Education and demonstration inventions 10/07

20070248936 - Method and arrangement for teaching accounting principles via game-play: Method and arrangement for teaching and practicing accounting transactions. The method is performed as an adjunct to playing a game that is based, at least in part, on financial transactions. Students engage in the play of a game in which simulated financial transactions are performed and recorded into a balance-requiring... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP

20070248937 - Operation training simulation system for computer numerical control (cnc) machine: An operation training simulation system for a computer numerical control (CNC) machine includes a physical control device for inputting control and operation commands, a software simulator connected with the physical control device, a transmission apparatus connecting the physical control device with the software simulator and a simulation display electrically connected... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070248938 - Method for teaching reading using systematic and adaptive word recognition training and system for realizing this method.: A method for teaching a child to read based on the training of a set of words or phrases whereby the past comprehension history of that child for each of the words and phrases is used to formulate a specific presentation, teaching and assessment strategy which will vary from word... Agent: Rocketreader Pty Ltd.

20070248939 - Educational card game system: An educational game system offers fun and effective ways to readily learn about equivalent values in prevalent measurement or counting systems. These may include fractions, percentages, decimals and degrees. This child-friendly game system can include a set of playing cards and a measure. It is a low cost yet effective... Agent: Anthony Miller

20070248940 - Method of teaching children to recycle using a plush toy: A method of teaching recycling to children using a plush toy body shell having a closeable opening into an interior portion of the plush toy body shell is disclosed. In a first step recyclable material is provided. In a second step, the child is instructed to insert the recyclable material... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070243504 - System and method for weapon effect simulation: A weapon effect simulation system including a fire simulation system and at least one hit simulation system. The fire simulation system includes a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic waves to simulate real ammunition from a weapon and elements for including information in the electromagnetic waves. The hit simulation system includes both... Agent: Venable LLP

20070243505 - System and method for the testing of air vehicles: In an embodiment, an aviation system on an air vehicle includes an avionics platform having a control module. The system also includes a control unit having a transceiver, an input device, a processing unit, and a communication device. The system further includes a communication subsystem that couples the control unit... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070243506 - Portable language learning device and portable language learning system: A portable language learning device which automatically provides language learning data adapted to an event stored in a schedule book of the learner in accordance with the event thereby to improve learning efficiency. The device comprises a schedule storage section (102) where a schedule is stored, a date/time measuring section... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070243508 - Diabetic teaching process: This system is a diabetic teaching process, an interactive computer simulator which allows the patient to enter their individual type insulin, diet calorie requirements, and the system calculates, based on variance, accumulative percent calories affecting blood sugar minus accumulative percent insulin released, a series of 4 cases and verify reports.... Agent: Floyd A. Fitzjarrald Jr.

20070243507 - Method for associative learning based upon the use of controlled release fragrances from substrates and product produced in accordance therewith: A method for creating associative learning based upon the use of controlled release fragrances from substrates, having visual cues that correlate with specific fragrances, creating substrates that contain said specific fragrances and release such fragrances over time; and applying the visual cues to the substrates. The visual cues include letters,... Agent: Mitchell A. Stein Stein Law, P.C.

20070243509 - System and method for electronic media content delivery: On on-line music community device composed of a plurality of stakeholders selected from the group of Musicians, Listeners, Labels, Broadcast Media, Contextual advertisers, electronic distribution channels, physical distribution channels, cable broadcast, retail stores. A music tracking device whereby said music tracking device is operative to track listener music playing behavior,... Agent: Kuta Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070243510 - Educational aid arranged to be worn by an infant or infirm person: An aid arranged to be worn by an infant or infirm person, the aid comprising a tactile pad and an attachment means, the attachment means is arranged to allow the aid to be worn such that the tactile pad is held on to or by the infant or infirm person.... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070243511 - Tactile cell model: A tactile biological cell model comprising: a plurality of organelle models configured to be manipulated by hand and arranged on a generally flat surface; where the plurality of organelle models are further configured to be arranged with respect to each other so as to represent the arrangement of a plurality... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20070243512 - Trauma training system: A system for simulating one or more hemorrhages in order to provide a more dynamic and realistic hemorrhage simulation in order to train medical personnel and other critical care givers, such as first responders, medics, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) on treating hemorrhages. The system includes a reservoir, a flow... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20070243513 - Accessory device, electronic musical instrument and teaching apparatus: In an electronic musical instrument, an interface part obtains user information from a dedicated accessory device logically connected to the electronic musical instrument. An access part accesses a server using the user information obtained through the interface part. A character information acquisition part obtains character information which represents a character... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070243514 - Educational book: A book comprising: a front cover; a back cover in communication with the front cover, a back side located on the back cover; a plurality of pages located between the front cover and the back cover, information located on each of the plurality of pages; and an index located on... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20070243515 - System for facilitating the production of an audio output track: An enhanced audio mixing, or editing, system characterized by a “mood” controller operable by an editor/user to control the audio mixing of multiple layers of a sound source. A mood controller in accordance with the invention stores one or more moods where each mood comprises a data set which specifies... Agent: Arthur Freilich Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20070243516 - Nonverbal assessment instruction providing system and method: A method for providing instructions to a student includes presenting a model assessment item to a student. The student is also presented with a series of pictures. At least some of the pictures in the series represent steps in a thought process of the depicted student used to deduce an... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070243517 - Apparatus and method for training using a human interaction simulator: A computer based training tool and method that emulates human behavior using a computer-simulated person in a realistic scenario. It provides an interactive experience in detecting deception during interviews and acceptance of statements during interpersonal conversations. The simulated person provides verbal responses in combination with an animated video display reflecting... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20070238073 - Projectile targeting analysis: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to determining aimpoint relative to a target located within a firing range. The target can be either fixed or moving, and if the target is moving then it can be mounted on tracks or controlled by servomechanisms. In addition to aimpoint, predicted projectile... Agent: Eliot Abolafia

