Method awarding playtime proportional to test results
OwnerTimothy J. Smockinventor
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Abstract
A method for awarding playtime credit proportional to positive performance on educational testing. The method records correct answers to academic questions, such as math, as credits towards time allowed on an attached electronic play device. The amount of time earned or awarded is determined by the number of correct answers provided in response to displayed questions.
Claims16
A method for awarding time usage credits on an electronic device having a display signal output proportional to correct answers to educational questions on a user interface before any interaction with the electronic device is permitted to occur, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a display output controller base station, wherein the user interface communicates wirelessly with the display output controller base station;
- wherein the display output controller base station includes a display signal input and a display signal output, and a switch connected between the display signal input and the display signal output for enabling and preventing a display signal to pass between the display signal input and the display signal output;
- wherein the user interface includes an input for receiving input from a user and an output for wirelessly communicating the input from the user to the display output controller base station;
- providing a display having a display signal input;
- connecting directly the display signal output of the electronic device to the display signal input of the display output controller base station, and connecting directly the display signal output of the display output controller base station to the display signal input of the display, wherein the display output controller base station enables a display signal to pass to the display from the electronic device only after educational questions have been answered correctly on the user interface;
- entering a request into the user interface for the educational question to be displayed on the user interface;
- displaying on the user interface the educational question to be answered correctly in response to the request into the user interface for an educational question to be displayed;
- storing a time usage credit in the user interface based proportionally upon a correct answer being entered into the user interface in response to the displayed educational question;
- displaying on the user interface an inquiry to a user for additional educational questions to be displayed;
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- enabling the display signal from the electronic device to pass directly to the display from the electronic device for a time period corresponding to the stored time usage credit.
A method for awarding time usage credits on an electronic device having a power supply input proportional to correct answers to educational questions on a user interface before any interaction with the electronic device is permitted to occur, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a power controller base station having a power input and a power output, wherein the user interface communicates with the power controller base station, and the user interface includes an input device for receiving input from a user and an output for electronically communicating the input from the user to the power controller base station;
- connecting the power supply input of the electronic device to the power output of the power controller base station, and connecting the power input of the power controller base station to an AC power outlet, wherein the power controller base station enables electrical power pass to pass from the AC power outlet to the power supply input on the electronic device only after educational questions have been answered correctly on the user interface;
- entering a request into the user interface for the educational question to be displayed on the user interface;
- displaying on the user interface the educational question to be answered correctly in response to the request into the user interface for an educational question to be displayed;
- storing a time usage credit in the user interface based upon a correct answer being entered into the user interface in response to the displayed educational question;
- displaying on the user interface an inquiry to a user for additional educational questions to be displayed;
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- enabling the electrical power to pass from the AC power outlet to the power supply input of the electronic device for a time period corresponding to the stored time usage credit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.