Methods of selecting Lock-In Training courses and sessions

• US 20050221267A1
• Filed: 03/31/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VXI Global Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: DRB LIT Ltd.
• Inventors: Berman, Dennis R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,364,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/323
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In Training course may include one or more Lock-In Training sessions. These sessions may include one or more Lock-In Training parts. These parts can include a group of questions and answers. The answers can include one or more keywords. A student user can lock-in material by entering keywords in response to questions. The questions may be presented in Introductory rounds and/or Retention rounds on one or more training days.

Claims

1. A program storage device, the program storage device containing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a computer, perform the following act:

requesting a Web server to serve a Web document, the Web document including a plurality of objects that provide the ability to select one training course from a plurality of training courses, at least one of the plurality of training courses including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answers, and, in addition to the plurality of answers, a plurality of keywords that form a part of the answers.

2. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses is available.

3. The program storage device of claim 2, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of an unlocked padlock.

4. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses is unavailable.

5. The program storage device of claim 4, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a locked padlock.

6. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses was previously completed by a user.

7. The program storage device of claim 6, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a check.

8. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the title of at least one training course.

9. The program storage device of claim 8, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

10. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of questions in at least one training course.

11. The program storage device of claim 10, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

12. The program storage device of claim 1, wherein at least one training course from the plurality of training courses includes at least one session and wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of sessions in the at least one training course.

13. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

14. A program storage device, the program storage device containing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a computer, perform the following act:

generating an image on a computer display, the image including a plurality of objects that provide the ability to select one training course from a plurality of training courses, at least one of the plurality of training courses including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answers, and, in addition to the plurality of answers, a plurality of keywords that form a part of the answers.

15. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein the image includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses is available.

16. The program storage device of claim 15, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of an unlocked padlock.

17. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein the image includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses is unavailable.

18. The program storage device of claim 17, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a locked padlock.

19. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein the image includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training courses was previously completed by a user.

20. The program storage device of claim 19, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a check.

21. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein the image includes an element that identifies the title of at least one training course.

22. The program storage device of claim 21, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

23. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein the image includes an element that identifies the number of questions in at least one training course.

24. The program storage device of claim 23, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

25. The program storage device of claim 14, wherein at least one training course from the plurality of training courses includes at least one session and wherein the image includes an element that identifies the number of sessions in the at least one training course.

26. The program storage device of claim 25, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

27. A program storage device, the program storage device containing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a computer, perform the following act:

requesting a Web server to serve a Web document, the Web document including a plurality of objects that provide the ability to select one training session from a plurality of training sessions, which form a single training course, at least one of the plurality of training sessions including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answers, and, in addition to the plurality of answers, a plurality of keywords that form a part of the answers.

28. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training sessions is available.

29. The program storage device of claim 28, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of an unlocked padlock.

30. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training sessions is unavailable.

31. The program storage device of claim 30, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a locked padlock.

32. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the Web document includes an element that indicates that one of the plurality of training sessions was previously completed by a user.

33. The program storage device of claim 32, wherein the element is an icon having the shape of a check.

34. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the title of at least one training session.

35. The program storage device of claim 34, wherein the element is one of the plurality of objects.

36. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of questions in at least one training course.

37. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the at least one training session from the plurality of training sessions includes at least one part and wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of parts in the at least one training session.

38. The program storage device of claim 27, wherein the at least one training session from the plurality of training sessions includes at least one training day and wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of training days in the at least one training session.

39. The program storage device of claim 38, wherein the Web document includes an element that identifies the number of training days completed in the at least one training session.