Dynamic response entry

• US 10,720,073 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2017
• Issued: 07/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Buchenau, Marion, Gerardi, Linda A., Hanagan, Thomas A., McGivney, David E., Gravrock, Stephen D., Anagnostopoulos, Athena Despo, Bielenberg, Maximilian Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Aspinwall, Evan
• Application Number:
  US15/468,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20170193838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 707737
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3341 using boolean model
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/06 of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic response entry are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a dynamic response entry system can include a user device that can be a proctor device or a testee device. The testee device can display a list to a testee for a predetermined time period. After the passing of the predetermined time period, the displaying of the list to the testee can be terminated. The testee can provide response to one or several questions, which responses can be input into the proctor device. The input responses can be evaluated and categorized and displayed according to the evaluation and categorization.

Claims

1. A method of dynamic response entry, comprising:

receiving a task from a battery database, wherein the battery database comprises a plurality of tasks associated with a test;

receiving list data from a list database, wherein the list data comprises data including a list indicating a plurality of items;

transmitting the list data to a first user device;

providing a task to a user via the first user device by causing the first device to display an attribute of the task in a user interface on a display screen of the first user device, by;

causing the first user device to modify the user interface to temporarily display the list to the user, and

causing the first user device to modify the user interface to display a message requesting the user to identify the plurality of items from the list;

detecting an input at a manual input region of a second user device, wherein the input indicates a user identified item and includes at least one of a touch input, a voice input, and a handwriting input;

identifying, by the second user device, a group associated with the list, wherein identifying the group comprises receiving data from the list database indicating the group for at least one of the items;

determining an input status, by the second user device, wherein the input status indicates whether the input identifies an item in the list, wherein determining whether the input identifies an item in the list comprises;

converting the input to a format and data type corresponding to the format and data type of the list data; and

determining if the input is identified in the list data;

associating, by the second user device, an identifier with the input, wherein the identifier indicates if the input is identified in the list data, wherein the identifier is associated with the input according to a Boolean function, wherein a first value is assigned if the input identifies an item that is identified in the list data and a second value is assigned if the input identifies an item that is not in the list data; and

causing the second device to display the input and the input status in a user interface of the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the input status further comprises determining if the input is identified in the group associated with the list.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising associating a second identifier with input, wherein the second identifier indicates if the input is in the group associated with the list, wherein the second identifier is associated with the input according to a Boolean function, wherein a first value is assigned if the input identifies an item that is identified in the group and a second value is assigned if the input identifies an item that is not in the group.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the input status further comprises determining if the input is a repeat input.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining if the input is a repeat input comprises:

retrieving input data from a response database, wherein the input data identifies a previously received input;

comparing the input to the input data; and

identifying the input as a repeat input if the input matches input data corresponding to a previously received input.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising associating a third identifier with input, wherein the third identifier indicates if the input is a repeat input, wherein the third identifier is associated with the input according to a Boolean function, wherein a first value is assigned if the input is a repeat input and a second value is assigned if the input identifies and item that is not a repeat input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the input and the input status comprises retrieving the identifier associated with the input and displaying an input status according to the identifier associated with the input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifier indicates one of whether the input is included in a list or group and whether the input is a repeat input.

9. A method of dynamic response entry comprising:

providing a task to a user via a user device by;

transmitting list data to the user device; and

causing the user device to temporarily display on a display screen of the user device an output communicating a list of items from the list data to a user via a user interface of a user device;

displaying a user interface by a proctor device, the user interface comprising a first input area simultaneously displayed with a second input area;

receiving an electronic capture of handwriting indicating a user identified item in the first input area;

determining receipt of an additional input with the proctor device by receiving an input in the second input area; and

storing the first input.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying the first input in an answer list of the user interface.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising determining a status of the first input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the status of the first input indicates at least one of whether the input is included in a list or group and whether the input is a repeat input.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining the status of the first input, wherein determining the status of the first input comprises retrieving categorization data from a database and comparing the categorization data to the first input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the categorization data comprises one of the list data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items, group data, wherein the group data identifies a subset of the plurality of items in the list data, and input data, wherein the input data identifies a previously received input.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing a button region in the user interface, wherein the button region comprises a plurality of input buttons.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the button region comprises generating the plurality of input buttons in the user interface.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of input buttons is associated with an item identified in list data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items.

18. A system for dynamic response entry, the system comprising:

memory comprising;

a battery database comprising a plurality of tasks associated with a test; and

a list database, wherein the list database comprises list data indicating a plurality of items; and

a proctor device communicatingly connected with the memory, wherein the proctor device is configured to;

provide a task to a user device by causing the user device to display an attribute of the task in a user interface on a display screen of the user device by;

causing the user device to modify the user interface to temporarily display a list of items to a user via the user interface of the user device; and

causing the user device to modify the user interface to display a message requesting the user to identify the items from the list;

provide a user interface on the proctor device comprising a first input area simultaneously displayed with a second input area;

receive an electronic capture of handwriting indicating a user identified item in the first input area;

determine receipt of an additional input with the proctor device by receiving an input in the second input area; and

store the first input.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the proctor device is further configured to:

display the first input in an answer list; and

to determine a status of the first input.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the status of the first input indicates at least one of whether the input is included in a list or group and whether the input is a repeat input.