20070238074 - System and method for assisting a visually impaired individual: A system and method for assisting a visually impaired individual are disclosed. In one embodiment, when the visually impaired individual encounters a situation with an obstacle, the visually impaired individual employs a first wireless device to transfer audiovisual information about the situation to an assistant with a second wireless device.... Agent: Scott T. Griggs

20070238075 - System of associative learning: A system of learning includes a flexible associative learning method where images are associated with words, physical objects, color, size, sounds of syllables, acronyms, text or any combination thereof. The images are related to functional aspects of a concept. The method of the system may adjust the color, font size,... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070238076 - Method and system for automatic generation of adapted content to facilitate reading skill development for language learners: Methods for automatically generating text modifications to assist language learners in understanding the content of text are provided.... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070238077 - Interactive reading teaching tool system: A computerized interactive teaching and learning tool system (10) is provided for interactive learning of techniques, particularly reading speed and comprehension. A main menu (12) includes a Reading Gym (18) and a Reading Theatre (20) along with other active zones (14). The active zones (14) allow the user to select... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070238078 - Method for teaching fundamental abacus math skills: A method for teaching fundamental abacus math skills by using music is disclosed. Different numbers are assigned to different musical notes. Two or more numbers are sung consecutively at the pitches of their assigned notes and a resulting sum or difference of the two or more numbers is then sung.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070238079 - Strategic enforcement of long-term memory: Methods are disclosed for instructing a player in a video game in a more effective manner. In an embodiment, a first fact is provided to a player and then the player is asked questions about the first fact, solidly placing the first fact in the player's short-term memory. Then a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070238080 - Magnetic display for use by coaches and trainers of various sports: A display device (10) for diagramming a play includes a housing (12) having a handle (14) for lifting and carrying the housing. A bottom (16) and sides of the housing form a recess is filled with a layer (18) of magnetic particles and a display panel (20) on which an... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070238081 - Surgical training device and method: A surgical training device and method. The surgical training device can include a portable case including a base and a lid. The surgical training device can include a support coupled to the base, and the support can be moveable from a first position stored within the base to a second... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070238082 - E-card method and system: A method and computer program product for generating a karaoke e-card comprising selecting an e-card, and defining at least a portion of a music track to be included within the e-card. At least a portion of a vocal track to be included within the e-card is recorded, the music track... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070238083 - Wiki-facilitated learning management process and apparatus: One provides (101) both a software-based learning management system that maintains and offers defined learning paths and auditable training histories that correspond to e-learning opportunities for specific learners as well as a software-based wikispace that is configured and arranged to permit substantially all visitors to create, edit, and publicly post... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070238084 - Selective writing assessment with tutoring: An on-line, computerized, software-driven system provides writing assessment of submitted essays with instructional feedback. The feedback incorporates comments and prompts provided to the user which are generated in response to the assessment evaluation of written text. Skill level and developmental level comments, remarks and prompts on various genre specific domain... Agent: Paul And Paul

20070238085 - Computer based system for training workers: A computer based system having one or more computers is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of trainee client computers. The system can include at least one controlled digital character and a non-trainee digital entity, a plurality of models, and a rendering module for rendering the models... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20070231775 - Interpretive art workbook: An interpretative art workbook preferably having a front cover, a back cover and a plurality of sheets therebetween is disclosed herein. A set of apertures are spaced apart and positioned along an edge of each sheet, the front cover and the back cover. Preferably, a binding, such as a spiral... Agent: Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP Attn: Docketing Dept.

20070231776 - System and method for educational instruction: A system and method for educational instruction is described. The system and method are useful in teaching subject-based vocabulary and concepts. The system includes a set of learning cards with various indicia related to subjects to be learned, such as vocabulary words, values and symbols. The system also includes first... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070231777 - Personal and career management system: A comprehensive and visual personal career management system, designed first and foremost for the individual, and comprised of three distinct sets of functionality that answer three ongoing and critical career management questions: Where am I now? (Career Assessment), Where do I really want to be? (Career Exploration), and How do... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070231778 - Dance training method and system using sensor-equipped shoes and portable wireless terminal: Provided are a method and a system for providing dance training by using a portable wireless terminal in communication with sensor-equipped shoes capable of sensing a user's foot motion. While the terminal executes a dance training program having step information, sensing modules embedded in the shoes sense a user's foot... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070231779 - Systems and methods for simulation of organ dynamics: In one embodiment, a method for simulating organ dynamics includes generating a sequence of three-dimensional models of an organ during different stages of observed dynamic motion, generating a deformation transfer function from the sequence of three-dimensional models, generating a pressure-volume curve from the sequence of three-dimensional models, and generating an... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070231782 - Computer readable recording medium recorded with learning management program, learning management system and learning management method: Learning material information containing a fixed attribute specifying learning materials and a variable attribute by which at least levels specifying an object person of learning are defined, is registered in a database of a learning material management system. When the learning request is received by the system from a learning... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070231781 - Estimation of adaptation effort based on metadata similarity: First metadata associated with a first e-learning course are read, the first metadata are compared with metadata associated with a desired e-learning course, a dissimilarity between the first course and a desired e-learning course is determined based on a comparison of the first metadata with metadata associated with the desired... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

20070231780 - System and method for interactive learning on a video platform: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is a method for interactive learning. The method can comprise displaying a first question related to a chosen category in a first round and instituting steps (a) and (b) where step (a) is providing a first set of answer choices corresponding... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group