Education and demonstration inventions 02/06

20060040239 - Driving simulator having articial intelligence profiles, replay, hazards, and other features: A driving simulator. The driving simulator may include a processor; a display connectable to the processor; a plurality of input devices, such as a steering wheel, a brake pedal, and an accelerator pedal, where each of the plurality of input devices is connectable to the processor; and a computer-readable medium....

20060040240 - Educational tool and method of use thereof: An educational tool for use in connection with assisting educationally-challenged students, including autistic students, in developing higher skill sets is disclosed. According to the invention, the tool assists in teaching higher level skills sets including those necessary and desirable for promoting learning of borders and edges, as commonly found in...

20060040241 - Novel stimulative triple disposition lettered didactic cue t-shirt/sweat shirt style garment teaching tool: A teaching tool consisting of T-shirt style garments lettered with salient high value didactic content presented in three coordinating mutually enhancing special dispositions (mirror image, inverted, and standard grammar) for low cost, low technology, universally available, formal and informal, school and home, group and individual use. It enhances knowledge acquisition...

20060040242 - System and method for teaching reading and writing: A device for helping a person learn to read and write. The device displays a plurality of character sets, such that the character sets in the proper order spell a word in a given language. Each character set is associated with a unique color relative to the other character sets...

20060040243 - Seriously funny (sf): Most everybody uses deck of cards and plays “cards”. Using the “card playing know-how” of the believers, this game offers the opportunity to play cards to have fun but while doing so, people will effordlessly learn and memorize Bible's passages, stories and ethics. The relaxation of a game setting replaces...

20060040244 - Personal fitness system: A method for operating a physical fitness program, including providing an animated database containing graphical images of a physical fitness program, at least some of the graphical images including animated characters, and creating a sequence of the graphical images in accordance with real-time interaction with a user as a function...

20060040245 - Interactive medical procedure training: Apparatuses and methods are described that provide for selecting an actor to participate in an interactive simulation of a medical procedure within a graphical user interface. A medical instrument is identified that is to be used by the actor and an association is indicated between the medical instrument and the...

20060040246 - Interactive toothbrush game: A method and system of promoting effective brushing techniques by coupling entertainment value with the brushing of teeth. The method and system provides for the association of brushing techniques with electronic game tasks. The system can include a toothbrush and a position sensor operatively connected to the toothbrush for sensing...

20060040248 - Electronic profile based education service: An electronic education service module identifies a target education topic for a user and obtains user profile information associated with the user from a database communicatively coupled to the electronic education service. A plurality of tasks to provide the target education topic are identified based on the identified target education...

20060040247 - Method for estimating examinee attribute parameters in cognitive diagnosis models: A method of determining a mastery level for an examinee from an assessment is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more of an overall skill level for an examinee, a weight for the overall skill level, a covariate vector for an examinee, and a weight for the covariate vector....

20060035199 - Alphanumeric font for the blind and visually impaired: A tactile alphanumeric font includes raised alphabetic symbols representing the letters of the Roman alphabet and raised numeric symbols representing the Arabic numerals. The alphabetic symbols are divided into first—fourth regions, the alphabetic symbols in the first and third regions being denoted by a circular frame, and the alphabetic symbols...

20060035200 - Nutrimeter: What is new to the public is the entire NutriMeter system. The NutriMeter is a software package that will allow users to enter their daily food, vitamin, and drink consumption and receive a report of their nutrional intake and suggestions on additional intake to be at the recommended level for...

20060035201 - Device for improving performance and improving assessment in a combat training center: A device for improving performance and improving assessment in a combat training center includes light shot simulators with weapon-linked transmitters and/or transceivers as active equipment and personal or passive equipment of exercise participants, with light-signal receivers and decoding electronics as well as GPS equipment assigned to a person and/or exercise...

20060035202 - Activity book: An activity book can help lead people through one or more predefined activities, or provide instructions for interacting with people and enjoying activities together. An activity book can combine humor, light-hearted fun activities, intrigue and mystery, mind challenges and/or introspective conversation. The activity book may be, for example, a lighthearted...

