Education and demonstration inventions 03/08

20080070196 - Docked emulation system: A docked emulation system is provided which accesses real flight software and emulates the hardware interaction between an outpost system and a second system docking thereto. The system includes a MIL-STD-1553B software application that accesses data on an emulated MIL-STD-1553B bus to drive external MIL-STD-1553B applications in the second docking... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080070197 - Interactive toy vehicle cockpit: A method of operation of a toy cockpit for use with a carrier vehicle, comprising receiving an operator input and providing at least one of an audible output and a visual output in response thereto; and receiving a carrier vehicle input and providing said at least one of the audible... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080070198 - Computerized method, system and machine-readable medium to enable a user to remotely perform a decorating session on an electronic image: A computerized method, system and machine-readable medium to enable a user to remotely perform a decorating session on an electronic image are provided. The method includes: receiving, at a client computer, a user-supplied digital image having an area to be decorated; interactively mapping, at the client computer, the area to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080070199 - Coloring book composed of digital images converted to black and white outlines: A coloring book is provided, especially for children, having a cover and a content including several pages, on which pictures and text are found. This book is individualized, in that the coloring pages are converted jpeg photographs of grandparents (also can be applied to extended family and friends, pets, or... Agent: Sandra R. Sommer

20080070200 - Textured sketch papers having grooves to help a sketcher to draw lines and figures without a guide: Sheets of heavy duty sketch paper are preformed with one or more grooves in them, without requiring a flat panel sheet with grooves in it, placing a paper over that flat panel sheet, and then sketching on the sketch paper with the pencil or pen following the grooves in the... Agent: Doonan Dwight Mcgraw

20080070201 - Braille block: A Braille block for use by the blind is disclosed. The Braille block includes a block body having a plurality of core holes, and a plurality of Braille cores selectively inserted into the core holes to transliterate desired letters into Braille characters. The Braille cores include short Braille cores and... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20080070202 - Reading comprehension system and associated methods: A computer based reading comprehension teaching system that is accessible by a student using a computer having a memory includes a story database, an illustration database, a vocabulary database, and a questions database, each of which are to be stored on the memory. The story database may include a predetermined... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20080070203 - Computer-aided learning system employing a pitch tracking line: A computer-aided learning system to facilitate a human to control the pitch and rhythm of their voice. In a preferred embodiment for learning how to sing a song in tune, a display provides visual, real-time depiction of the singer's actual pitch compared to the “target” pitch they should be singing,... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20080070204 - Readers mate for comfortable and concentrative reading: Readers should pay attention to the reading line among about seven lines of words around the reading line in the page. Furthermore, whenever reading line change, readers' eyes may be tired to find next line. To avoid these problems I invented a device for concentrative and comfortable reading. It is... Agent: Steve S. Kim

20080070205 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for adjusting readability of reading material to a target readability level: Systems, methods, and computer program products for adjusting readability of reading material to a target readability level are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving reading material and a target readability level. First and second readability measures associated with the reading material can be determined. The method can... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080070206 - System and method of collaboration among commercial, educational and individual interests: Methods are provided for collaboratively networking among a business entity, an educator and a student and for providing experience to students. The method of collaborative networking includes a business entity posting an Online Internship Activity; an educator assigning the Online Internship Activity to a student; the student creating an activity... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080070208 - Communication kit: A communication kit, for encouraging written communication between members of a family or social group and a remote member of the family or social group, includes a stationery items having visual indicia thereon, the visual indicia including thought-prompts to prompt a user to express a thought or idea in writing.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080070209 - Identifying influential persons in a social network: An influential persons identification system and method for identifying a set of influential persons (or influencers) in a social network (such as an online social network). The influential persons set is generated such that by sending a message to the set the message will be propagated through the network at... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20080070207 - System and method for testing memory: The testing program measures test outcome variables, computes a composite memory score based on the test outcome variables, records and displays the stored test data. The testing device may also include a communication interface for periodically transferring the stored test data to a database residing on a remote server displaying... Agent: Procentris, Inc.

