Systems and methods for searching for and delivering solutions to specific problems and problem types

• US 20020197594A1
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jon Steven Dickmeyer, Kirk Brauer
• Original Assignee: Jon Steven Dickmeyer, Kirk Brauer
• Inventors: Dickmeyer, Jon Steven, Brauer, Kirk
• Granted Patent: US 7,338,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a solution to a given problem comprising the steps of receiving a request for a solution to a known problem, accessing a first set of data comprising a plurality of template solutions to problems, accessing a second set of data comprising a plurality of problem variable value sets, interfacing the first set of data and the second set of data for generating a solution to the problem, and transmitting the solution over a computer network.

Claims

1. A method for providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for a solution to the problem;

accessing a record from a first object;

accessing a record from a template object, said template object;

interfacing the record from the first object and the record from the template object for generating a solution to the problem.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object comprises a value element, said value element taken from a problem from a textbook.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the template object comprises predetermined solutions to problems.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a math problem.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a physics problem.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a chemistry problem.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a physical science problem.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a computer science problem.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is an engineering problem.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution is animated.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the record from the template object comprises an animated predetermined solution to a problem.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a textbook.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution to the problem comprises a mathematical equation imbedded therein, said method further comprising the steps of:

providing a math computation program, said math computation program capable of running the solution to the mathematical equation; and

running the solution to the mathematical equation.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a textbook.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a problem from a textbook.

17. The system of claim 14, further comprising a computer program capable of real-time math computation.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a textbook.

20. The method of claim 18, providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a problem from a textbook.

14. A system for providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising:

a computer readable medium comprising;

a template object comprising a plurality of predetermined solutions, each of said solutions being characterized by an index code; and

a textbook problem object comprising a plurality of records of textbook problems, wherein each of said records is characterized by an index code; and

a computer program capable of matching index codes.

18. A method of providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising the steps of:

providing a first object stored in computer readable memory, said object comprising a value element;

providing a template object stored in computer readable memory, said template object comprising a predetermined solution to the textbook problem, said solution comprising a variable element;

receiving, using a computer, a request for a solution to the problem; and

replacing the variable element with the value element to form a solution to the problem.

21. A method for providing a solution to a problem comprising the steps of:

providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting textbook information;

receiving a request for a solution to the problem;

accessing a record from a first object;

accessing a record from a template object; and

interfacing the record from the first object and the record from the template object for generating a solution to the problem.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first object comprises a value element, said value element taken from a textbook problem.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the solution is animated.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the record from the template object comprises an animated predetermined solution to the problem.