each of the first and second portions of the discrete information elements based upon a user input of user selected information;
- c) segregating and arranging within the computer the information elements in a predetermined user selected sequence;
- d) displaying with a display operably associated with the computer at least one of the user preselected first and second portions of the discrete information elements in the selected sequence;
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- e) the discrete information elements being displayed with the display at a rate based upon a rate selected by the user from the group consisting of time-based and user activation-based.
A method of using simulated flashcards in a computer for learning purposes, comprising the steps of:
- a) inputting into a computer a plurality of information elements simulating a set of flashcards, each simulated flashcard having an information containing cue portion and a related information containing response portion;
- b) segregating the simulated flashcards into a plurality of user selected discrete groups, the information elements of each group being related;
- c) arranging within the computer in a user selected preselected sequence at least some of the simulated flashcards of at least one of the groups;
- d) predetermining the number of simulated flashcards to be displayed by the user;
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- e) displaying with a display operably associated with the computer in the preselected sequence at least one of the preselected cue portion and response portion of the arranged simulated flashcards, the flashcards being displayed at a rate based upon a user selected one of time and user activation.
A method of displaying information for learning purposes in a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) entering manually into a computer a plurality of information elements simulating a set of flashcards, the information elements of each simulated flashcard comprising an information containing cue portion and a related information containing response portion;
- b) segregating the simulated flashcards into a plurality of user selected discrete groups, the information elements of the cue portion of each group being related based upon a user selected criteria;
- c) arranging within the computer based upon a user selected preselected sequence at least some of the simulated flashcards of at least one group;
- d) displaying sequentially to the user with a display operably associated with the computer in the preselected sequence a preselected portion of the arranged simulated flashcards, the simulated flashcards being displaced based upon a user selected determination of one of time and user activation;
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- e) indicating to the computer those simulated flashcards which the user has learned and segregating those displayed simulated flashcards which have been learned from those simulated flashcards which have not been learned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.