Education and demonstration inventions 02/07

20070042327 - Determination of scaling for scaled physical architectural models: A method for defining the scale of an architectural model that is a building model integrated with a site model. The method includes selecting a standard sized modeling board or stock from which the site model is to be built. The method further comprises determining the length (x), width (y),... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20070042328 - Dual coupling link for rubber band sculptures: A dual coupling link for rubber band sculptures comprises four rubber bands that are bound together in such a way that the resulting structure contains six coupling loops. By use of said loops, the dual coupling link for rubber band sculptures may be joined to similar links to form a... Agent: Charles L. Read

20070042329 - Personal organizer method and system: A method and system provides a unique data display tool for use in acquiring and storaging personal educational or vocational information. The method and system utilizes road map-like analogies to guide the user through a number of displays, each of which is intended to provide information and guidance to the... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070042330 - Globe with map detail display: A spherical world globe (4) with geographic features imprinted on its surface rotates on an axis (2) through the poles. The sphere is not large enough to carry legible details of all areas. Greater details are stored in a memory (12′) such as a compact disc. An indicator (8) on... Agent: Alvin S Blum

20070042331 - Learning aid and method of teaching: A learning aid includes a tangible medium of expression, an image fixed on the medium, the image being at least partially formed of letters making up a spelling word, and at least one sentence illustrated by the image and associated with the medium, the sentence including at least one use... Agent: White, Redway & Brown LLP

20070042332 - System and method for providing customized contents: The present invention provides a digital voice book library system which through Internet provides an customized digital audio version book that can be customized according to a learner's learning language, learning level, learning condition, learning taste or the like by a learner's selecting/varying audio attributes of the audio version book(digital... Agent: Young-hie Leem

20070042333 - Inexpensive computer-aided learning methods and apparatus for learners: A computer-aided learning method and apparatus for a learning user to learn materials inexpensively. Not only does the apparatus provide the user the freedom as to where and when to learn, and the guidance as to what to learn, the apparatus also reduces a significant hurdle to learning—Tuition. The apparatus... Agent: Peter Tong

20070042334 - Three dimensional object with lights, flash memory, fiber optics and power usb plug: A three dimensional object is controlled by operating light sources to provide light in light conduction channels within the three dimensional object. The three dimensional object can be representative of a living thing or an inanimate object. The three dimensional object can include a processor, flash memory and a USB... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20070042335 - System and method for assessment or survey response collection using a remote, digitally recording user input device: A system and method for collecting responses to assessment or survey items utilizes an input device to store individual responses to items of an assessment or a survey. The input device transmits the individual responses to a receiving unit for storage and analysis. The responses can be transmitted immediately upon... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070042336 - Backwards and backwards numbering system: A sequentially backwards numbering method in a story book to easily and exactly configure how many pages are left to be read in the story. This system reverses the page numbers so that the highest number of the page count becomes the first number of the first page of the... Agent: Paul Mokonya Eko

20070037129 - Finger angel craft kit and personal identification system and device: A self-contained, artistically creative craft kit, wherein a child's fingerprints are incorporated into a base drawing and the drawing is personalized with the child's name, wherein a transparent box is initially utilized to contain the craft components and subsequently to perform as a display frame, wherein a ten-print fingerprint card... Agent: Brandee Beth Boyer

20070037130 - Dental training device: A dental training aid and method which assists a student in learning how to determine the position of a root canal apex, repair of dental decay, and how to perform crown and bridge procedures. In certain embodiments, modular inserts are utilized that include structure thereon for performing root canal procedures,... Agent: John C. Mcmahon

20070037131 - Incentivized educational device and method: A method for incentivizing learning comprising the steps of selecting an educational component (55) for a user, selecting at least one condition (56-64) for interchanging between the educational component and an entertainment component for the user, enabling access to the entertainment component (85), interrupting the entertainment component (88), providing the... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070031795 - Method and materials for encouraging creative thinking, planning or decision making: A program, method and materials for enhancing creative thinking, communication, decision-making and strategic planning. The program, materials and method are based on the interplay between physical manipulation of symbolic objects and the effect of such manipulation on the ability to deal with actual objectives. For example, by physically manipulating building... Agent: Pitney Hardin LLP

