Computer implemented method and apparatus providing self-directed online interactive experiences
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of providing self directed online interactive experiences such as learning or game playing by multiple participants on user general purpose computers having a memory device and a display device, the user computers being coupled to a computer network, the computer implemented method comprising:
- storing a database of interactive experiences in a storage medium of a remote host computer coupled to the network, said host computer having web server capabilities;
multithreading the access of said database whereby multiple participant users of general purpose computers may simultaneously access and participate in selected ones of the stored interactive experiences;
providing navigation capabilities in the host computer whereby a participant user on a user general purpose computer may selectively navigate a host management system programmed into the host computer, and accessing a desired interactive experience from the interactive experiences stored in the host database with at least one of the user general purpose computers over the network and displaying it in a screen of the display device of the at least one user computer for interactive participation in the experience by a participant user.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and apparatus providing a self-directed online interactive experience, such as a learning experience or a game playing experience, by multiple participant users on user general purpose computers that are coupled to a global computer network. A host computer system is also coupled to the network and is provided with a storage medium storing a database of interactive experiences. The host computer system is programmed for multithreaded access of the host computer database whereby multiple participant users may simultaneously access and participate in the dynamically stored interactive experiences. The host computer system is further programmed for providing navigation capabilities in the host computer system whereby a participant user may selectively navigate the host learning management system. It is further preferred that the host computer system be programmed for providing index capabilities in the host computer system whereby a participant user may exit participation at any desired time and will be automatically returned to the place of termination upon re-accessing of the database by the participant user for continued participation.
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1. A computer implemented method of providing self directed online interactive experiences such as learning or game playing by multiple participants on user general purpose computers having a memory device and a display device, the user computers being coupled to a computer network, the computer implemented method comprising:
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storing a database of interactive experiences in a storage medium of a remote host computer coupled to the network, said host computer having web server capabilities;
multithreading the access of said database whereby multiple participant users of general purpose computers may simultaneously access and participate in selected ones of the stored interactive experiences;
providing navigation capabilities in the host computer whereby a participant user on a user general purpose computer may selectively navigate a host management system programmed into the host computer, and accessing a desired interactive experience from the interactive experiences stored in the host database with at least one of the user general purpose computers over the network and displaying it in a screen of the display device of the at least one user computer for interactive participation in the experience by a participant user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for providing self-directed online interactive experiences such as learning or game playing by multiple participants comprising:
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a host computer system coupled to a computer network and having a storage medium storing a database of interactive experiences and programmed with a delivery management system;
a plurality of user general purpose computers coupled through the network to the host computer system for displaying user selected interactive experiences from the host computer management system for interactive user participation in a selected experience;
said host computer system programmed for multithreaded access of the host management system whereby multiple participant user computers may simultaneously access and participate in selected ones of the stored interactive experiences; and
said host computer system further programmed for providing navigation capabilities in the host computer system whereby a participant user may selectively navigate the host management system on a participant user computer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code used in a host computer system for remote participation in online interactive experiences such as learning or game playing by multiple participants, the storage medium programmed for multithreaded access of a database of the host computer system whereby multiple online participant user computers may simultaneously access and participate in selected stored interactive dynamic experiences, and further programmed for providing navigation capabilities in the host computer system whereby a participant user may selectively navigate the database with an online user computer.
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