20080070210 - System and methods for promoting health: A system made up of methods and techniques designed to improve the body's postural alignment, joint range, muscle hydration, bone density, and overall musculoskeletal health. The system combines a series of exercised designed to lengthen and strengthen muscles, fascial and myofascial tissue. The system is used in combination with a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080070211 - Illuminated rosary with audio assistance: A prayer facilitator designed to assist a user in utilizing the prayer facilitator in the correct sequence and prayers for praying the Rosary in accordance with the traditions of the Roman Catholic faith. The Rosary includes a controller that is configured with a conventional integrated circuit board and memory that... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080070212 - Three dimensional life-size model of a child's skull and methods using said model: The invention relates to a three-dimensional life size model of a child's skull, a kit comprising several such models, and methods using said model.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080070213 - Karaoke device with integrated mixing, echo and volume control: A karaoke device is included within an enclosure and having a voice pickup element integrated into the enclosure for converting sound waves into an electrical signal. An audio input signal from a DVD player passes into the enclosure and into an electronic circuit for amplifying the electrical signal, for controlling... Agent: Larson And Larson

20080070214 - Karaoke device with integrated mixing, echo and volume control: A karaoke device is included within an enclosure and having a voice pickup element integrated into the enclosure, the voice pickup element for converting sound waves into an electrical signal. An audio input signal passes into the enclosure and connects with an electronic circuit for amplifying the electrical signal, for... Agent: Larson And Larson

20080070216 - Book having audio information: In one aspect of the invention, a book comprises at least one page visually displaying information about a subject, wherein the visually displayed information is conveyed from a first perspective; and an audio device operable to aurally display information about the subject, wherein the aurally displayed information is conveyed from... Agent: John M. Janeway Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20080070215 - Educational and entertainment apparatus for the playback of recorded audio and video media to a young child: An educational and entertainment device for the playback of recorded audio and video media to a young child reclining in a stroller or crib is disclosed. The educational and entertainment device comprises a digital media player such as a digital video disc and/or audio disc player device which is secured... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080070217 - Software tool for creating an interactive graphic organizer: The interactive software tool develops and enhances learning strategies and skills of a user in a computer based learning environment (web or local host). The interactive software tool is embedded in a content page. The software tool provides a scheme for a user to enter, into graphical shapes, realistic and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080070218 - System, method, and computer program product for delivering a training course: Embodiments provide methods, systems, and computer software program products that can enable presentation of a training course in an instructor-led training setting. In an exemplary embodiment, a training course that includes at least a first slide is selected and accessed from a training electronic media repository. The at least first... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20080070220 - Activity based system and method for charging student accounts: A system for charging one ore learning session to one or more student accounts comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions over one or more communications channels between one or more students and corresponding teachers. An enrollment node receives... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070221 - System and method for administering learning session over a network: This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the student produces a student profile including skill gaps or learning objectives.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070219 - Teacher assignment based on responsible authority or third-party attributes: A system for scheduling a teacher for teaching one or more students during one or more learning sessions comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions. A scheduling node that schedules one or more teachers for teaching one or more... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070223 - Data collection system and method: A method of data collection, comprises generating questions for response that include at least one data integrity trigger comprising a question or series of questions at least one response to which indicates an unconsidered response. Responses to the plurality of questions are obtained from a plurality of respondents, and each... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20080070222 - Performance-based testing system and method employing emulation and virtualization: A system permitting virtual server images to be reused and repurposed to provide for different application environments for performance-based testing by providing a plurality of virtual hard drive images.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20080070224 - System and method for generation of worksbooks by software modules received from a central station: This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the student produces a student profile including skill gaps or learning objectives.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070226 - System and method for tracking instructional material for change calculation: This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the student produces a student profile including skill gaps or learning objectives.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070225 - System for supervised remote training: Techniques for providing expert instruction in interpreting outputs of a test instrument to a student who is at a location remote (103) from the expert. The student makes outputs from the test instrument and an interpretation of the outputs available to an expert (129) via a network (113) and the... Agent: Gordon E Nelson Patent Attorney, PC

