Education and demonstration inventions 09/07

20070224578 - Method for improving spelling and sensitivity to letter-sound correspondences using spelling patterns and word families on a computing device: Methodologies for improving a student's phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, oral and written comprehension are described herein. The method is embodied in a suite of twelve exercises operable on a computing device. The exercises are geared towards training of 1st and 2nd grade students but are not limited to that. The... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070224579 - System and methods for online performance management: A system, method and computer program product are provided for performance management. A member within an entity is selected and a performance assessment of the member is conducted. The information collected from the performance assessment is stored in a database. A self-assessment by the member is conducted and the information... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (amex)

20070224580 - Method for assessing a mental function activity profile: A method for assessing the mental function activity (MFA) of an individual. A person's mental activity is gauged through the application of tests designed to produce results indicative of mental activity. These tests can be in the form of questionnaires, physical exams, or a combination of both. The results are... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070224581 - Article of manufacture for individual, family or community prayer time and process for making prayers to jesus: A process for increasing family prayer time with the steps of: 1. Write a prayer request on a prayer request card; 2. Hang the prayer request card on Jesus through hooks on the name with letters JESUS; 3. Pray together as an individual, family or community for the request hanging... Agent: Robert Cybulski Jr. Glowine Light Inc.

20070224582 - Training apparatus: The present invention discloses a training apparatus that will correct the movement of a trainee, and maintain the movement of the trainee in a way that provides a strong exercise effect. The position of a moving unit, which is moved by the trainee, is detected, and this detected position is... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070224583 - Compact comprehensive golf swing practice aid and method of use: The training aid of this invention is a comprehensive golf practice aid, designed to be used by any golfer, using any club, at indoor or outdoor practice venues, with or without the aid of an instructor, to learn and improve most aspects of the golf swing. The invention comprises an... Agent: MastermindIPLaw PC

20070224584 - Apparatus for use in assessing pain level: Apparatus is provided for use in the assessment of pain that a patient is experiencing which comprises a plurality of body pictures of a person of the same gender and ethnicity as the patient, where the body pictures represent different levels of pain for a person of that gender and... Agent: Clarence E. Eriksen & Associates, P.C.

20070224586 - Method and system for evaluating and matching educational content to a user: A method of evaluating and matching educational content to a user is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of online educational courses. The courses present educational content to a user over time. The method also includes creating a course profile for each course, each profile having one or more... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070224585 - User-managed learning strategies: This disclosure generally describes systems, methods, and software involving user-managed learning strategies. One method for implementing a user-managed learning strategy comprises invoking a strategy template for a learning unit, with the strategy template comprising a plurality of strategy items and the learning unit represented by a plurality of learning items.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20070218427 - Vehicle simulator environment: The invention is a vehicle simulator operator environment. The vehicle simulator operator environment has a plurality of ports, which plurality of ports are adapted to engage with simulator control devices and/or displays that corresponds to a vehicle to be simulated. By engaging a predetermined set of control devices and/or displays... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070218428 - Tool for assisting in the design of an aircraft flight deck compatible with a night vision system: e

20070218429 - System and method for determining personal genealogical relationships and geographical origins: The present invention is directed toward identifying potential genealogical relationships between a plurality of individuals through name analysis. Additionally, the geographical origins of a single individual may be determined through name analysis.... Agent: Brian A. Kolo Suite 350

20070218430 - Calligraphy practicing system: The present invention introduces a calligraphy practicing system that uses a tablet PC or a digital notepad to simulate a calligraphy practice environment that allows beginners or other learners to use the computer to learn to write Chinese characters. The calligraphy practicing system includes two subsystems, a hard pen calligraphy... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070218431 - Interactive learning appliance and method: A method and an appliance for interactive learning mainly comprise a plurality of pieces and a stage. After a user placing at least one piece on the stage, the stage will identify and judge if a combination formed by the at least one piece is meaningful and output a corresponding... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070218432 - System and method for controlling the presentation of material and operation of external devices: By performing a comparison of words spoken by a speaker and defined material which is presented to the speaker, information can be determined which allows for the convenient control of the presentation of material and external devices. A comparison of a speaker's words with defined material can be beneficially used... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070218433 - Method of teaching arithmetic: A method of teaching basic arithmetical calculations is embodied in a novelty electronic graphic calculating device having a user interface for displaying method steps. The method involves displaying two or more collections of individual icons associated with two or more operands; selecting an arithmetical operation to be performed on the... Agent: Apolonia Vanova

