Human test based on human conceptual capabilities

• US 20050015257A1
• Filed: 07/14/2003
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Astav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Astav Incorporated
• Inventors: Bronstein, Alexandre
• Granted Patent: US 7,841,940 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/277
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

A human test that is based on a human conceptual capability. A human test according to the present techniques includes posing a question that is selected to exercise a human conceptual capability, obtaining an answer to the question, and comparing the answer to a correct answer that would be rendered by a human being.

Claims

1. A human test, comprising the steps of:

posing a question that is selected to exercise a human conceptual capability;

obtaining an answer to the question and comparing the answer to a correct answer that would be rendered by the human being.

2. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question that is selected to exercise an image recognition capability.

3. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question that is selected to exercise a capability to recognize spoken speech.

4. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question that is selected to exercise a natural language processing capability.

5. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question that is selected to exercise a common sense reasoning capability.

6. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question that is selected to exercise any combination of image recognition and spoken speech recognition and natural language processing and common sense reasoning capabilities.

7. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question using speech communication.

8. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question using visual communication.

9. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the step of posing a question using a communication that is adapted to a human having an impairment.

10. The human test of claim 1, wherein the step of posing a question comprises the steps of:

generating a stimulus that is perceptible by one or more human senses;

posing a question pertaining to the stimulus that is selected to exercise the human conceptual capability.

11. The human test of claim 10, wherein the step of generating a stimulus comprises the step of generating an image.

12. The human test of claim 10, wherein the step of generating a stimulus comprises the step of generating a speech communication.

13. The human test of claim 10, wherein the step of generating a stimulus comprises the step of generating a sound.

14. The human test of claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring a time taken by a subject of the human test to provide the answer.

15. A computer-readable storage media that holds a set of information for performing a human test by posing a question that is selected to exercise a human conceptual capability.

16. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the information includes a set of possible questions from which the question may be selected.

17. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the information includes an image that poses the question.

18. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the information includes a sound that poses the question.

19. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the information includes an image to which the question pertains.

20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the information includes a sound to which the question pertains.