Recreational and Educational System For Language Learning in General

• US 20050227209A1
• Filed: 11/29/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Positivo Informã¡Tica SA
• Original Assignee: Positivo Informã¡Tica SA
• Inventors: Von Ridder, Sofia, Finger, Roger Antonio
• Application Number:
  US10/904,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20050227209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/156
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 1/00 Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways puzzle-games A63F9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

“RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING IN GENERAL”, the present patent is described as a recreational and educational system for language learning in general which, according to the characteristics thereof, possesses as a principle to provide the formation of a recreational and educational system (1) with a proprietary and specific structure based on the perfect and harmonious interaction between a proprietary central unit (2) with a set of specific auxiliary materials and a computer with a set of particular computer programs, in order to provide a practical and multi-sensory approach to the learning of several different languages, by means of a proper and unlimited interaction between the target audience and the subject to be approached and having as a basis the incorporation of a proprietary structure possessing a properly integrated and symmetrically arranged central unit (2), a set of didactic blocks (3), a support mat (4), an identifying computer program and a set of computer programs with particular activities containing sound and image.

Claims

1. “

RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING IN GENERAL”

, characterized in that it comprises a complete educational system (1) incorporating a proprietary structure whose shape and internal and external arrangements provide direct connection to a computer and its accessories and possessing a properly integrated, customized and symmetrically arranged central unit (2) having a general prismatic shape and possessing a front frame (2A) having a parallelepipedal shape horizontally and symmetrically centered along the front face to lodge the didactic blocks (3), a CPU (central processing unit) plate (2B) symmetrically installed on the inner side as a control manager, a set of sensor plates (2C) having rectangular shapes horizontally and symmetrically centered and aligned along the inner periphery of the front frame (2A), each with a set of sensor pockets symmetrically aligned as identifiers of the didactic blocks (3) and a USB cable (2D) interconnecting the central unit (2) to the computer as a power, controls and data conductor;

a set of didactic blocks (3) each having a general prismatic shape and possessing a curved recess (3A) symmetrically centered along one of the lateral faces thereof, a picture (3B) representing letters, numbers, words and symbols or the like symmetrically centered on the front face and a code stamp (3B) symmetrically centered on the rear face to be used as interaction between the user and the educational system (1);

a support mat (4) having a rectangular shape horizontally and symmetrically arranged on the front side of the central unit (2);

an identification computer program to identify the didactic blocks (3); and

a set of computer programs with particular activities containing sound and image based on the Microsoft Windows operational platform as an activity manager.

2. “

RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING IN GENERAL”

, in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a set of textbooks as topic presentation or learning consolidation.

3. “

RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR LANGUAGEG LEARNING IN GENERAL”

, in accordance with 1, characterized in that it comprises a set of flash cards with words and pictures as a material for visual application.