Methods and systems for dynamically generating a training program

• US 10,102,762 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2017
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Breakthrough Performancetech LLC
• Original Assignee: Breakthrough Performancetech LLC
• Inventors: DiGiantomasso, John, Cohen, Martin L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Justin S
• Application Number:
  US15/665,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20170345322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 441 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

Learning content management systems and processes are described that enable a user to independently define or select learning content, frameworks, styles, and/or protocols. The frameworks may be configured to specify a flow or an order of presentation to a learner with respect to a learning content presentation. The style definition may define an appearance of learning content. At least partly in response to a publishing instruction, the received learning content and the received framework definition are merged and then rendered in accordance with the defined style. The rendered merged learning content and framework definition are packaged in accordance with the defined/selected protocol to provide a published learning document.

Claims

1. A learning content management system comprising:

one or more processing devices;

non-transitory machine readable media that stores executable instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, are configured to cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising;

providing for display on a terminal a learning content input user interface configured to receive learning content;

receiving learning content via the learning content input user interface and storing the received learning content in machine readable memory;

providing for display on the terminal a framework user interface configured to receive a framework definition, wherein the framework definition defines at least an order of presentation to a learner with respect to learning content;

receiving from a user, independently of the received learning content, a first framework definition via the framework user interface and storing the received first framework definition in machine readable memory, wherein the first framework definition specifies a first presentation flow;

receiving a second framework definition via the framework user interface and storing the received second framework definition in machine readable memory, wherein the second framework definition specifies a second presentation flow;

providing for display on the terminal a style set user interface configured to receive a style definition, wherein the style definition defines an appearance format of learning content;

receiving, independently of at least a portion of the received learning content, a first style set definition via the style set user interface and storing the received first style set definition in machine readable memory, wherein the first style set definition defines an appearance format for a display having a first display attribute;

binding the first style set definition to the first framework definition;

receiving, independently of at least a portion of the received learning content, a second style set definition via the style set user interface and storing the received second style set definition in machine readable memory, wherein the second style set definition defines an appearance format for a display having a second display attribute;

binding the second style set definition to the second framework definition;

receiving from the user a first publishing instruction via a publishing user interface;

at least partly in response to the received first publishing instruction;

accessing from machine readable memory the received learning content, the received first framework definition, and the received first style set definition;

merging the received learning content and the received first framework definition;

rendering the merged received learning content and the received first framework definition in accordance with the first style set definition;

packaging the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition to provide a first published learning document for a device having the first display attribute, wherein packaging the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition comprises saving space or enabling the device having the first display attribute to display the published learning document by converting at least one content item format;

receiving from the user a second publishing instruction via the publishing user interface;

at least partly in response to the received second publishing instruction;

accessing from machine readable memory the received learning content, the received second framework definition, and the received second style set definition;

merging the received learning content and the received second framework definition;

rendering the merged received learning content and the received second framework definition; and

packaging the rendered merged learning content and the second framework definition to provide a second published learning document for a device having the second display attribute.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the first display attribute relates to pixels.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising providing a target device menu for display on the terminal, the target device menu including at least:

a tablet having the first display attribute, and

a desktop computer having the second display attribute

wherein the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition are packaged in accordance with a selected target device.

4. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the device having the second display attribute has a smaller display than the device having the first display attribute.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the learning content management system comprises a multi-tenant Internet-based server system that enables multiple entities to utilize the learning content management system, and wherein a given entity is provided a private, secure space inaccessible to other entities provided access to the system, and certain resources are public and shared and are available to all entities or a plurality of selected entities that utilize the learning content management system.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the learning content management system comprises a multi-tenant Internet-based server system that enables multiple entities to utilize the learning content management system, and wherein a given entity is provided a private, secure space inaccessible to other entities provided access to the system, and certain resources are public and shared and are available to all entities or a plurality of selected entities that utilize the learning content management system, where the system enables a given entity to specify which resources of the given entity are public and which resources of the given entity are private.

7. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the style set user interface comprises a hierarchal menu comprising resources and links to frameworks.

8. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the style set user interface enables the user to specify a style sets for a mobile device and a style set for a printed document.

9. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least one content item from a first file type to a second file type.

10. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least an image format of at least one content item.

11. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least an audio format of at least one content item.

12. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a user interface enabling the user to select at least an avatar face and an audio track; and

generating a user selected animated avatar whose lips and/or body motions are synchronized with a user selected audio track.

13. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing, by a computer system comprising hardware, a learning content input user interface configured to receive learning content;

receiving, by the computer system, learning content via the learning content input user interface and storing the received learning content in machine readable memory;

providing, by the computer system, a framework user interface configured to receive a framework definition, wherein the framework definition defines at least an order of presentation to a learner with respect to learning content;

receiving, by the computer system, from a user, independently of the received learning content, a first framework definition via the framework user interface and storing the received first framework definition in machine readable memory, wherein the first framework definition specifies a first presentation flow;

receiving, by the computer system, independently of the received learning content, a second framework definition via the framework user interface and storing the received second framework definition in machine readable memory, wherein the second framework definition specifies a second presentation flow;

providing, by the computer system, a style set user interface configured to receive a style definition, wherein the style definition defines an appearance format of learning content;

receiving, independently of at least a portion of the received learning content, a first style set definition via the style set user interface and storing the received first style set definition in machine readable memory, wherein the first style set definition defines an appearance format for a display having a first display attribute;

receiving, independently of at least a portion of the received learning content, a second style set definition via the style set user interface and storing the received second style set definition in machine readable memory, wherein the second style set definition defines an appearance format for a display having a second display attribute;

receiving, by the computer system, from the user a first publishing instruction via a publishing user interface;

at least partly in response to the received first publishing instruction;

accessing, by the computer system, from machine readable memory the received learning content, the received first framework definition, and the received first style set definition;

merging, by the computer system, the received learning content and the received first framework definition in accordance with the first style set definition;

rendering the merged received learning content and the received first framework definition;

packaging the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition to provide a first published learning document for a device having the first display attribute, wherein packaging the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition comprises converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format;

receiving from the user a second publishing instruction via the publishing user interface;

at least partly in response to the received second publishing instruction;

accessing from machine readable memory the received learning content, the received second framework definition, and the received second style set definition;

merging the received learning content and the received second framework definition;

rendering the merged received learning content and the received second framework definition; and

packaging the rendered merged learning content and the second framework definition to provide a second published learning document for a device having the second display attribute.

14. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the first display attribute relates to pixels.

15. The method as defined in claim 13, the method further comprising providing a target device menu for display on the terminal, the target device menu including at least:

a tablet, and

a desktop computer;

wherein the rendered merged learning content and the first framework definition are packaged in accordance with a selected target device.

16. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the device having the second display attribute has a smaller display than the device having the first display attribute.

17. The method as defined in claim 13, the method further comprising:

enabling multiple entities to utilize the computer system, wherein a given entity is provided a private, secure space inaccessible to other entities provided access to the computer system, and certain resources are public and shared and are available to all entities or a plurality of selected entities that utilize the computer system.

18. The method as defined in claim 13, the method further comprising:

enabling multiple entities to utilize the computer system, wherein a given entity is provided a private, secure space inaccessible to other entities provided access to the computer system, and certain resources are public and shared and are available to all entities or a plurality of selected entities that utilize the computer system, and enabling a given entity to specify which resources of the given entity are public and which resources of the given entity are private.

19. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the style set user interface comprises a hierarchal menu comprising resources and links to frameworks.

20. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least one content item from a first file type to a second file type.

21. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least an image format of at least one content item.

22. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein converting at least one content item from a first format to a second format comprises converting at least an audio format of at least one content item.

23. The method as defined in claim 13, the method further comprising:

providing a user interface enabling the user to select at least an avatar face and an audio track; and

generating a user selected animated avatar whose lips and/or body motions are synchronized with a user selected audio track.