20070031796 - Literacy system: A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills. In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070031797 - Mathematical sports learning cards, games and methods of use thereof: The present invention relates to a mathematical sports learning card that has a front face having a pictorial representation of one or more sports players, and a header to identify the type of math problem. The card also has a back face having sports statistics for use in the math... Agent: Antoinette G. Giugliano, P.C.

20070031798 - Cognitive enhancement: A software program for evaluating and enhancing at least one user cognitive skill, the program including an animation module for displaying at least one first display that includes at least one first object having a first cognitively recognizable changing property of movement and at least one second cognitively recognizable changing... Agent: Angenehm Law Firm, Ltd.

20070031799 - Three-dimensional periodic table: The invention includes a three dimensional periodic table of the chemical elements and a method of learning about the periodic nature of the elements. Included are several cardboard or paper sheets, each having a plurality of blocks that display information about particular elements. The blocks are arranged in groupings of... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070031800 - Method of matching people: An improved method of matching people is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a first set of questions to a first person. The person provides answers to the first set of questions and these answers are analysed. The method further includes the step of providing one or more... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070031801 - Patterned response system and method: A patterned response system and method provide for automatically, e.g., programmatically, generating learning items that are useable in conjunction with an assessment. In one embodiment, the learning items may be generated as an aggregation of patterns corresponding to a targeted skill and related skills. The relatedness of skills may, for... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070031802 - Educational material processing apparatus, educational material processing method, educational material processing program and computer-readable recording medium: An educational material processing apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs an image data of a test material including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answer columns corresponding to the plurality of questions, and accuracy judgment marks indicating whether answers included in the answer columns are correct or not;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070031803 - Method for responding to reading comprehension questions: Methods for responding to reading comprehension questions comprise steps providing a structured approach for reading a test passage and responding to test questions thereafter. A student following the method begins by reading and circling the directions. The student thereafter reads and underlines the passage title. Prior to or after reading... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070031807 - Content unity control method for using signal system: The present invention relates to a content unity control method for using signal system to control the unities of contents that are used through such physical support as wired or wireless internet, Mobile, PDA, DMB, PSP, etc. Particularly the present invention is intended to help the user to minimize the... Agent: Ip Strategies

20070031806 - Learner-centered system for collaborative learning: A learner-centered system for collaborative learning is provided that departs from traditional teacher-centric modes of teaching. The computer-based system is accessible by a community of users over an electronic communications network. A data storage device for storing data comprising items of teaching content and learner-initiated content is thus remotely accessible... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070031805 - Method and system for digital training with internet video advertising: A method of using the Internet to facilitate training of students which permits students to learn skills and be critiqued on those skills by others, including skilled trainers, without being in the same physical location, by providing an Internet website which permits uploading and downloading of video files to both... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070031804 - Personalized course alerts and course completion recording service: An automated method of providing courses to users within an organization can include subscribing a user to receive availability notifications for at least one selected course and notifying the user when a selected course is available. The method also can include detecting successful completion of the selected course by the... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20070031808 - Protractile electric tombstone toy: A protractile electric tombstone toy includes a body (10) and a power supply (100). The body (10) is hollow. A resilient cloth (20) is disposed at the front of the body (10). A protruding member (30) is disposed behind the resilient cloth. The protruding member (30) is driven by a... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070031809 - Duo caroling doll with rotating head: A duo caroling doll with rotating head includes at least two doll bodies. Each doll body includes a bracket, a foldable coat covering the bracket, a sounding device, a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a wire, a rotating device, and an external interface. One of the doll bodies further comprises... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070031810 - Squeegee eraser with built-in designs: A multipurpose device 10 is provided that comprises an assembly permitting a user to manually apply the assembly to one or more tasks. The assembly comprises a handle 12 and a head 14. The handle 12 may be detachable and may serve to permit the user to hold the assembly... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070026364 - Simulation devices and systems for rocket propelled grenades and other weapons: A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser detector is provided. The RPG simulation device comprises a laser transmitter, a switch, a controller, and a housing. The laser transmitter is capable of directing a laser signal to the laser detector, the laser signal comprising information readable by... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070026365 - Defining virtual patient populations: The invention encompasses methods, including computer-implemented methods, of defining a virtual patient population and mapping the virtual patient population to a population of real patients. The invention utilizes virtual measures from one or more virtual patients, and data representative of multiple real subjects in a sample population, such as data... Agent: Entelos, Inc. C/o Foley & Lardner LLP

