Action data generation device and client and system for information transmission

• US 10,223,930 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2016
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yan, Jian
• Original Assignee: Yan, Jian
• Inventors: Yan, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Yen, Jason T
• Application Number:
  US15/186,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20160300501A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/10 all student stations being capable of presenting the same information simultaneously G09B5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication

Abstract

The invention relates to an action data generation device, and a client and a system for information transmission, wherein the action data generation device comprises an action input unit and an action data generation unit, the action input unit is for receiving action information on an interface and sending the action information to the action data generation unit, and the action data generation unit is for receiving the action information input by the action input unit and generating action data including a path part and a data part according to the action information. The technical solution provided by the present invention realizes effective extraction of data from the interface and improves the data transmission efficiency.

Claims

1. A system for information transmission, comprising a plurality of clients for information transmission, each client comprising:

an action input unit for receiving action information on an interface and sending the action information to an action data generation unit;

the action data generation unit, for receiving action information input by the action input unit and generating action data according to the action information, wherein action data includes a path part and a data part, wherein, for each instance of action information received from the action input unit, the path part consists of coordinates of a contact point on the interface or a physical coordinate change sequence of an action path on the interface characterizing a change of physical coordinates of a contact points on the interface, and the data part consist of a file path, binary file data, or no data;

a sending unit for sending separately the path part and the data part of the action data generated by the action data generation unit to any other client in the system;

a receiving unit for receiving action data from any other client in the system;

an action information reconstructing unit for reconstructing, from the received action data, action information for display on the interface based on the action data received by the receiving unit; and

a display unit for displaying the action information reconstructed by the action information reconstructing unit,

wherein at least one client operates in a controlling mode, and at least one client operates in a controlled mode; and

wherein the client operating in the controlled mode, after being authorized by the client operating in the controlling mode, activates the action input unit, the action data generation unit and the sending unit of the client operating in the controlled mode.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein each instance of action information, whether received from the action input unit or reconstructed by the action information reconstructing unit, is of one of three types:

a handwriting type, a media type, or a data type.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein each instance of action information comprises one of:

a physical coordinate sequence of handwriting, based on the action information being of the handwriting type;

coordinates of a media file on the interface and a physical address of the media file, based on the action information being of the handwriting type; and

/or

coordinates of an action on the interface and binary data to be transferred, based on the action information being of the data type.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system is a remote teaching system.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the remote teaching system is a panoramic learning system platform comprises:

a teacher client configured to allow a teacher to create a virtual electronic blackboard in a central server in part by putting data needed for lecturing into a database associated with the virtual electronic blackboard;

one or more student clients each configured to be used by one of one or more students in part by logging in to the created virtual electronic blackboard via the central server with a registered account and acquiring the data put into the database by the teacher;

wherein the virtual electronic blackboard is configured to be displayed on computer terminals of both the teacher and each of the one or more students using the teacher client and the one or more student clients of the panoramic learning system platform;

wherein the panoramic learning system platform is further configured to acquire, during a lecture session, voice and explanation actions on the virtual electronic blackboard of the teacher lecturing, and to analyze the explanation actions to form a binary data stream containing generation time of actions, action types, and physical paths, and containing additional data of the actions for synchronous live broadcasting together with the voice;

wherein the student clients are further configured to synchronously display the teaching process of the teacher and to permit input of student questions during the explanation process of the teacher;

wherein the teacher client is further configured to display the name or account of a questioning student based on input of a student, question to a student client and to permit the teacher to authorize sharing control of the virtual electronic blackboard with the questioning student; and

wherein the student clients are further configured to simultaneously acquire the voice, questioning action and questioning process of a currently authorized student.