System and method for teaching a language with interactive digital televison

• US 20020058234A1
• Filed: 01/11/2002
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Language Universe
• Original Assignee: Language Universe
• Inventors: West, Stephen G., Meade, Paul
• Application Number:
  US10/043,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20020058234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/157
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/04 with audible presentation of the material to be studied sound recording or reproducing G11B

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for teaching a language with interactive digital television. In one embodiment of the present invention, audio and visual material in digital format is presented on an interactive digital television, exposing the user to the audio visual material in digital format, wherein the audio visual material in digital format contains a predetermined amount of foreign language content. The predetermined amount of foreign language content is progressively increased.

Claims

1. A method for teaching a user a foreign language comprises the following steps:

providing the user with audio and visual material in digital format;

exposing the user to the audio visual material in digital format, wherein the audio visual material in digital format contains a predetermined amount of foreign language content; and

,

progressively increasing the predetermined amount of foreign language content.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of providing the user further comprises providing the user with audio and visual material in digital format over a communication network.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising selecting the predetermined amount of foreign language content dynamically in response to the user.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising testing the user interactively.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of exposing the user to the audio visual material in digital format uses interactive digital television.

6. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of progressively increasing the predetermined amount of foreign language content uses a series of lessons with an initial lesson having lowest predetermined amount of foreign language and a final lesson having highest predetermined amount of foreign language.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of providing the user further comprises providing the user with audio and visual material in digital format on a digital storage media.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of providing the user further comprises providing the user with audio and visual material in digital format uses real-time video streaming.

10. A system for teaching a user a foreign language comprises:

audio and visual material in digital format;

an interactive digital television for exposing the user to the audio visual material in digital format, wherein the audio visual material in digital format contains a predetermined amount of foreign language content; and

,

means for progressively increasing the predetermined amount of foreign language content.

11. The system as recited in claim 10 wherein the audio and visual material in digital format is provided over a communication network.

12. The system as recited in claim 10 wherein the predetermined amount of foreign language content is selected in response to the user'"'"'s interactions.

13. The system as recited in claim 10 further comprising means for testing the user interactively.

14. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network.

15. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the communication network comprises a world wide packet switching network.

16. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the progressively increasing predetermined amount of foreign language content uses a series of lessons with an initial lesson having lowest predetermined amount of foreign language and a final lesson having highest predetermined amount of foreign language.

17. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the audio and visual material in digital format is on a digital storage media.

18. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the audio and visual material in digital format is presented in real-time video streaming.

19. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the audio and visual material in digital format contains more than one foreign language such that different foreign languages can be presented with the same audio visual material.

20. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein the audio and visual material in digital format is encrypted to prevent unauthorized copying.