20070218435 - Law firm management training method: A law firm management training method. In a multi-step process, lawyers and non-lawyers may be trained regarding ethical rules governing business relationships between lawyers and non-lawyers. Trainees may be educated regarding prohibited and permitted activities in such a relationship. Also as part of this training, instruction may be given regarding... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070218434 - Using skill level history information: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for using competency-related information for individuals to provide a variety of benefits is described. In some situations, a history of changes that occur in individuals' competencies is tracked, such as new competencies that are attained by the individuals and/or changes in skill levels for... Agent: Csa LLP

20070218436 - Flameless fire extinguisher training methods and apparatus: Methods and apparatus for use in fire extinguisher training are provided. These methods and apparatus are implemented electronically without the need for an open flame. The training apparatus includes a display having a plurality of light sources adapted to display a varying light pattern simulating a dynamic flame; a sensor... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070218441 - Cognitive training using face-name associations: Computer-implemented method for enhancing the cognitive ability of a participant using face-name associations. A plurality of facial images of people are provided for visual presentation to the participant, each person having a name. A learning phase is performed, including concurrently presenting a first facial image of a person from the... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070218440 - Cognitive training using multiple object tracking: Computer-implemented method for enhancing cognitive ability of a participant using multiple object tracking. One or more images are provided and are available for visual presentation to the participant. A plurality of images based on the one or more images are visually presented, including multiple target images and multiple distracter images,... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070218439 - Cognitive training using visual searches: Computer-implemented method for enhancing cognition of a participant using visual search. A target image and distracter image are provided for visual presentation. Multiple images, including the target image and multiple distracter images based on the distracter image, are temporarily visually presented at respective locations, then removed. The participant selects the... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070218442 - Functional and anatomical delivery simulator: A delivery simulator may include a fetal system comprising at least a fetal head. The fetal system may be configured to simulate the behavior of at least one part of a fetus, a maternal system configured to simulate the behavior of at least one part of a mother's body interacting... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070218437 - Heart model for training or demonstrating heart valve replacement or repair: The present invention relates to heart models for surgical training and/or demonstration. More particularly, the present invention relates to heart models, which incorporate features to simulate visual and manipulation of heart valves, to be used as training and/or demonstration subjects for heart valve replacement surgery. The simulated valves may be... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070218438 - Tracheotomy teaching aid: A system, method, and device for practicing tracheotomy tube maintenance are disclosed. The exemplary system may have a simulated head and neck section. The simulation may be a form hollow body of semi-rigid material with an internal cavity that simulates a human airway between a mouth and a neck of... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070218443 - Tactile structures: Described is a tactile structure having a plurality of tactile elements, the tactile elements providing tactile sensations for at least a portion of a user's body that is actively engaging the tactile protrusions. Furthermore, a plurality of tactile structures can be assembled to create a tactile system having multiple passageways.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070218444 - System and method for presenting karaoke audio features from an optical medium: An optical medium, such as Blu-ray Disc (BD) medium, presents audiovisual information in a user selected Karaoke mode by mixing first and second audio streams and a textual stream according to synchronization information. For instance, the first stream has instrumentation and the second stream has vocals so that the audio... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070218445 - Computer based blackboard: A method of and a system for creating a Computer-based Blackboard, the method allow for the input of text, and symbols in an input field, modifying the text attributes and displaying the data in a display form for use with a variety of types of information processing and display; ranging... Agent: Mr.ted Osaosere Uwague-igharo