20060035203 - Self-scoring and self-analyzing test answer sheet: Self-scoring and self-analyzing test answer sheet which facilitates grading and provides the grader with data concerning the nature of each question and the skill being tested. A skills summary area is provided for recording the total test score and also the number of incorrect responses for each of the specific...

20060035205 - Attendance tracking system: An automated attendance monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes (i) identification tags, with wireless communication capabilities, for each potential attendee, (ii) scanners for detecting the attendees' tags as they enter a given room, (iii) at least one server in communication with the scanners, (iv) handheld computing devices for use...

20060035204 - Method of processing non-responsive data items: A method of obtaining an evaluation of a data item from a human evaluator includes presenting a data item to a human evaluator, and receiving a response from the evaluator that includes an indication that a data item is non-responsive or responsive. An output determined by a computer analysis of...

20060035206 - Systems, program products, and methods of organizing and managing curriculum information: Systems, program products, and methods of curriculum planning are provided. An embodiment of a system includes instructional course instructions, responsive to user input commands, to associate one of several instructional courses with one of several teachers, calendar instructions, responsive to user input commands, to create a calendar schedule and assign...

20060035207 - Test discrimination and test construction for cognitive diagnosis: A method, system and computer-readable carrier for using a discrimination index to select test items from an item bank for a test are disclosed. At least one parameter may be identified for each of a plurality of test items in an item bank. A first test item may be selected...

20060029909 - Method and apparatus for producing objective color references for color matching or identifying: This is a method and apparatus through which individuals can objectively create or match colors. It is a device in which transparent discs containing varying color pigmentation are placed within an opaque holder and manipulated in such a way as to combine the colors in a viewing window on said...

20060029910 - Process for the surface decoration of a cosmetic product: For the surface decoration of a cosmetic product (8), one proceeds as follows. One fills a non-shaped cavity (2) with a decorating product (3) and the shaving of the decorating product (3) that is input into said cavity (2) is carried out. A face (5) provided with shapes (6) of...

20060029911 - Methods and apparatus for buying and selling books: A method is provided for conducting a plurality of merchandising transactions with customers of a bookstore relating to a plurality of books. A unique book number is assigned to a selected printed book in the plurality of books, and the book number is affixed to the selected book. The book...

20060029912 - Aural rehabilitation system and a method of using the same: A system 2 and method 64 for neurological rehabilitation or training is disclosed. The system 2 can be used to improve listening, comprehension, and communication. The system 2 can be controlled automatically by a remote device 6 or manually by a physician's device 4. The system 2 can store data...

20060029913 - Alphabet based choreography method and system: The present invention is directed to a system and method for creating choreography, comprising an input device for inputting alphanumeric characters and a processor for receiving the inputted alphanumeric characters. The processor performs the steps of associating a body movement with each character of the set of alphanumeric characters, and...

20060029914 - Keyboarding glove and method to teach keyboarding skills: A device for and a method of teaching keyboarding skills, called a KEYBOARD RIGHT GLOVE AND METHOD are disclosed that relate to the field of educational and teaching devices and methods. More particularly the disclosure relates to a glove-like device used with other visual, audio, and video devices. These devices...

20060029915 - Biblical figures: Biblical figures look life-like in appearance of the Bible era and are unique to the field of Bible study for children in religious matters. Biblical means are made in a one-means designed mold of a plastic, rubber or silicone substance that is firm but somewhat pliable to the touch with...

20060029916 - Golf putter for, system and method of training a golf player: A golf putter has a handle, a head, and sensing unit for sensing parameters selected from the group consisting of acceleration measuring means, deceleration measuring means, putter path measuring unit, rotation measuring means, lie angle measuring unit, loft angle measuring unit, and combinations thereof....

20060029917 - Navigation surgical training model, apparatus having the same and method thereof: Disclosed is a navigation-training model comprises a base, a holding device for securing a surgical practice model bone to the base in a predetermined position, and a support for fixing a patient tracker onto the base at a predetermined orientation. With the fixed relative positions of the support and the...

