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US 9,870,714 B2Granted
Tablet learning apparatus
AssigneeLeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsAlex Potts, Monica Brown
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Abstract
A learning apparatus can electronically provide content to a user via a display on the learning apparatus. The content can include stationary image elements and removable image elements at a plurality of locations on the display. When a user shakes the learning apparatus, the removable image elements may move away from the plurality of locations. The user can then select one or more image elements, and place them at locations on the display.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a display screen on the housing;
- a processor coupled with the housing;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed by the processor for implementing operations including:
- determining a number of a plurality of removable words within at least one sentence to provide on the display screen based on a reading level of a user;
- electronically providing the at least one sentence to the user via the display screen, the at least one sentence comprising a plurality of stationary words and the plurality of removable words based on the reading level of the user;
- electronically providing instruction to the user to shake the apparatus;
- detecting when the user shakes the apparatus, the user shaking causing the removable words to be moved from their corresponding original location within the at least one sentence to one or more locations on the display away from the at least one sentence;
- moving the removable words from within the at least one sentence to the one or more locations on the display away from the at least one sentence in response to the user shaking the apparatus, and displaying the removable words in a random order;
- receiving an indication that one or more of the removable words has been selected by the user and moved to a location in the at least one sentence;
- determining the location of the one or more removable words;
- and
- determining whether the location of the one or more removable words is a correct placement or an incorrect placement based on whether the one or more removable words have been moved back to the corresponding original location from the one or more locations on the display away from the at least one sentence.
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