20070218449 - Method and system for teaching writing: A method of teaching writing is provided. The method includes the steps of instructing a student with a set of writing skills that is organized by skill sets, the skill sets being taught in a sequenced manner in order to teach writing ability to the student. The method also includes... Agent: Mark S. Leonardo Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070218448 - Methods and systems for efficient development of interactive multimedia electronic learning content: Methods and systems for rapid and efficient development of content-rich customized e-learning programs. In some embodiments, the subject matter expert is presented with a variety of predetermined page types for potential use in teaching a topic. Based upon the page type selected, a storyboard template is provided defining points of... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070218447 - Recommended improvement plan integration in an online environment method and system: Recommended improvement plan integration in an online environment method and system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes allocating an improvement plan to a user context based on a descriptive information of the user context, integrating a history data of an item (e.g., in the improvement plan) to the... Agent: Raj Abhyanker, LLP C/o Portfolioip

20070218446 - Student interaction management system: A system and method for providing a tutoring service over a network comprises a tutoring application server on the network that is capable of serving one or more student interfaces and tutor interfaces over the network. In use, the tutoring application server matches an available tutor in a subject to... Agent: Jon L. Roberts Roberts Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20070218450 - System for obtaining and integrating essay scoring from multiple sources: A method and a web-based software apparatus for use in the automated scoring of assessment test papers, utilizes both a human and the machine scoring of each paper in a poly-metrological evaluation each assessment score. The scoring performance of each human scorer, in web-base assessment scoring production, is constantly monitored... Agent: Paul And Paul

20070212668 - User interface device and method for the visually impaired: The user interface is provided for the visually impaired to operate a multi-function devices. The user interface is based upon a combination of tactile sensation, tactile position, and sound. The tactile sensation includes the Braille expressions as well as any marker on a template. The tactile position includes the relative... Agent: Knoble & Yoshida, LLC Eight Penn Center

20070212669 - System and method for generating and providing access to a deep map: A system and method for generating and providing access to a deep map. The system and method may enable a host to administer a deep map that may be generated interactively by one or more users that may be unaffiliated with the host. The system and method may enhance user... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070212670 - Method for teaching a language: A method of encoding words for language teaching comprising the steps of identifying a plurality of different vowel sounds, representing each different vowel sound by a first indicia and a second indicia, storing the different first and second indicias for each vowel sound, identifying a plurality of different consonant sounds,... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20070212671 - System and method for monitoring a physiological condition: Method for treating a medical condition in a human patient comprising choosing a psychological strategy for treating the medical condition, encoding electronic instructions for an interactive video game in such a way that the interactive video game implements the psychological strategy, loading the electronic instructions into a microprocessor-based unit equipped... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20070212672 - Apparatus and method for instruction in orthopedic surgery: A tray and a clamp mounted adjustably on the tray and supporting a leg or other limb or simulated limb including an articulated animal joint or a joint from a cadaver, for use in instruction of and practice by surgeons in joint replacement or other orthopedic surgery. A bone mounting... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070212673 - System and method for providing continuing education: A system and method for providing continuing education programs for professionals, particularly healthcare professionals, that includes connecting a plurality of users with an expert in a first community via a network, facilitating the interactive communication of educational material related to at least one educational topic, and making the interactive communication... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070207446 - Fabric-wrapped craft wire and process for manufacturing same: A decorative wire is formed by providing a length of thin, bendable wire that serves as the foundation of the decorative wire. A fabric having a straight grain is selected and the fabric is cut biased to the straight grain. The fabric is spiral wound along the length of the... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070207447 - Group program for resistance exercise training: A group program for resistance exercise training is disclosed. The group program for resistance exercise training includes the steps of: providing a plurality of convertible multi-position exercise units; providing instruction and operating the plurality of exercise units for performing a first exercise in a first configuration; providing instruction in converting... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070207448 - Method and system for using simulation techniques in ophthalmic surgery training: A method and system for enhanced ophthalmic surgery training by using simulation techniques. Each type of ophthalmic surgery, such as retinal or cataract surgery, is broken down into a sequence of surgical tasks, and each task is programmed into the system. A user practices each task via a simulator on... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070207449 - Method of analyzing question responses to select among defined possibilities and means of accomplishing same: The disclosed invention is a method using Yes/No answers to questions to make the most appropriate selection from a set of defined possibilities. With regard to a topic which is being analyzed, a set of possible outcomes is defined. A database of questions which bear upon these outcomes is developed... Agent: Robert R. Waters, Esq. Waters Law Office, PLLC