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Education and demonstration May archived by USPTO category 05/10

20100129779 - Image capture and tracing system and method: This invention is an image capture device for manually transferring an image from a three dimensional scene or from a two dimensional picture onto paper comprised of a two-paneled foldable transparent clipboard. The clip board includes a first panel equipped with a paper clip and a second panel hinged to... Agent: George S. Levy

20100129780 - Athletic performance rating system: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to an athleticism rating method for normalizing and more accurately comparing overall athletic performance of at least two athletes. Each athlete completes at least two different athletic performance tests. Each test is designed to measure a different athletic skill that is needed... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (nike, Inc.)

20100129781 - Electrical bronze acupuncture statue apparatus: The invention discloses the electrical bronze acupuncture statue apparatus that comprises the electrical elements, the sensors and the embedded system. The invention simulates the acupuncture points for practicing the traditional Chinese medicine treatment and provides the virtual results.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20100129782 - Electronic book with enhanced features: An electronic book with opposed displays facing each other on a foldable housing can present book text on each page in portrait mode. Upon receipt of a mode change signal caused by, for example, the user rotating the book 90°, the lower display can display an image of a keyboard... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20100129783 - Self-adaptive study evaluation: A study evaluation system used for computer-based learning uses evaluation contents arranged in a multilevel arrangement for self-adaptive study evaluation. The study evaluation system provides a present evaluation content to a user through user interaction, and determines a subsequent evaluation content or a subsequent knowledge point to be studied by... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20100124733 - Educational word game: An educational word game includes a plurality of answer pads. Each of the answer pads includes a first column composed of a plurality of short lines on which selected word fragments are written and a second column composed of a plurality of long lines on which players' answers are written... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20100124734 - Rosary on the go: The Rosary on the Go would be made out of elastic cord. It would be about 3 inches in length. It would have 10 beads on it, three beads would be one color and the other 7 would be a complementary color. At one end would be a cross and... Agent: Theresa B. Brown

20100124735 - Hand-held personal planetarium: Method and apparatus are provided for a hand-held planetarium which displays a sky pattern comprising graphical representations of one or more celestial objects. A sensing system comprising one or more sensors provides information about an orientation of the device. A controller receives the information about the orientation of the device... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20100124736 - Computer implemented method for facilitating proscribed business operations: In a computer implemented method for facilitating proscribed business operations, software operable with a computer having a display associated therewith includes a training module and an instruction module, each accessible by a user. The training module includes at least one training session selectable by the user, and the instruction module... Agent: Michaud-kinney Group LLP

20100124737 - Method and system for fall prevention in older adults: The present invention consists of a Multimedia Fall Prevention system serving the fall prevention needs of older adults. Every year approximately 1 in 3 older adults who are over 65 will fall according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first step in preventing falls is for each... Agent: Victoria Panzer

20100124738 - User interface for interactive teaching, and method for operating the same: A user interface for interactive teaching is disclosed herein. The user interface for interactive teaching includes a tool section, a display section and a control section. The tool section is used to store several objects. The display section is used to display the objects, which are dragged by a mouse... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20100119998 - Paint color selection system and method: A self-contained paint color system and method is described comprising a handled carrying box, at least one container of a base color paint, a plurality of containers containing colored tints, and a “matchbook” styled booklet that incorporates coordinated and matching sheets and self-adhesive stickers. When utilizing this paint color selection... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20100119999 - Visual/tactile teaching aid and system: A teaching system for the perception enhancement of a user provides pairs of objects for visual and tactile comparison wherein the selection of paired objects provide a significant starting point for the construction of extended teaching aides, tactile forms and systems. The present invention may be combined with a range... Agent: D.w. Eggins

20100120000 - Method and business form for employee management and improvement: A method (200) for preparing a supervisor to manage an employee and for managing the employee includes the provision of a management scorecard document (400). The management scorecard document (400) can include a metric analysis portion (402), a behavior analysis portion (421), and a performance target section (434). The supervisor... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20100120001 - Educational equipment with multiple configurations: The invention relates to educational equipment comprising a plurality of information support means (1) having identical dimensions but bearing at least partly different information. According to the invention, each support means (1) takes the form of a board comprising an outer frame (2) into which are inserted, removably and with... Agent: Robert Plotkin, PC

20100120002 - System and method for conversation practice in simulated situations: Disclosed is a system and method for conversation practice in simulated situations. The system comprises situational conversation teaching material, an audio processing module and a conversation processing module. The teaching material consists of multi-flow conversation paths and conversational sentences with a plurality of replaceable vocabulary items. According to different contents... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20100120003 - Holistic approach to learning to type: The present invention is directed to a method of teaching typing wherein the student associates the keys on the keyboard with a person, place, thing or emotion and is able to more readily learn the position of each key. Further, the method of the present invention provides immediate gratification to... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

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20100120005 - System and method for enhancing prayer and healing rituals: Interactive prayer systems are provided, which include a pad that is adapted to be repeatedly stepped upon by a user; a first detection means for detecting when the user steps on the pad; a second detection means for detecting, and for creating proximity event data based upon, when the user... Agent: Wael Abouelsaadat

20100120006 - Dynamic minimally invasive training and testing environments: The disclosed invention contemplates a device and method related to training medical personnel (i.e., for example, surgeons) to perform endoscopic procedures. The disclosed technology solves two problems currently present in the art of using surgical simulators. The first improvement provides a dynamic training program, rather than a program that is... Agent: Peter G Carroll Medlen & Carroll

20100120007 - Fluid percussion system and method for modeling penetrating brain injury: A fluid percussion system for modeling penetrating brain injury includes a fluid percussion device that takes inputs in the form of pressurized gas and electrical signals from a computer and outputs a single hydraulic pulse, or multiple hydraulic pulses in quick succession. The fluid percussion device may include a pneumatic... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20100120008 - System and method for interactive learning on television: A system and method for providing interactive learning applications on a television and managing the learning process is disclosed. The learning management technology utilizes internet, television, and learning management systems to allow a student to interactively access learning content. The functionality of the learning management system may be accessed on... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100120009 - Learning reinforcement system: A learning system, method and computer program product is provided that assesses and reinforces the content of learning course. The system sends a plurality of electronic messages to a course participant at a predetermined interval where each message contains at least one of a plurality of questions entered into memory.... Agent: Thomas, Raring, & Teague, P.C.

20100120010 - Constructed response scoring mechanism: A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20100120012 - System for providing online learning contents: Disclosed herein is a system for providing online learning contents, which can maximize efficiency of education based on analysis of a plurality of learning contents and matching of a result of the analysis to a student to meet characteristics and environments of the student. The system according to the present... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100120011 - Technology platform and methods for facilitating, cultivating and monitoring mentoring relationships: Mentors and mentees may be matched with each other through computational matching processes. Interactions between the mentors and mentees may be structured and assisted through computational tools and interfaces.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100112528 - Human behavioral simulator for cognitive decision-making: A simulator is disclosed for training a responder to react in situations that have the potential for the use of force when encountering a main character, such as a person, whom a police officer might encounter during a routine stop and search. The simulator is equipped with natural language recognition... Agent: Eliot Abolafia Nawctsd Orlando

20100112529 - Safe driving evaluation system and safe driving evaluation program: Safety driving evaluation systems, methods, and programs count a frequency of a braking operation of a vehicle and determine whether each braking operation is a sudden braking operation. The systems, methods, and programs calculate a sudden braking percentage. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether a vehicle deceleration frequency is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100112530 - Real-time interpreting systems & methods: Systems, methods and computer program products for the provision and enabling of multi-language and sign language services in real-time are disclosed. System components include a call processing computer/server that receives requests and is in communication with other system components, a video server/computer for processing and relaying video images, user interface... Agent: Law Offices Of Alozie N. Etufugh, PLLC

20100112532 - Card-type learning tools, learning apparatuses, programs for learning apparatuses, and recording media therefor: An offensive player operates input means (32) to display on a display screen (31), one or more associated problems from a plenty of problems stored in a memory (42), so that the offensive player and a defensive player both input answers. According to the results (correct or incorrect) of the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100112531 - Safety poker game: A game includes a game board having a playing surface. The playing surface has a plurality of player boxes and a common card box. Each player box has a name box and a card box. Each name box is configured for a game participant name. A container is configured to... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100112533 - System and method of training by providing motional feedback: A method is generally described which includes providing training by altering a user's motional response includes directing a user to perform specified motions in accordance with a training sequence and detecting the user's motions, by a feedback sensor device, the motions associated with the user. The method also includes generating,... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20100112534 - Board sport training apparatus: Disclosed herein is a portable apparatus for training a user in increasing levels of skill, control and maneuverability of a board for a board sport. The portable apparatus comprises a foot placement mat and a support unit. The foot placement mat comprises multiple placement zones for indicating a first location... Agent: Ashok Tankha

20100112536 - Group coaching system and method: Group coaching system, comprising at least a first and a second coaching device (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G), the first device (1A) being configured to provide respective first user coaching information to a respective user of the first device, and the second device (1B) being configured to provide... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20100112535 - System and method of altering motions of a user to meet an objective: A method is generally described which includes detecting motions associated with a user, by a feedback sensor device. The method of also includes receiving information by a control program, the information being related to an objective of the user's motion from an objective information source and receiving data representative of... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20100112537 - Objects that interact with a user at a visceral level: Objects that interact with a user at a visceral level when the object comes within the user's personal environment. The objects detect a user's visceral behavior, for example breathing pattern or perspiration. In response to the visceral behavior the object simulates a behavior of a living entity such as breathing,... Agent: Gordon E Nelson Patent Attorney, PC

20100112538 - Phantom and its manufacturing method: A phantom manufacturing method is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: disposing an exudate network with interconnecting first channel and second channel in a container in a manner that the first channel is transversely disposed for an exudate to flow laterally in the container and the top portion of the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20100112539 - Self-scoring and self-analyzing test answer sheet: Self-scoring and self-analyzing test answer sheet which facilitates grading and provides the grader with data concerning the nature of each question and the skill being tested. A skills summary area is provided for recording the total test score and also the number of incorrect responses for each of the specific... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100112540 - System and method of education utilizing mobile devices: A wireless communication system is disclosed, using a server, a teacher computer, an administration computer, and wireless mobile device for delivering educational content to students.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20100112541 - Method for estimating examinee attribute parameters in cognitive diagnosis models: A method of determining a mastery level for an examinee from an assessment is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more of an overall skill level for an examinee, a weight for the overall skill level, a covariate vector for an examinee, and a weight for the covariate vector.... Agent: Jones Day