20080070227 - On-board training mode for mobile equipment: A mobile vehicle is disclosed which includes an on-board training system.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080070228 - Versatile messaging system: A messaging system comprises a message board, a freestanding support structure, and an instrument storage surface. The message board has a messaging surface adapted to at least temporarily presenting messages. The freestanding support structure is adapted to support the message board for display on a horizontal surface. The instrument storage... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080064013 - 3-dimensional apparatus for self-paced integrated procedure training and method of using same: An integrated procedure training apparatus provides a three-dimensional environment that facilitates the training of systems and integrated procedures required to operate and maintain complex systems. The three-dimensional environment is created by arranging a plurality of touch-sensitive display surfaces in a spatial arrangement that is similar to a spatial arrangement of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080064014 - Simulation-based novice driver instruction system and method: The present invention provides for a simulation-based system and method for driver instruction using a highly sophisticated physical and computer-based simulation system combined with a novel simulation-based instruction methodology that allows a novice driver to learn driving fundamentals and advanced defensive driving skills in the safety of the simulator environment.... Agent: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C

20080064015 - Devices for teaching elementary fractional concepts: The devices for teaching elementary fractional concepts each include a board having a raised periphery and central depression representing unity. Each embodiment includes a series of fractional pieces of different sizes for removable installation therein, with the number of pieces of each size having a total span equal to the... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080064016 - Integrated blood sugar control, blood pressure control and coronary artery self-care system and method: Methods and apparatus for blood sugar control, blood pressure control and coronary artery care are disclosed. The methods and apparatus enable a user to provide blood sugar control, blood pressure control, and coronary artery care to himself/herself. For example, after being treated by a doctor for a heart problem, a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080064017 - Suture training device: A training device is provided to assist medical, dental and veterinary students in the surgical procedure of suturing wounds having a multiple structures that permit the practicing of tying sutures in a variety of situations and conditions and having an artificial tissue that can be tensioned or compressed into various... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080064018 - Teacher assignment based on student/teacher ratios: A system for assigning one or more teachers for teaching in one or more learning sessions comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions having corresponding student/teacher ratios. A scheduling node schedules the one or more teachers for teaching the... Agent: Venable LLP

20080064019 - Interactive internet based system for self-assessment and self-improvement: An internet based system for conducting self-assessment and self-improvement inquiries, including expert and peer evaluations, advisement, and support within the context of an internet based dynamic and interactive online community designed to further the self-assessment and self-improvement process by providing users with computer based self-assessment and self-improvement tests utilizing a... Agent: Marc E. Hankin, Esq.

20080064020 - System and method for delivery of updated instructional material to student workstation: This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the student produces a student profile including skill gaps or learning objectives.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080057480 - Multimedia system and method for teaching basal math and science: A computer-implemented method for teaching basal math and science may include: testing a student with a computerized test to produce a completed test; scoring the completed test on a computer to produce a score; determining a grade level for the student based on the score; generating a weak areas assessment... Agent: Venable LLP

20080057481 - Common format learning device: A common format learning device for teaching and learning commands to control electronic devices, appliances, applications, and user interfaces. The common format learning device provides a common form of presentation, a common user format, and a common translation of technical information across electronic devices, appliances, applications, and user interfaces. The... Agent: Robert D. Gunderman, Jr. Patent Technologies, LLC

20080057482 - System for scheduling classes and managing educational resources: A method is provided for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum. The method preferably includes receiving designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080057483 - Apparatus and system for testing memory: m

20080057484 - Event-driven method for tutoring a user in the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample: A method for tutoring a user in use of a kit for determining an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example a whole blood sample) includes activating an analytical meter of the kit, with the analytical meter including a display-based tutorial module. In addition, the display-based... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080057485 - Drawing tablet for underwater or extreme environment: A writing or drawing tablet that is suitable for use in an underwater or any extreme environment is provided. A length of waterproof (plastic) vellum is stretched between two rollers over a flat surface thereby enabling the user to easily draw or write on the vellum to save the drawing... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP