Method to increase scope of subscription and distribution of interoperable SCORM and experience API web based learning

• US 10,360,618 B1
• Filed: 06/20/2018
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Stuart Hantman
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Stuart Hantman
• Inventors: Hantman, Kenneth Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Sheree N
• Application Number:
  US16/013,691
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2681
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/2057 Career enhancement or continuing education service
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems

Abstract

A method for a seller of educational materials including webisodes, dealing with loss prevention, sales and customer service, to sell such materials via security integrators, payroll and human resource outsourcers which are not primarily involved in the business of sales of such training materials to end-user businesses that are the clients of the integrators and outsourcers. Accordingly a form of tangential distribution is practiced capitalizing on a vast threshold between demand and supply and availability and economic feasibility of producing such high quality materials. The method involves identification of tier resellers, selling of a subscription basis training series mainly accessible via password protected online access to, generally, SCORM and Experience API conformant, formatted high quality video materials.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

a) creating educational video and interactive text materials associated with areas of loss from businesses, organizations and governmental agencies;

b) creating webisodes from said materials wherein video data and text is transformed from MP4, MOV, WAV and other video and text formats;

c) transforming said videos and text utilizing an authoring tool executed by said computer;

d) compressing said video data executed by said computer to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) package;

e) placing said packages into a container maintained on a server;

f) maintaining said packages on said server to continuously and automatically update to current standards of SCORM;

g) maintaining interoperability of said packages for all systems of learning management systems;

h) sending said packages to a content management system web based application;

i) hosting said packages on a credentialed passcode, accessible web portal;

j) allowing for an end-user or learner of said materials to use a web browser for access;

k) providing for said materials to reside in a record store of the learning management system of a customer or subscriber;

I) providing an interactive format wherein changes are created in the learning management system of said customer or subscriber without reaching out to said learning management system;

m) disabling access to said materials remotely;

n) tracking usage on computer once delivered to said learning management system;

o) identifying large security integrators, payroll services and human resource outsourcers and other services providers to categories of end-user businesses which constitute an appropriate target audience for said materials;

p) establishing a subscription and distribution of said materials and webisodes by said security integrators, payroll services, human resource outsourcers, and other services providers and is tangentially associated to the primary business of said security integrators, payroll services, human resource outsourcers, and other services providers, to end-user businesses, organizations and agencies that are clients of said integrators, payroll services, human resource outsourcers or services providers;

q) establishing an application wherein said security integrators, payroll services, human resource outsourcers or service providers provide to said clients of said security integrators, payroll services and human resource outsourcers and other services providers the said webisodes and materials on a paid subscription wherein a cost is associated with said subscription;

r) granting permission to said end-user clients to discontinue said subscription;

s) providing via computer one of more of the group consisting of feedback, tracking, polling, surveys, collaborative groups, on-site training, customization, webcam or live presentations or Google Hangouts or other video conferencing by employees receiving training with other employees receiving training or with a creator of materials, provider or an expert or experts of said provider or said creator of said materials, or consultation with said producer or said creator of said materials or with said expert or experts, to facilitate said training;

t) said computer integrates interoperable SCORM compliant materials with observation and evaluation or testing of results selected from the group consisting of Citrix Go to Webinar, Citrix ShareFile, Captivate, Storyline, Rustici, Scotube or other hosting sites and authoring tools;

u) accounting of revenues generated by said subscription services.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising offering a demo of said training materials in a web portal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the said webisodes and training materials comprises training in sales and customer service.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising one or more of a group consisting of a phone number, a vanity phone number and an email address of said producer of said training materials is displayed at regular intervals in said webisode inviting learners or viewers to call or email with questions.

5. A computer-implemented method comprising:

a) creating educational video and interactive text materials associated with areas of loss from businesses, organizations and governmental agencies;

b) creating webisodes from said materials wherein video data and text is transformed from MP4, MOV, WAV and other video and text formats;

c) transforming said videos and text utilizing an authoring too executed by said computer;

d) compressing said video data, executed by said computer and transform said video data to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) package;

e) placing said packages into a container maintained on a server;

f) maintaining said packages on said server to continuously and automatically update to current standards of SCORM;

g) maintaining interoperability of said packages for all systems of learning management systems;

h) sending said packages to a content management system web based application;

i) hosting said packages on a credentialed passcode, accessible web portal;

j) allowing for an end-user or learner of said materials to use a web browser for access;

k) providing for said materials to reside in a record store of the learning management system of a customer or subscriber;

I) providing an interactive format wherein changes are created in the learning management system of said customer or subscriber without reaching out to said learning management system;

m) disabling access to said materials remotely;

n) tracking usage on computer once delivered to said learning management system;

o) establishing a subscription and distribution of said materials;

p) establishing an application wherein said materials are provided to clients on a paid subscription wherein a cost is associated with said subscription;

q) granting permission to an end-user client to discontinue said subscription;

r) providing one of more of the group consisting of feedback, tracking, polling, surveys, collaborative groups, on-site training, customization, webcam or live presentations or Google Hangouts or other video conferencing by employees receiving training with other employees receiving training or with a creator of materials, provider or an expert or experts of said provider or said creator of said materials, or consultation with a producer or said creator of said materials or with said expert or experts, to facilitate said training;

s) said computer integrates interoperable SCORM compliant materials with observation and evaluation or testing of results selected from the group consisting of Citrix Go to Webinar, Citrix ShareFile, Captivate, Storyline, Rustici, Scotube or other hosting sites and authoring tools.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising offering a demo of said training materials via a web portal.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the said webisodes and training materials alternatively deal with training in sales and customer service instead of training in areas of loss prevention.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising one or more of a group consisting of a phone number, a vanity phone number and an email address of said producer of said training materials is displayed at regular intervals in said webisode inviting learners or viewers to call or email with questions.