Education and demonstration inventions 12/07

20070298382 - Virtual textile samples and displays: A display for a textile comprises a textile specimen and at least one virtual representation of the textile specimen. The virtual representation of the textile specimen may be provided in the same color scheme as the textile specimen or in another color scheme. The virtual representation may be embodied in... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070298383 - Method and apparatus for building accuracy and fluency in phonemic analysis, decoding, and spelling skills: System and method for developing cognitive skills in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses. A stimulus may be graphically presented to the student via the computing device, and the student may be required to respond to the stimulus. A determination may then be... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070298384 - Method and apparatus for building accuracy and fluency in recognizing and constructing sentence structures: System and method for developing cognitive skills in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses. A stimulus may be graphically presented to the student via the computing device, and the student may be required to respond to the stimulus. A determination may then be... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070298385 - Method and apparatus for building skills in constructing and organizing multiple-paragraph stories and expository passages: System and method for developing cognitive skills in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses. A stimulus may be graphically presented to the student via the computing device, and the student may be required to respond to the stimulus. A determination may then be... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070298386 - Character learning apparatus and driving method thereof for preschool child: A character learning apparatus for preschool children and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The apparatus can be easily handle by preschool children. The apparatus originally prevents breakdown sources due to electrically bad contact because the apparatus does not need electrical contact to install elements thereto. For this,... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070298387 - Electronic learning device with a graphic user interface for interactive writing: An interactive electronic device (10, 100) is disclosed. The device (10, 100) has a sequence of language symbols (18) and control electronics (16) operatively coupled to a graphic user interface (14) and a language-symbol selector (20, 20′) having a sight (22, 22′). The sequence of language symbols (18) and the... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070298388 - Tripod grip training device: This invention provides a crayon of special external configuration arranged to facilitate the training and development of a tripod grip in the use of pencils, pens and the like. The crayon has a body which has convexly curved end portions and at least first, second and third surfaces which are... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070298389 - System presenting step by step mathematical solutions: A system is disclosed for generating and displaying intermediate steps in an educational computer algebra system. The system combines templates with an algorithm to generate intermediate steps and explanatory text which may be displayed to the user.... Agent: Vierra Magen/microsoft Corporation

20070298391 - Addition and subtraction dice game: An educational game apparatus for practicing arithmetic skills including at least two numbered dice, a game platform with at least two rows of apertures containing removable pegs, and at least ten numbered columns forming a rectangular array with said at least two rows of apertures. A method of play is... Agent: James & Ray Associates

20070298390 - Measurement system apparatus and method of teaching units of measurement: A measurement system apparatus is provided, which includes an elongated bar and a plurality of discrete measurement unit pieces received along the bar. The elongated bar is metered in accordance with a measurement system. Each measurement unit piece represents an incremental unit of the measurement system. A method is also... Agent: Adams And Reese LLP

20070298392 - Candidate transition analysis method and system: A candidate transition analysis method and system. The system comprises a computing apparatus comprising first data. The first data comprises a specified job title and a first list comprising a first plurality of required skills for the specified job title. Candidate data and business data is received by the computing... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070298393 - Prasanti-loka: A method to induce sleep, including two steps in its first preferred embodiment: 1. Emptying the mind to prepare for a sleep cycle by calmly concentrating on one thought (which can be any thought). 2. Splitting the mind to activate the master clock to induce a sleep cycle by calmly... Agent: Stephen Christopher Swift Swift Law Office

20070298394 - Prayer strand marker device: A marker device for use by a votary in marking his position on a prayer strand includes a pair of identical body halves that are respectively provided with identical semi-circular grooves formed on inside surfaces of each body half. When the body halves are joined together, the semi-circular grooves are... Agent: Law Offices Of Thomas J. Schab Attn: Thomas J. Schab, Esq.

20070298395 - Balance training apparatus: Disclosed is a balance training apparatus for applying an exercise load to a subject, which comprises a seat adapted to allow the subject to sit thereon, a rocking mechanism for rockingly moving the seat, and a phase changer. The rocking mechanism includes a plurality of converters adapted to receive a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070298396 - Computer executable dynamic presentation system for simulating human meridian points and method thereof: A computer executable animated presentation system for simulating human meridian points and method thereof. Wherein the positions of human venations and meridian points are marked relative to the body; and with the computer animation technique, and a dynamic three-dimensional presentation for simulating human meridian points, a linear flowing frame of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070298397 - Traffic speed control method: A traffic control method in which a two-dimensional, full-sized replica of a police car is placed relative to a road and its passing traffic so that the replica appears to be an actual police car to drivers. The method generally includes providing the replica to have a size and configuration... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070298398 - Sound reproducing device: The sound-reproducing device according to the first embodiment of the invention comprises a front and back covers fastened together with sheets located therebetween, a sound message reproducing unit, a impact sensors unit and sheet position detecting unit the output of which is connected to an additional input of sound message... Agent: Yury Vladagin

