Education and demonstration inventions 01/07

20070020585 - Simulation system: A simulation system for use in military exercise of combat in an area having at least one building has a transmitter arranged on a firearm for simulating firing of a shot and a detecting means to be arranged on the body of a soldier. Sensors are adapted to sense whether... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070020586 - Pattern testing board and system: A pattern testing board is able to detect an emission beam such as a laser or light beam from a shooting system. A pattern testing board includes a plurality of paired emission beam sensors and hit indicators. Each emission beam sensor is responsive to a detected emission beam and each... Agent: Law Office Of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

20070020587 - Interactive motion simulator: A motion simulator includes a base frame and a pitch frame pivotally mounted to the drive frame. Opposite ends of a drive coupling is coupled to ends of the pitch frame for tilting the pitch frame fore and aft. A cradle for supporting an occupant capsule is rotatably mounting to... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070020588 - Low-cost flight training and synthetic visualization system and method: A low-cost training and synthetic visualization system and method directed to improving an individual's airborne performance in general aviation, skydiving, and other aerial applications. The system is comprised of a self-contained mobile sensor and data storage device for recording the travel path, orientation, and forces acting upon an object as... Agent: Barry Douglas Batcheller

20070020589 - Electrothermal refreshable braille cell and method for actuating same: An electrothermal actuated refreshable Braille cells, display systems using the cells, and methods for actuating refreshable Braille cells/displays. One method according to the invention comprises at least the following steps: a) providing power to a microheater within a cylinder, wherein the cylinder has a membrane at a first end and... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070020590 - Educational game: An educational game is provided, comprising a plurality of qualification cards least one subject, said qualification cards having a qualification question and a corresponding qualification answer; and a plurality of preparatory cards for at least one subject, said preparatory cards having a preparatory question and a corresponding preparatory answer wherein... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070020591 - Methods and aids for teaching arabic to the blind: A method for teaching Arabic to the blind includes the steps of synopsizing 82 shapes representing 28 basic letters into 32 shapes and then consolidating the 32 shapes into 10 groups according to shape in a first phase of a program. In a second phase of the program dots are... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070020592 - Method for teaching written language: A system and method for teaching combining letters, images and sounds. A keyboard having letters on keys has sounds associated with each key. Keys for words used in a lesson may be highlighted to provide clues how to spell a word. Sounds associated with a selected word may be played... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070020593 - Educational tool: An educational tool including a frame having a rod extending between its opposite sides. A number of beads are slidably positioned on the rod. A reckoning bar is slidably secured to the top of the frame. The reckoning bar bears indicia, for counting the beads, in the form of a... Agent: Stephen R. Greiner, Esquire Greiner Law Offices, P.C.

20070020594 - Firefighter training apparatus: A firefighter training apparatus includes a sled base having a plurality of sled runners and an upright post attached to the base. The upright post is slidably attached to the base for adjusting the height of the post. A pole is attached to the post with a pole-to-post attaching mechanism... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii

20070020595 - Method for enhancing memory and cognition in aging adults: A method on a computing device is provided for enhancing the memory and cognitive ability of an older adult by requiring the adult to listen to two or more aurally processed syllables, presented serially, view the syllables graphically, and then designate the order in which the syllables were aurally presented.... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070020596 - Behavior shaping system and kits: A system for modifying and shaping behavior. The system comprises a number of components, which may be used individually or in combination with other components. A variety of kits comprising various components can be formed. Components include a progress pyramid chart to reward and reinforce positive and desired behaviors, a... Agent: W. Edward Ramage

20070020597 - Exercise card system: An exercise system and method are provided. The system comprises a set of exercise cards. The set of exercise cards includes a plurality of exercise cards each having an exercise indicated thereon. The exercise cards also include a repetition number indicating a number of times a user needs to repeat... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070020598 - Manikin and method of manufacturing the same: A replica in which a bone part and soft tissue are reproduced with physical properties close to those of real organs and tissues in term of shape, color, apparent textures, softness and hardness, and which allows a trainee to practice surgical techniques so that part of the replica can be... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070020599 - Bio-expression system and the method of the same: The bio-expression system comprising: a process system used to process data and a three-dimension image generating module embedded in the computing system, wherein while input of a set of two-dimensional individual model sections is fed into the process system, the three-dimension image generating module is responsive to the input of... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070020600 - Activity center: An activity center is provided that includes a case having an upper and lower shell hingedly joined together. The upper shell has a recessed portion disposed on a top surface that receives a writing surface that is hingedly joined to the top surface of the upper shell. The recessed portion... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070020601 - Display apparatus and touch-based method therefor: A display apparatus and touch-based method therefor is provided. The touch-based method for the display apparatus includes the steps of: providing the display apparatus, the display apparatus including a screen and a frame, the frame connected to the screen and including a plurality of touch sensitive regions, the touch sensitive... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070020602 - Collecting user responses over a network: The disclosure includes a method of collecting user responses to questions over a network. The method includes receiving sets of data identifying a question and possible responses. The method includes sending one set of data for presentation of the question and possible responses and user selection of at least one... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070020604 - A rich media system and method for learning and entertainment: The purpose of the present invention is to offer distance-learning courses to students around the world by using the Internet. The courses offered will contain audio and/or video feeds showing the teachers teaching in a classroom setting, transmit the notes being made by teachers on a regular computer using a... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

20070020603 - Synchronous communications systems and methods for distance education: Systems and methods of synchronous communication for distance education are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method may comprise receiving user input from a plurality of users for a current virtual classroom session regardless of input format, and receiving facilitator input from at least one facilitator for the current virtual... Agent: Trenner Law Firm, LLC

20070020605 - Combined hardware and software instrument simulator for use as a teaching aid: An improved simulator for an analytical instrument that provides the student with an experience similar to that of operating the actual instrument. In one preferred embodiment, the invention combines real functionality and simulated functionality where at least one function of the analytical instrument is real. In another preferred embodiment, the... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20070020606 - Systems and methods for retail selling that integrates children's recreation, retail selling, and company advertising and sponsorship: A system for retail selling for inline stores in shopping complexes comprising: a children's play and educational area where children may play with equipment and toys that are related to the theme of an inline store's products and services; at least one space for advertising integrated through the children's play... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070015115 - Methods and apparatus to provide training against improvised explosive devices: Method and apparatus for a training system for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). An IED training system can include an inert explosive component that can resemble a large round, rocket propelled grenade (RPG), or the like. Various triggers can activate visual and/or audio devices in response to triggering the system, such... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070015116 - Method of and apparatus for virtual shooting practice: A method of and apparatus for virtual shooting practice comprises a displayed shooting practice image including a target portion and a simulated gun. As the target portion of the image moves relative to the remainder thereof, the simulated gun is moved relative to the displayed image and relative to the... Agent: Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070015117 - System and method for automatic driver evaluation: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for automatic driver evaluation of a person's driving capabilities and render an outcome of pass or fail without the need for a trained observer to evaluate driver's performance. In one embodiment, the automatic driver evaluation system facilitates the display of... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070015118 - Tutorial generator with automatic capture of screenshots: Screenshots on a computer display are automatically captured to assist in building a tutorial to demonstrate the functionality of one or more applications. In one possible approach, an event detector, such as an accessibility toolkit, detects when events are generated by the one or more applications. The events may include,... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070015119 - Identifying locations: A computer-implemented method includes receiving in a query a location identifier from a user of a remote device, parsing the input location identifier to generate one or more location-related tokens, querying a repository of location information with the one or more location-related tokens to identify locations for one or more... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070015120 - Travel recording apparatus: An apparatus for recording theme-based travel related events includes a set of display pieces, each configured to depict a scaled, specific geographic area and, when arranged in a predetermined orientation, collectively depict a larger, substantially contiguous geographic region. A display tray forms a flat display surface dimensioned to hold the... Agent: J. Gordon Lewis

20070015121 - Interactive foreign language teaching: Language learning systems and methods may be provided. An interactive lesson module may be provided. The interactive lesson module may be configured to provide an interactive language lesson that prompts a user to repeat, translate, or define words or phrases, or to provide words corresponding to images, at a controllable... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery (los Angeles Office)

20070015122 - System, method, computer program and data set which are intended to facilitate language learning by means of sound identification: The invention is intended to facilitate language learning by improving sound identification and perception. It is well known that foreign language students in particular have great difficulty in mastering the sounds of the foreign language being learned. Among other possible causes, this is due to interferences that occur between the... Agent: Angel Palacios

20070015123 - Reading system: A speed reading system includes a plurality of printed sheets, each sheet having a pair of vertically extending scan bars and a plurality of printed lines of indicia extending perpendicular to the scan bars. Selected printed lines of indicia have a plurality of grouped scan words therein, each group forming... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii

20070015124 - Automated updating of job analyses: A job analysis is created for a particular job based on a database of job related skills and abilities. Using the job analysis, a job requisition process, an assessment process, and a performance appraisal process are generated. One or more employees are hired through the requisition and assessment processes. After... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070015125 - Automated updating of job assessments: The results of a performance appraisal are correlated with data collected from a job assessment process. Questions from the assessment that relate to high employee performance, and low employee performance are desirably identified. Questions that have no relation to performance are also desirably identified, as well as any additional questions... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070015126 - Computer kit for hobbyists and students: A wacky kit provides all the components and instructions for assembling a computer at home. The kit appeals to people looking for a fun project in which to engage. Power computer users and those already involved with current technology enjoy the kit because its features all the pieces necessary to... Agent: Matthew E. Burr Lake Austin Marina