20060029919 - Educational game hoop: An educational game hoop having a plurality of questions and corresponding answers on the hoop surface. The game hoop may include a plurality of light emitting diodes carried on at least one hoop surface corresponding to a question and its corresponding answer. A control system may be in communication with...

20060029918 - Nonverbal assessment instruction providing system and method: A method for providing instructions includes the step of presenting an assessment item to an examinee. A first series of pictures is presented to the examinee, each representing a step in a nonverbal sequence of instructions from a depicted examiner to a depicted examinee for answering the assessment item. Next...

20060029920 - Method and system for knowledge assessment using confidence-based measurement: A method for knowledge assessment and encouraging learning via the administration, scoring, remediation, and reiteration of a confidence-based assessment (CBA) test. The CBA test comprises a plurality of multiple choice questions directed to categorical topics, and two-dimensional answers by which a subject indicates both their answer and level of confidence...

20060029921 - Personal hygiene training kit and method for pre-literate children: A bathroom training kit and method includes a first personal hygiene product ergonomically adapted for use by a child. The first personal hygiene product has indicia associated therewith including at least a first iconic image depicting at least one instruction for use of said first product in a first bathroom...

20060024646 - System and audio product for instructing user in operating functions of motor vehicle: The invention relates to a system and an audio product for instructing a user in the operating functions of a motor vehicle. The invention features an audio file containing audio information for teaching the operating functions of a motor vehicle, and which may be brought into use on a player....

20060024647 - Method and apparatus for communicating graphical information to a visually impaired person using haptic feedback: Apparatus for providing a haptic feedback for enabling a visually impaired person to mentally visualize an image that includes at least one line. Graphical information data corresponding to the image is stored. A portable, handheld device including position sensing means is manually movable by the visually impaired person through an...

20060024648 - Educational mathematics game: There is shown card game apparatus and method of play for use in educating children in basic mathematical concepts, the apparatus including a six-sided mathematical function indicator, such as a die, used in combination with two sets of cards, the function generator containing notation on a side indicating a different...

20060024649 - Handheld math problem solving device: The present invention provides a handheld device for aiding students in solving mathematical problems. Rather than solving the problem for the student it provides a graphical environment where students can step through the solution process exactly as they would on paper. The invention monitors the solution process, reinforcing correct steps,...

20060024650 - Kinesiology-based self-improvement process: The promotion of self-improvement through a combination of mental imagery and beliefs. More particularly, a combination of mental imagery, beliefs and kinesiology is broadly contemplated. It is contemplated that, on a personal level, acts addressing such concepts could occupy hardly more than about a minute of an individual's time in...

20060024651 - Sneeks: An educational device for teaching, training, and aiding a child or mentally-challenged person to lace shoes and tie a shoelace bow is of simple construction and provides easy guidance. The shoe device is composed of a symmetrical flat base approximating the shape of a shoe with two flat panels containing...

20060024652 - Tooth model for dentistry practical training: The tooth model for dentistry practical training having a tooth crown portion 1 formed as an imitation of the shape of a tooth is characterized that at least the tooth crown portion 1 is made of a tooth crown portion forming material having non-transparency or semi-transparency, a center-line average roughness...

20060024655 - Method and apparatus for structuring the process, analysis, design and evaluation of training: A learning content management method includes categorizing a curriculum into one or more curriculum areas, performing a content analysis on each of the one or more curriculum areas to identify system, subsystem and component areas of each of the one or more curriculum areas, performing a task analysis on each...

20060024653 - Method, system, and apparatus for exposing workbooks as data sources: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for exposing and utilizing workbooks as server data sources. The system includes a client computer capable of executing a spreadsheet application program for creating a workbook including one or more worksheets. The workbook may be published to a server computer where the contents...

20060024654 - Unified generator of intelligent tutoring: The invention accelerates successful learning in a wide variety of existing and developing learning environments by generating the most effective dynamic adaptive tutoring tailored to a current learner model. It provides a full coverage of a basic tutoring functionality including passive and active tutoring manners, as well as presenting, testing...