Pervasive educational assistant and study aid for students
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1. A portable organizer device comprising:
- a calendar database;
a communication link configured to access an assignment record on an institutional system, the assignment record describing an assignment characterized by an estimated duration or a completion date;
a user interface configured to receive a user schedule constraint; and
an agent configured to create a calendar entry for the accessed assignment record in response to the user schedule constraint, and the estimated duration or the completion date.
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Abstract
A portable organizer device through which a student may use and maintain a personal calender. Further, a student may use the portable organizer to access assignment records maintained in a master calender used and maintained by an educational institution in a database, and synchronize the personal calendar with the master calender. The portable organizer may be further configured to facilitate the management of student equipment and activities.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable organizer device comprising:
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a calendar database;
a communication link configured to access an assignment record on an institutional system, the assignment record describing an assignment characterized by an estimated duration or a completion date;
a user interface configured to receive a user schedule constraint; and
an agent configured to create a calendar entry for the accessed assignment record in response to the user schedule constraint, and the estimated duration or the completion date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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4. A portable organizer device comprising:
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a user interface;
a sensor responsive to a unique identifying signal from an identification tag attachable to an article and operable to emit said unique identifying signal; and
,an agent configured to initiate a notification on the user interface in response to the unique identifying signal.
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12. A portable organizer device comprising:
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a calender database;
a communication link configured to access and assignment record on an institutional system, the assignment record describing an assignment characterized by a difficulty factor and an estimated duration or a completion date;
a user interface configured to receive a user schedule constraint; and
,an agent configured to create a calender entry for the accessed assignment record in response to the user schedule constraint, and the estimated duration or the completion date;
and, monitor duration of completion of the assignment and to correspondingly adjust the stored difficulty factor.
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16. A method of updating a calendar database, comprising:
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accessing an assignment record on an institutional system, the assignment record describing an assignment characterized by an estimated duration or a completion date;
receiving a user schedule constraint; and
creating a calendar entry for the accessed assignment record in response to the user schedule constraint, and the estimated duration or the completion date. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of updating and entry in a calender database, comprising:
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sensing a unique identifying signal from an identification tag attached to an article and operable to emit said unique identifying signal; and
,associating the identification within an entry in said calendar database.
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21. An educational scheduling system, comprising:
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an institutional system containing an assignment record on an institutional system, the assignment record describing an assignment characterized by an estimated duration or a completion date; and
a portable organizer device comprising;
a calendar database;
a communication link configured to access the assignment record on the institutional system;
a user interface configured to receive a user schedule constraint; and
an agent configured to create a calendar entry for the accessed assignment record in response to the user schedule constraint, and the estimated duration or the completion date. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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