Training system

• US 20030049596A1
• Filed: 10/24/2001
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Morinaga & Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Morinaga & Company Limited
• Inventors: Uda, Yoshikatsu
• Application Number:
  US09/959,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20030049596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/04 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying a further explanation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The present invention relates to a training system in which the user 100 and the training business 200 are connected via a network such as the Internet, and the user purchases a CD-ROM 101 that stores explanations using video and audio, for example, of the methods of a training program, and carries out the training following the contents of this CD-ROM. In addition, the user'"'"'s personal information is recorded in advance by the training business, and the training business is notified about the training results data depending on the stage of the progress of the program. The trainer 207 on the business side assesses the state of progress of this user'"'"'s training from the data that is sent, sends assessment data that includes comments such as advice to the user, and at the same time provides the training program that is to be carried out next.

Claims

1. A training system comprising:

a communication device for communicating with a user'"'"'s terminal;

a database device for storing data related to personal information and training transmitted from the user'"'"'s terminal;

a program preparation device that analyzes training results data sent from the user'"'"'s terminal by referring to the data in said database, and prepares and sends to the user'"'"'s terminal the next training program based on the results of this analysis; and

a control device for controlling each of said devices.

2. A training system according to claim 1, wherein said user'"'"'s terminal uses a recording medium that stores information explaining the method of executing said training program, and said user selects content according to said prepared training program from this recording medium.

3. A training system according to claim 2, wherein said program preparation device sends a control signal that can read only a predetermined recorded part of said recording medium when said prepared training program is sent to the user'"'"'s terminal.

4. A training system according to claim 1, wherein said program preparation device determines that the training level should be increased based on said training results data, and prepares the next training program depending on the result of this determination.

5. A training system according to claim 1, wherein said program preparation device prepares assessment data that includes comments to the user based on said training results data and sends said assessment data to the user.

6. A training system according to claim 1, providing an accounting system for assessing the user a fee at predetermined times during the training stages.

7. A training system according to claim 1, wherein said program preparation device determines from the training results data whether or not the user has continuously carried out the same training program a predetermined number of times, and in the case that the user has carried out the training program a predetermined number of times, recommends a program in another category as the next training program.

8. A training system according to claim 1, wherein said program preparation device prepares and sends to the user'"'"'s terminal a first training program based on said personal information.