20070298399 - Process and system for producing electronic book allowing note and corrigendum sharing as well as differential update: An e-book allowing note and corrigendum sharing as well as differential update is produced using vector graphics satisfying XML syntax, and a script program is embedded in or linked to the e-book. The script program allows a user to add various kinds of note markups to the e-book, including fluorescent... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070298400 - Calendar-based and services-oriented bidding process for tutoring request and fulfillment: A tutoring request and fulfillment method and system based on a service-oriented bidding process is disclosed. The system employs a system of user-centric calendars to determine initial combinability of knowledge recipient with knowledge providers. Knowledge providers may bid for or be directly selected for knowledge requests. Out of a plurality... Agent: Kehinde Alabi

20070298401 - Educational system and method using remote communication devices: A system and method is provided for using common communication devices to deliver educational lessons to students. The system is able to determine that an authorized student is attempting to access an educational program, and retrieves educational goals and progress information specific to that student. The student is able to... Agent: William J. Kolegraff

20070298404 - Interactive presentation system and method: A method of presenting an interactive presentation on a display to an audience includes the step of displaying a slide from a presentation to the audience with a presentation software application, the slide including a selectable element for initiating an audience response session. Upon selection of the selectable element, the... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070298403 - System and method for managing educationl courses: A system and method for managing educational courses includes receiving educational course data from a client machine and retrieving educational course equivalency data from a database based on such data. The educational course equivalency data is transmitted to the client machine. The educational course equivalency data includes identification data of... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070298402 - System and method for providing educational course data: A system and method for providing educational course data includes receiving identification data of a first educational course of a first educational institution from a client machine and retrieving educational course equivalency data from a database based on the identification data. The educational course equivalency data is transmitted to the... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070298405 - Product demonstration system: A product in the form of a household appliance has an internal communications network connecting two or more components, and software architecture implemented on the network that identifies the components, communicates the capabilities of each identified component, communicates the status of each identified component, provides a command interface for operating... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070292823 - System and method for creating, assessing, modifying, and using a learning map: An embodiment of the invention provides a system and method for creating a learning map, which is a device for expressing hypothesized learning target dependencies within any domain of knowledge of skill acquisition. The system and method are also able to utilize multiple data types and sources to assess whether... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070292824 - Method of teaching gaming in a casino environment: Disclosed is a system and method for teaching gaming in a casino. The system and method is highly efficient and effective for casino customers to learn table games and betting strategies from expert consultants. The present invention further provides a training program, preferably a web-based course, to train casino employees... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20070292825 - Simulative form audio player: An audio player is provided that includes a sound storage memory and a speaker with at least a portion of each of the memory and the speaker contained within a housing in an animate form and having a movable portion. A playback button extends from the housing retrieving a sound... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070292826 - System and method for matching readers with books: The system and methods of the present application comprise one or more computers that determine the reading level of a reader and recommend books to the reader. Information and computer software stored and executed on a general purpose computer provide a user with the ability to determine the reader's capacity... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070292827 - Prayer counter: A mechanical or computer-assisted electronics device, typically worn on one, two or three fingers of either hand to aid the user in saying and keeping track of the prayers of the Rosary. The device may be useful to a person saying the Rosary prayers while involved in other activities during... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070292828 - Resuscitation manikins and methods of using the same: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training manikins and methods of using CPR training manikins are described.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070292829 - Intravenous (iv) training system: A system for simulating one or more blood vessels to provide more dynamic and realistic intravenous (IV) training and testing in order to educate medical personnel and other critical care givers, such as first responders, medics, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in properly administering IVs. The system includes a fluid... Agent: Office Of The Staff Judge Advocate U.s. Army Medical Research And Materiel Command

20070292830 - Collection of models for facilitating the study of at least one of a biological subject, an anatomical organ and an anatomical organ system of a living being: The collection of 41 three-dimensional products, 11 raised products, and a process of didactic interpretation in printed form and in Braille aim at the educational inclusion and improvement of the teaching-learning process of Morphological Sciences, in general, and especially for the visually handicapped, facilitating the association of theoretical concepts to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070292831 - Microphone type music accompaniment playing (karaoke) system with background image selecting function: There is provided a microphone type music accompaniment playing (karaoke) system including: a memory section for storing a plurality of still and motion pictures; and a controller for, in Auto mode, combining the stored still and motion pictures of the memory section with each music accompaniment and sending the still... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070292832 - System for visual creation of music: A system for creating sound using visual images. Various controls and features are provided for the selection, editing, and arrangement of the visual images and tones used to create a sound presentation. Visual image characteristics such as shape, speed of movement, direction of movement, quantity, location, etc. can be set... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070292834 - Method and system for establishing compatibility between potential students and universities: A system and method for evaluating the compatibility of a prospective student with participating universities is disclosed. The system presents questions, and a specific set of answers to those questions, to universities for rating of importance. The universities rate each question and each answer to create a student profile. A... Agent: Robert R. Waters, Esq. Waters Law Office, PLLC