20070026366 - Talking leaves: Our daughter has been affected since birth by a genetic disease that caused deformities in the speech center of her brain, and has caused her to have autistic traits. As we have searched for various help and therapy to assist our daughter in learning to speak, we have noticed how... Agent: Eric Visconti

20070026367 - System and method of teaching and learning mathematics: Numero Cubes and the Whole Number System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may comprise cubes, pegs, magnets, dividers, shafts, and a number placement panel. The shafts may comprise individual marks representing the base ten number system. The system may provide a method of learning mathematics through a cognitively... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070026368 - Method for enhancing customer loyalty or satisfaction by enhancing emotional competence and learning transference thereof: Particular aspects provide methods for enhancing customer satisfaction and/or loyalty with respect to customer-driven entities, and more particularly to novel methods for improving customer satisfaction and/or loyalty by enhancing the emotional competence of entity personnel, and by enhancing learning transference or application of the enhanced emotional competence to customer-contact job-tasks.... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070026369 - Training systems and methods for athletes: The system monitors a user's key physical movements when performing a particular activity, such as a golf swing, and signals visually and/or aurally when a single (or several) error(s) is/are committed, for the purpose of encouraging faster learning of fundamentally sound physical skills. Mental conditioning is achieved when the effects... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070026370 - Karaokesystem: A new karaoke system intended for use in private homes. The complete system is included on a Karaoke-DVD-Disc playable in a DVD-player intended for use in private homes. The system is manoeuvred by the remote control of the DVD-player and program instructions on the DVD-disc. A microphone with a SCART-connector... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070026371 - Personal electronic text library system patent: The Personal Electronic Text Library System [PETLS] invention is a means for the collection, storage and distribution of text book and/or printed material in electronic format protected against unauthorized duplication according to the proprietary PETLS Protection Standard. Said protection applies to text book and/or printed material in electronic format originating... Agent: Beryl Wood

20070026372 - Method for providing machine access security by deciding whether an anonymous responder is a human or a machine using a human interactive proof: A method performed by a host computer for determining whether a client user is a human or a machine. In an interactive process, the host poses a sequence of questions about an object to the client, receives answers back therefrom, and compares the received answers to the correct answers to... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j-219

20070026373 - Resource replication service protocol: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to replicating resources across machines participating in a replica set. In aspects, a downstream machine requests that an upstream machine notify the downstream machine when updates to resources of the replica set occur. When such updates occur, the upstream machine notifies the... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20070026375 - Electronic study aid and practice aid: An apparatus and methods are disclosed that provide a self-help electronic study aid and practice aid for academic subjects. Key components include: an integrated electronic student desktop (30), an interactive web page based electronic student workbook (40), a template-driven method for on-demand generation and display of an electronic student workbook... Agent: Russell H. Dewey

20070026374 - System and method for the delivery of education solutions via handheld devices: The present invention is a portable solution that is ideal for a mobile workforce or industry areas with lack of infrastructure. Using the present invention on a conventional PC desktop empowers a user with the ability to create custom educational and training courses that are then converted to Palm OS... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC