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Education and demonstration April category listing, related patent applications 04/12

20120100509 - System and method for reducing driving risk with foresight: A system for creating a coaching session comprises one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more processors are in communication with the event detector and configured to: receive data of a driving event from an event detector associated with a vehicle; analyze the driving event... Agent: Drivecam, Inc.

20120100510 - Method for computer evaluation of containers and food to obtain optimum storage and/or use: An evaluation method for containers and food to improve storage and use includes determining particular portions of food correlated with size of storage containers for providing portions of specific calorie content; and/or evaluating types of containers and/or settings for containers to accomplish improved storage time. The method includes an electronic... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son Inc.

20120100511 - Drawing cartoons to learn cursive writing: The present invention comprises a method for the instruction of handwriting through the use of cartoon items. Certain cartoons and other drawings may be introduced and students asked to reproduce the cartoon items a number of times; until a desired proficiency is reached. Subsequently, the student may be made aware... Agent:

20120100512 - Inspection apparatus and inspection method: An inspection apparatus includes: a display, a display control section which displays, on a first surface area of the display, instructions for carrying out a plurality of inspection steps with the inspection apparatus, and which displays, on a second surface area of the display that is greater than the first... Agent: Olympus Corporation

20120100513 - Simulated body panel system: A simulated body panel system is provided for aiding a person to learn how to paint a vehicle and for testing new paints and their spray application. The simulated body panel system includes a frame and a relatively thin and flexible body panel incapable of self support. The frame includes... Agent: Q-lab Corporation

20120100514 - Method and system for training of perceptual skills using neurofeedback: Method for training of a perceptual skill, e.g. using a brain computer interface, which method comprises measuring electrophysiological activity in reaction to a sequence of perceptual stimuli. Furthermore, matching the measured electrophysiological activity signal with a predefined electrophysiological signature signal is performed, in which the predefined electrophysiological signature signal corresponds... Agent: Stichting Katholieke Universiteit, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

20120100515 - Fluoroscopy simulator: An apparatus and machine for more realistically simulating fluoroscopy is disclosed. The apparatus includes a light source, cameras, an artificial lumen, and an access port. The artificial lumen can be comprised of an anterior side and a posterior side. The anterior side of the artificial lumen is opaque to the... Agent: Northwestern University

20120100516 - Portable practice tool for heart massaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Provided is a training box that is a practice tool for learning heart massaging (sternal compression) through experience; is low-cost, small-sized, light weight, and easy to transport; retains durability under repeated use; and on which AED use procedures can also be drilled. The portable practice tool for heart massaging in... Agent: Kyoto University

20120100517 - Real-time, interactive, three-dimensional virtual surgery system and method thereof: A real-time, interactive, three-dimensional (3D) virtual surgical system including a 3D scene having a timeline and a plurality of artist-rendered 3D objects each representing a human anatomical structure and a plurality of 3D objects each representing a medical device or a medical instrument. Each object includes a number of definable... Agent:

20120100518 - Touch-screen based interactive games for infants and toddlers: Methods and software applications targeted to and for use by infant users. Various activities are presented to infant users through a touch-screen based monitor and, depending on the input entered by infant users, emotionally positive or emotionally negative indications are presented to the infant user. The emotionally positive indications are... Agent: Rullingnet Corporation Limited

20120100519 - Training system: A method for training involves maintaining a plurality of details to be tested; maintaining group definitions which define a plurality of groups associated with two or more of the details; determining a test detail; outputting to a user a question to which the test detail is a correct answer; inputting... Agent: Voctrainer Oy

20120100520 - Assembly process visualization apparatus and method: Disclosed herein is an assembly process visualization apparatus. The assembly process visualization apparatus includes an authoring unit, a storage unit, and a visualization unit. The authoring unit authors an assembly process manual in such a way as to model each stage of an assembly process of assembling a plurality of... Agent: Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute

20120094256 - System and method to detect target hits: A device includes a first light source to be aligned along a path of a projectile. The first light source has a narrow divergence to simulate the path of the projectile. A second light source has a vertically wide divergence extending above the path of the projectile. The first and... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation

20120094257 - Remote braille education system and device: A remote Braille education system and device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a remote Braille education system includes a first computer system at a first location, second computer systems associated with visually impaired individuals at a second location, and a server. The first computer system includes an input device, and... Agent: Electronic Brailler

20120094258 - System and method for automated personalized and community-specific eating and activity planning, linked to tracking system with automated multimodal item identification and size estimation system: The system and method for automated personalized and community-specific eating and activity planning are provided that are linked to tracking with automated multimodal item identification and size estimation and enable and integrate health and other user datastreams and enables rewards and links to healthy eating and activity partners based on... Agent: Zipongo

20120094259 - Pre-pronounced spelling teaching device: A hand held electronic device that aids a student to learn spelling provides a spoken audible word through a speaker together with the spelling of the word on a display screen. The spelling and pronunciation is entered, preferably by a parent or known teacher, to provide a comfort level for... Agent: Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated

20120094260 - Work capacities testing apparatus and method: A portable work capacities testing apparatus comprising a portable computer, a hub releaseably interconnected with the portable computer, a dynamic strength and lifting device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a hand grip strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a finger pinch strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a... Agent:

20120094261 - Flow meter for a container and method for monitoring the hydration of a patient: A flow meter for a container, for monitoring the dehydration of a patient, has a sensor unit for detecting a flow through the flow meter and a control unit for recording an amount of liquid passing through during a time interval. The flow meter is an adapter for connection to... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120094262 - Children's digital day planner: A hand-held personal assistance device for a child, and in particular a young child may take the form of a cell phone, a smart phone, a digital tablet or some other hand-held device preferably sized to be comfortably held and manipulated by a small child. The device may be programmed... Agent:

20120094263 - Video games for training sensory and perceptual skills: Provided are sensory and perceptual training methods and systems. The disclosure provides a video game or video entertainment task-action process for promoting sensory learning and perception learning.... Agent: The Regents Of The University Of California

20120094264 - Method for loss prevention with a specialty in midi by means of an online learning and training academy: The present invention educates about loss prevention through a learning and teaching program that certifies trainees in teaching English, MIDI, and loss prevention. Through learning English and MIDI, a trainee can help a safer community by increasing driver safety awareness and reducing crime by gaining knowledge about civil rights. The... Agent:

20120094266 - Method for manipulating data in the assessment of an answer portfolio: A method for manipulating data in the assessment of an answer portfolio, the method comprising the steps of routing a multiplicity of answer portfolios (7) to a file server (6), each answer portfolio assigned with an identifier (9), the file server (16) having an engine (15) running an algorithm, the... Agent:

20120094265 - Student performance monitoring system and method: Disclosed is a student performance monitoring system and method. In certain embodiments, a software program can be stored on a computer readable medium, executed by a computer and interacted with by a user, such as a teacher. The device, system and method include selecting students, scoring them and recording their... Agent:

20120094267 - Continuous diorama and method of making the same: Diorama having a focal zone and a plurality of inclined panels on which different areas of a two-dimensional image are displayed. The panels are disposed about the focal zone, which can be an area, a line, or a point, and the image flows continuously between the panels with no physical... Agent: Axial-digital Corp.

20120088209 - Enhancement of live and simulated participant interaction in simulators: A simulated participant system is configured to interoperate with existing simulators to create an integrated simulation platform with enhanced capabilities to provide, on a readily-scalable basis, simulated participants of one or more different types that are based on dynamically constructed virtual models of live simulation participants. The system observes live... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation

20120088210 - Flight training and synthetic visualization system and method: A low-cost training and synthetic visualization system and method directed to improving an individual's airborne performance in general aviation, skydiving, and other aerial applications. The system is comprised of a self-contained mobile sensor and data storage device for recording the travel path, orientation, and forces acting upon an object as... Agent:

20120088211 - Method and system for acquisition of literacy: A computer-implemented method for enabling a child to learn to read, including maintaining a data store with information that characterizes the reading capabilities of children, receiving a stream of sensor data from one or more input devices, the sensor data representing the speech of a person speaking, the person being... Agent: Psyentific Mind Inc

20120088212 - Computerized system for addiction control especially calorie, diet and weight control: A computerized device and system providing a subject with a behavioral plan for maintaining or improving wellness in the field of addiction, especially eating and weight control is disclosed, comprising a computer usable medium with computer readable program code embodied, a means of inputting data concerned with psychological and physical... Agent:

20120088213 - System and method for a workstation injury avoidance program: A method including the steps determining a workstation environment of a user, providing a first reminder to the user to perform a set of exercises after an interval of work, and instructing the user to perform the set of exercises after an acceptance, by the user, of the reminder to... Agent:

20120088214 - Training aid apparatus and method for swimming: A training aid apparatus for swimming includes a cord with first and second ends and first, second, and third cord retention devices positioned on the cord. Each of the cord retention devices includes a through hole that receives the cord twice so as to define first, second, and third loops... Agent:

20120088215 - Integrated model for otoscopic procedures: An otoscopic model is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the otoscopic model includes an artificial ear, an artificial head and at least one tympanic membrane portion. The artificial ear includes a base portion and an ear portion extending from the base and having ear-like features including an auditory canal. The... Agent: Colorado State University Research Foundation

20120088216 - Systems and methods for monitoring, evaluation, and treatment: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a system are provided. A plurality of multi-level cognitive exercises are provided to an individual. Each of the multi-level cognitive exercises includes at least one task to perform. The individual is requested to respond to a cognitive exercise in the plurality of... Agent: Yale University

20120088217 - Client-server based system and method for test and homework management: A system and method for computer-aided test and homework management in client-server architecture comprises server software for a teacher to create tests and homework, and client software for students to take tests and complete homework assignments. The teacher uses the server software to correct the set-answers and multiple choices automatically.... Agent:

20120088218 - System and method of penalty data compilation, analysis and report generation: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for reviewing and evaluating performance. In particular, the present invention relates to a system, method, and computer program produce for reviewing and evaluating performances of an official or group of officials at an event or events. Even more specifically, according... Agent:

20120088219 - Automated assessment of examination scripts: Embodiments herein provide automated assessment of examination scripts, such as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) examination scripts, written in response to prompts eliciting free text answers. In an embodiment, the task may be defined as discriminative preference ranking. Further, a system employing such methodology may be trained and... Agent:

20120088221 - Digital electronic tutoring system: This invention relates to an interactive, multi-sensory digital electronic tutoring system. The invention finds particular application as an electronic learning and teaching device that is configured as a digital or software “book”, preferably in a rugged slate form factor, that allows a user, normally a child, to activate electronic images,... Agent: Novolibri Cc

20120088223 - Method and apparatus for educational testing: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for computer-based evaluation of a test-taker's performance with respect to a reward threshold. A performance assessment of the test taker can be standardized or customized, as well as relative or absolute. The system allows a parentally-controlled reward system such that children who reach specified objectives... Agent: Walker Digital, LLC

20120088220 - Method and system for assigning a task to be processed by a crowdsourcing platform: A method and system for applying a task to a crowdsourcing platform for processing are disclosed. For example, a method forwards the task having a question to the crowdsourcing platform, and receives a plurality of answers to the question, wherein the plurality of answers is provided by a plurality of... Agent:

20120088222 - System for measuring speed and magnitude of responses and methods thereof: A system and methods for providing input devices or sensors to record users' responses or answers to questions and the conviction of those answers by measuring and tracking various metrics, including the speed, direction and magnitude or power of a response to the question, and calculating the score thereof.... Agent:

20120082960 - Early learning tools and kits including manipulator devices for organized play: Disclosed are manipulator devices for use in learning games, and kits utilizing the same. The manipulator devices my be a substantially elongated and flat body formed of flexible material and at least partially stuffed to resemble a bean bag. The body is adapted to be capable of manipulation between an... Agent: No Tears Learning Inc.

20120082961 - Method and system for providing incentives in a business environment: A method, comprising the steps of (a) representing users within a virtual environment, the virtual environment residing on one or more computers, comprising the steps of (b) collecting data pertaining to one or more of the users' activities not associated with the virtual environment relating to each of the users'... Agent:

20120082962 - Braille erasure mechanism: An improved Braille erasure mechanism may comprise a reverse-embosser or impressing mechanism to imprint a negative Braille cell. A negative Braille cell is the reverse of a normal Braille cell, with one or more dots lowered or pressed into the printing medium in an opposite direction to the raised dots... Agent:

20120082963 - Antenna calculation interface: A reader is proposed that includes a reader core having a web server provided thereon. The web server is made accessible to users via an advertised IP address. One set of scripts made available via the web server provide a user with the ability to optimize a tuning network for... Agent: Assa Abloy Ab

20120082964 - Enhanced graphological detection of deception using control questions: A method for enhanced graphological detection of deception is disclosed, including collecting handwritten answers to control questions and test questions from a subject. In certain embodiments of the invention, the collection of answers is accomplished with a handwriting tablet that can provide digital output. Next, the control input is analyzed... Agent:

20120082965 - \"ad litteram\" method: A method to teach a language may include the steps of selecting a predetermined letter sound to be evaluated, providing a first predetermined word which exhibits the predetermined letter sound, adding a first predetermined diacritic character to the first predetermined word and generating a predetermined word deleting the letters having... Agent:

20120082966 - Literacy system: A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills. In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior... Agent:

20120082967 - Method and system for training a gas turbine engine test cell operator: A method for training a gas turbine engine test cell operator during a simulated engine test is provided. The method includes transmitting, from a data acquisition and control system (DACS) to a software engine model, data indicative of at least one of an operator input and an instructor input. The... Agent:

20120082968 - Journal system: A journal system for promoting a person's personal growth and a method for guiding a journal user to use a journal are provided. The journal system includes a plurality of cards, each card having a writable portion configured to receive an entry from a user and a written content portion.... Agent:

20120082970 - Portable laparoscopic trainer: A portable surgical training device is provided. The trainer includes a top cover spaced apart from a base to form a simulated body cavity for locating model organs that are substantially obscured from the field of view of the user. The top cover includes a video display, fixed insertion ports... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20120082969 - Simulation of an invasive procedure: Apparatus, including: a mockup probe, having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to be held by a human operator. The apparatus further includes a mockup patient, simulating an actual patient, the mockup patient having an aperture allowing penetration of the distal end of the mockup probe into the... Agent:

20120082972 - Modular robotics design and development system with varying levels of complexity: A modular educational robotics design and experimentation system is disclosed herein. The disclosed system includes a chassis onto which a plurality of components can be mounted. Components can be logical components, sensors, output components such as motors, or other kinds of components. In various embodiments, components can be electrically connected... Agent:

20120082971 - Planting toy kit: A planting toy kit is composed of hydrophobic fine sand, a phosphate solution and a tree. In use, the hydrophobic fine sand is first made into a mound or place in a proper container. Then a well is made in the sand mound to receive the phosphate solution. The phosphate... Agent: Charlie-kao Industry Co., Ltd.

20120082973 - Interactive virtual classroom providing multidirectional and self-directed scripted learning: An interactive virtual classroom allowing for self-directed scripted learning is disclosed. While self-directed learning is often unidirectional or bidirectional, this application features a multidirectional learning approach. The multidirectional approach involves interaction with virtual classmates that are programmed with artificial intelligence (AI). Interaction can be between the instructor and the student... Agent:

20120082974 - Electronic teaching system: Systems, methods, and apparatus that couple portable educational terminal(s) with an instructor interface by way of an interactive, real-time educational system are presented herein. An educational component can be configured to authorize, via a network computing environment, a first communication between the educational component and an educational terminal; authorize, via... Agent: Pleiades Publishing Limited Inc.