Apparatus and method for providing educational materials and/or related services in a network environment
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing educational material in a network environment, comprising:
- a processing device for processing a request from an individual to receive educational material, wherein the educational material is at least one of video material, audio material, and video and audio material, wherein the processing device is capable of processing information regarding the individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a memory device for storing educational material and information regarding at least one of a course of study, a program of study, and an individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a transmitter for transmitting the educational material to a communication device associated with the individual in response to the request to receive the educational material, wherein the transmitter is controlled by the processing device; and
a receiver for receiving a transmission termination signal from the communication device associated with the individual, wherein the processing device terminates the transmission of the educational material in response to the termination signal, and further wherein the processing device at least one of identifies, records, and stores, information regarding a first location, wherein the first location is the location in the educational material where the transmission of the educational material is terminated, and further wherein a subsequent transmission of the educational material to the communication device commences from a second location which is located prior to the first location in the educational material, and further wherein the subsequent transmission of the educational material includes a transmission of at least a portion of the educational material previously transmitted to the communication device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing educational material in a network environment, including a processing device for processing a request from an individual to receive educational material, wherein the processing device is capable of processing information regarding the individual'"'"'s progression through a course of study or a program of study, a memory device for storing educational material, a transmitter for transmitting the educational material to a communication device associated with the individual, a receiver for receiving a transmission termination signal from the communication device, wherein the processing device terminates the transmission of the educational material in response to the termination signal, and further wherein a subsequent transmission of the educational material includes a transmission of at least a portion of the educational material previously transmitted to the individual.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing educational material in a network environment, comprising:
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a processing device for processing a request from an individual to receive educational material, wherein the educational material is at least one of video material, audio material, and video and audio material, wherein the processing device is capable of processing information regarding the individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a memory device for storing educational material and information regarding at least one of a course of study, a program of study, and an individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a transmitter for transmitting the educational material to a communication device associated with the individual in response to the request to receive the educational material, wherein the transmitter is controlled by the processing device; and
a receiver for receiving a transmission termination signal from the communication device associated with the individual, wherein the processing device terminates the transmission of the educational material in response to the termination signal, and further wherein the processing device at least one of identifies, records, and stores, information regarding a first location, wherein the first location is the location in the educational material where the transmission of the educational material is terminated, and further wherein a subsequent transmission of the educational material to the communication device commences from a second location which is located prior to the first location in the educational material, and further wherein the subsequent transmission of the educational material includes a transmission of at least a portion of the educational material previously transmitted to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing educational material in a network environment, comprising:
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a processing device for processing a request from an individual to receive educational material, wherein the educational material is at least one of video material, audio material, and video and audio material, wherein the processing device is capable of processing information regarding the individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a memory device for storing educational material and information regarding at least one of a course of study, a program of study, and an individuals progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a transmitter for transmitting the educational material to a communication device associated with the individual in response to the request to receive the educational material, wherein the transmitter is controlled by the processing device; and
a receiver for receiving a transmission termination signal from the communication device associated with the individual, wherein the processing device terminates the transmission of the educational material in response to the termination signal, and further wherein the processing device at least one of identifies, records, and stores, information regarding a first location, wherein the first location is the location in the educational material where the transmission of the educational material is terminated, and further wherein a subsequent transmission of the educational material to the communication device commences from a second location which is located prior to the first location in the educational material, and further wherein the subsequent transmission of the educational material includes a transmission of at least a portion of the educational material previously transmitted to the communication device, and further wherein the apparatus is utilized on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
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20. An apparatus for providing educational material in a network environment, comprising:
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a processing device for processing a request from an individual to receive educational material, wherein the educational material is at least one of video material, audio material, and video and audio material, wherein the processing device is capable of processing information for registering the individual in a course of study, and further wherein the processing device is capable of processing information regarding the individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a memory device for storing educational material and information regarding at least one of a course of study, a program of study, and an individual'"'"'s progression through at least one of a course of study and a program of study;
a transmitter for transmitting the educational material to a communication device associated with the individual in response to the request to receive the educational material, wherein the transmitter is controlled by the processing device; and
a receiver for receiving a transmission termination signal from the communication device associated with the individual, wherein the processing device terminates the transmission of the educational material in response to the termination signal, and further wherein the processing device at least one of identifies, records, and stores, information regarding a first location, wherein the first location is the location in the educational material where the transmission of the educational material is terminated, and further wherein a subsequent transmission of the educational material to the communication device commences from a second location which is located prior to the first location in the educational material, and further wherein the subsequent transmission of the educational material includes a transmission of at least a portion of the educational material previously transmitted to the communication device, and further wherein the apparatus is utilized on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
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