20070015128 - Method and apparatus for performing a behaviour analysis using a virtual environment: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a virtual environment or a visual presentation to a user. A portion of interest is created and depending on a response of the user to the virtual environment or to the visual presentation, a feedback is preferably provided.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070015127 - Method of mental training: A method of mental training wherein a human subject receives a hands on treatment containing a unique sequence of strokes, simultaneously receives a message in one ear suggesting that the subject visualize the hands on treatment and simultaneously receives a second message in the other ear communicating a re-educative message.... Agent: Steven Horowitz Counselor At Law

20070015129 - Message strip kit: A small, lightweight, portable message strip kit includes an elongated flexible band carrying a battery, electrical circuit, programmable computer chip and signaling device for alerting the user to perform a recommended activity at certain time intervals during various physical endeavors. The strip carries a program key for the computer chip... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070015130 - Specialized merchandising system: A specialized merchandizing system for a particular type of consumer is provided comprising a partitioned section within a retail establishment constructed with interior designs reflecting characteristics of the particular type of consumer and providing a variety of products fulfilling the particular type of consumer's needs. The specialized merchandising includes a... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070009859 - System, method and apparatus for relaying simulation data: An apparatus for communicating simulation data is disclosed. The apparatus includes an assembly for mounting the apparatus on an edifice. The apparatus further includes a receiver for receiving simulation data from a plurality of players within a specified area of the edifice and for receiving simulation data from a central... Agent: Mark Terry Suite 500

20070009860 - Boresight device and method: A modular system facilitates alignment of a simulation laser with the sights of a weapon. The modular assembly can be attached to the barrel of a weapon. A user can first align a target relative to the sights of the weapon. The laser can then be aligned with the target.... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070009861 - Simulator: A simulator with a manipulator having several rotation axes and a seat unit fixed to the manipulator hand flange is proposed, in which there is at least one screen movable between a display position in front of the seat unit and an entry and exit position enabling entry to the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070009862 - Simulator utilizing a non-spherical projection surface: The present invention relates to a simulator comprising at least one projector arranged to project an image, and a non-spherical, generally continuous, dome-like projection surface on which the image is displayed.... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070009863 - Off-highway vehicle trail map directory: A trail map directory for off-highway vehicles is disclosed. The directory includes a binder having a plurality of individual map pages laminated for dry ease writing and for ease of cleaning. A mechanism is provided for releasably attaching each map page to the binder. A key map is positioned towards... Agent: Law Office Of John L. Isaac

20070009864 - Foreign language learning apparatus: The increasing globalization of the world necessitates further strengthening of foreign language learning policies. The brain's foreign language recognition activity is enhanced and effective foreign language learning is enabled by extracting signals of prescribed bands from a speech signal in a foreign language using a first bandpass filter section having... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070009865 - Method, system, program and data set which are intended to facilitate language learning thorugh learning and comprehension of phonetics and phonology: The invention is intended to facilitate language learning by facilitating the learning of phonology and phonetics in general and, in particular, prosody. For said purpose, the pupil is trained to better perceive the rhythm and metric structure of the target language. The aforementioned training consists in listening to determined auditory... Agent: Angel Palacios

20070009866 - Interactive activity system having a first display screen and a second contact sensitive display screen and portable memory therefor: An interactive dual screen activity system and portable memory therefore, the system having a first display screen, a contact sensitive second display screen on which the user may make an input to the system by causing contact with the display screen, a button apparatus not associated with a keyboard or... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20070009867 - Arithmetic block: An apparatus and system are disclosed for teaching mathematical concepts and “fact families.” The apparatus comprises an educational toy block configured, in one embodiment, to help young children memorize basic numbers and number facts in an atmosphere focused solely on play. The toy block, in one embodiment, comprises a polygonal-shaped... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070009869 - Crowd federate architecture and api design: A computer-based simulation system of modeling crowd behavior is provided. The system includes a cognition module based upon a model of cognitive elements representative of a crowd. The system also includes a physical-action module for modeling the context and action attributes of a crowd. The system further includes an application... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070009868 - Stomach model visual dieting aid and method of use: A stomach model visual dieting aid includes a generally flexible three-dimensional model of the human stomach having at least length and width dimensions approximately equal to the dimensions of an actual average-sized human stomach and a stomach model storage container including an outer cover and a generally liquid-impervious inner liner... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs

20070009873 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009874 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009875 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009876 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009877 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009878 - Lock-in training system: A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In... Agent: Hoyt A. Fleming Iii

20070009870 - Method and apparatus for educating and influencing an individual: A method and apparatus for influencing a person to develop, accept and/or understand a concept, position or idea using questioning, including a technique sometimes known as the Socratic Method. A universe of question and answer subsets comprising questions and respective multiple choice answers to each question designed in advance, arranged... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070009871 - System and method for improved cumulative assessment: A system and method for improved cumulative assessment provide for automatically, e.g., programmatically, determining an evaluation of two or more assessments including two or more related items in a cumulative manner. In one embodiment, an initial assessment including initial assessment items is administered at time T1 and scored to produce... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070009872 - System and method for teaching: Techniques are disclosed for teaching and learning about the substance of law, the doctrine of law, and the substance of lawyering skills. The same techniques may be applied to fields other than law. Information related to a course is provided to one or more students in an electronic form, such... Agent: Robert Plotkin, PC

20070009879 - Potty training method using toilet paper with cartoon characters: Disclosed herein is a method of potty training children by employing toilet paper that has cartoon characters imprinted upon the toilet paper. The toilet paper is imprinted with images of well known, highly visible, and widely recognized cartoon characters. These characters have already been promoted and marketed to the children... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070003910 - Simulation tool for mass production of customized bikes: The present invention is an adjustable simulation tool comprising a frame and a means for imparting a controllable simulation of ride characteristics to the frame. Activation of the simulation tool simulates the ride characteristics of the final configuration of a customized bike. The present invention is also a method of... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20070003911 - Method and system for cartographic projection of the terrestrial globe and map produced by this method: each point (A) of one of the n latitude zones (4) is projected into a point (A′) on the cylinder, whose ordinate is contained and interpolated between those of the projected parallels of limit latitude, according to the relative latitude (a) of the point (A) between the two parallels (5,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070003913 - Educational verbo-visualizer interface system: A computer-based educational tool is provided to enable children to more easily learn the visual representations of letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and words, by drawing upon their existing verbal knowledge. More specifically, a child is allowed to utter the name of a letter, number, shape, color, or word and have... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070003912 - System and method for using colors as a visual communication medium: A visual communication medium using a sequence of colors visually interpreted as specific words. By altering shape, ideas can be expressed in a one, two, three, or four dimensional mode. One, two, or three languages, stories, or story lines, or any combination of languages and story lines can be expressed... Agent: Dennis L. Cook, Esq. The Law Offices Of Dennis L Cook PLLC

20070003914 - Consultative system: A consulting system helps a user on collecting information, building object model, and creating virtual environment, produces animated images, captures feedback from the user, analyzes user's response, and provides advices in various formats. First, the system provides interfaces for guiding the user to collect, manipulate, organize, search, and retrieve advices... Agent: George L. Yang

20070003915 - Simulated locomotion method and apparatus: An apparatus for interfacing 3D movements of a user to control the locomotion of an avatar in a virtual environment includes a position tracker for tracking the position of a user's feet, with the foot motions including swinging and stroking; a computer programmed for (i) computing a direction and extent... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070003916 - Cell seeded models for medical testing: Disclosed herein are synthetic anatomical models, methods of making and using same, that are designed to enable simulated use testing by medical device, pharmaceutial, and consumer product developers. These models are unique in possessing a level of complexity that allows them to be substituted for either a live animal, an... Agent: Beusse Brownlee Wolter Mora & Maire

20070003917 - Medical training system for diagnostic examinations performed by palpation: A sensor for use in a medical training system (2), including a simulation of a body structure (12) which has at least one compartment (13) for containing a mobile substance and a sensor mechanism for detecting pressure applied to the body structure (12).... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070003918 - Children's music, story and/or interactive cds/dvds personalized to a child's name at a time and place remote from initial delivery to a customer: A purchaser is sold and delivered (1) a digital media in which is contained content of interest to a children but no personalization, and also (2) a personalization computer program executable in receipt of some particular proper name so as to modify the digital media to, upon subsequent use of... Agent: William C. Fuess Fuess & Davidenas

20070003919 - Method, system and software for automated student information management: A method, system and software are provided for automatically generating data entry forms customized for a particular school to satisfy university, conference and national compliance policies for student athletes. The form are provided electronically and the information entered into the forms by each student athlete is stored in a database.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070003920 - Immersive video retrospective exhibit: A system and method for an Immersive Video Retrospective Exhibit is provided. Included is a circular exhibit space comprised of a plurality of Video Display Terminals (VDT) enclosing a viewing space large enough to accommodate at least 20 people. Each VDT is adapted to display one unit of video content... Agent: Timothy Laun