20070292835 - Method for reporting student relevant data: A method for reporting student relevant data to parents that provides secure access by a validated user over a computer network to forms that enable the user to associate student relevant data categories with a particular student. The computer network enables selective display of the forms on a user's terminal.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070292833 - System and method for creating, executing and searching through a form of active web-based content: Xml pages are obtained from knowledge bases that contain step by step instructions. The xml pages are presented as “active content,” by which we mean a series of prompted questions and answers. A user's interactions with the active content is recorded so that the results may be copied to the... Agent: Cahn & Samuels, LLP

20070287133 - Vehicle crew training system for ground and air vehicles: A computer based simulation system for virtual training for vehicle crews is disclosed. The Vehicle Crew Training System (VCTS) simulates crew positions for different military ground and air vehicles. Two or more crewman modules are networked together to support a partial or full vehicle crew. The crewman modules are self-contained... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070287132 - System and method of simulating firing of immobilization weapons: A system, apparatus and method may simulate the operation of a demobilization instrument such as a taser, using, for example, a taser launching device with a cartridge to enable generation and firing of a plurality of simulated projectile probes. A plurality of laser events may be emitted at a simulated... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070287134 - System and method to minimize laser misalignment error in a firearms training simulator: A weapon simulation system is used to correct the misalignment between a laser of a simulated weapon and an aim point of the simulated weapon. A compensation offset profile and a compensation angle profile are stored in a weapon controller card in the simulated weapon identifying the misalignment of the... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070287135 - 3d vehicle simulator system and simulation method for ecu embedded system: Disclosed is a 3D vehicle simulator system for an ECU embedded system comprising an external input apparatus 130, to which signals of one or more external sensors are inputted, an ECU embedded system 120 for processing and executing signals inputted form the external input apparatus 130, an external output apparatus... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070287136 - Method and apparatus for building vocabulary skills and improving accuracy and fluency in critical thinking and abstract reasoning: System and method for developing cognitive skills in a student, utilizing a computing device to present stimuli and to record responses. A stimulus may be graphically presented to the student via the computing device, and the student may be required to respond to the stimulus. A determination may then be... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20070287137 - Soft, fabric, animal head/face book with an attached blanket: An apparatus and corresponding methods for teaching and encouraging reading. The apparatus involves a soft, fabric animal head/face book which is permanently attached to a blanket for providing comfort, play, education, entertainment, and amusement to young children. The book is fabric with front and back covers as well as fabric... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070287138 - Multi-media instructional system: An experiential tunnel, including at least one wall and a plurality of learning stations.... Agent: Ethan D. Civan

20070287139 - Riding simulator and method of use: In combination with a computer and software, a horse riding simulator includes a horse body apparatus which imitates an appearance of a real horse. A control device manually operable by a rider is provided for selecting at least one of a surrounding environment, a horse ride setting, a riding discipline... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070287140 - Apparatus and method for time management and instruction: A cyclical or non-linear time management system and method of managing time, and a time and time management teaching system and method of teaching time and time management is disclosed. The system relates a user's schedule to an actual or imagined clock face to give the user a better perspective... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070287141 - Internet based client server to provide multi-user interactive online karaoke singing: A distributed online system for enabling an end user with a browser to play karaoke comprising an end user installation with internet browser, a central host server accessible to the end user via the browser for providing the end user with access to at least one independently hosted karaoke chat... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070287142 - Educational device: An educational device comprising a housing and combined rotational device for offering a collective display of information to provide the user one or more instructional lessons. The device comprises a construction within the housing which promotes added rigidity to thereby promote extended product life and ease in handling thereof.... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c

20070287143 - Adhesive-backed chalkboard wall covering: An improved chalkboard marking surface comprises a rollable, flexible sheet of polypropylene having two sides that are opposite one another, each having a generally flat surface. On one side, a layer of adhesive is applied to the polypropylene substrate. On the same side of the polypropylene substrate, a selectively removable... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070281285 - Educational interactive video game and method for enhancing gaming experience beyond a mobile gaming device platform: Interactive educational games are provided that include adventure storylines in which a player advances, scores points, or wins by correctly answering challenges (e.g., questions related to math skills or word construction skills, etc.) posed throughout the game. The game gauges and dynamically adjusts a player's skill and knowledge level for... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20070281286 - System, method, computer program and data structure which are used to facilitate language understanding and/or language learning: The present invention provides assistance for a person to better comprehend the samples of a target language and, simultaneously, it facilitates that the person learns that language better. In order to do that, some special perspectives on those language samples are provided, and those perspectives show in a simple form... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070281287 - Systems and methods for monitoring and improving academic, training or business performance: A tracking and monitoring system for tracking and improving performance in academic, training and business environments which provides feedback for improvement. The system tracks performance indicators and tests those performance indicators to provide more regular feedback to, for example, a student so the student can monitor progress on up to... Agent: Kimberly A. Chasteen