Computer-based education system for scientific procedures with product procurement capability
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented education and procurement system for use in learning about scientific procedures and procuring products related thereto, the system comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display;
(a) a user-selected tutorial having a description of a scientific procedure;
(b) one or more requirements for the scientific procedure; and
(c) product information regarding one or more commercially available products that may be used to satisfy each requirement.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented education and procurement system, method, and program storage medium for use in learning about scientific procedures and procuring products related thereto. According to one aspect of the invention, the system may include a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display (a) a user-selected tutorial having a description of a scientific procedure, (b) one or more requirements for the scientific procedure, and (c) product information regarding one or more commercially available products that may be used to satisfy each requirement. According to another aspect of the invention, the method may include, receiving a command from a user to display a user-selected tutorial containing information related to a scientific procedure, displaying the user-selected tutorial, and on the same screen as the tutorial, displaying product information corresponding to one or more commercially available products required to conduct the scientific procedure.
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47 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented education and procurement system for use in learning about scientific procedures and procuring products related thereto, the system comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display;
(a) a user-selected tutorial having a description of a scientific procedure;
(b) one or more requirements for the scientific procedure; and
(c) product information regarding one or more commercially available products that may be used to satisfy each requirement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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25. A system for learning about a scientific procedure and procuring products related thereto, the system comprising:
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education and procurement program software configured to cause a computing device to display a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including;
(a) a tutorial selector configured to enable a user to select a tutorial for viewing, the tutorial having a plurality of slides, at least one slide including a description of a scientific procedure;
(b) a tutorial presentation area configured to display the slides of the user-selected tutorial;
(c) a table of contents selector configured to enable a user to select a particular slide of the tutorial for display in the tutorial presentation area; and
(d) a product presentation area configured to display information on one or more products related to the scientific procedure;
wherein the education and procurement program software is configured to select products for display in the presentation area based on a user profile.
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38. A method for educating a user about a scientific procedure and products related thereto, the method comprising:
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receiving a command from a user to display a user-selected tutorial containing information related to a scientific procedure;
displaying the user-selected tutorial; and
on the same interface as the tutorial, displaying product information corresponding to one or more commercially available products required to conduct the scientific procedure.
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47. A program storage medium readable by a computing device, the program storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computing device to perform a method for use in educating a user about a scientific procedure and products related thereto, the method comprising:
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receiving a command from a user to display a user-selected tutorial containing information related to a scientific procedure;
displaying the user-selected tutorial; and
on the same screen as the tutorial, displaying product information corresponding to one or more commercially available products required to conduct the scientific procedure.
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