Computer system configured to sequence multi-day training utilizing a database

• US 20050233292A1
• Filed: 02/09/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VXI Global Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dennis R. Berman
• Inventors: Berman, Dennis R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,390,191 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

1-39. -39. (canceled)

40. A computer system configured to provide multi-day training to users, the computer system comprising:

a program storage device including a database that stores a number-of-training-days value and sequence data, the program storage device further including computer readable instructions, that when executed by the computer system, utilize the number-of-training-days value and the sequence data to control the sequence of at least one training event in the provided multi-day training.

41. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the number-of-training-days value and the sequence data are stored in a single database table.

42. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the database table also stores data indicating the name of a client.

43. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the number-of-training-days value is specified by a client and the number-of-training-days value is not specified by the owner of the computer system.

44. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the number-of-training-days value is not specified by the owner of the computer system.

45. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the number-of-training-days value indicates the number of days of training that a student must take to complete a training course.

46. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the number-of-training-days value indicates the number of days of training that a student must take to complete a training session.

47. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the program storage device is remote from a user receiving the multi-day training.

48. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the program storage device is not remote from a user receiving the multi-day training.

49. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training over the Internet.

50. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide training to a user, the training consisting of two sessions (sessions A and B), each of which are taken over a plurality of days, and the sequence data indicates that the user must complete the first day of training of session A and session B before taking the second day of training of either session A or session B, and wherein the computer system is configured, based in part upon the sequence data, to require that the user complete the first day of training of session A and session B before taking the second day of training of either session A or session B.

51. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide training to a user, the training consisting of three sessions (sessions A, B, and C), each of which are taken over a plurality of days, and the sequence data indicates (i) that the user must complete the first day of training of sessions A and B before taking the second day of training of either session A or session B and (ii) that the user can take the first day of training of session C before taking any days of training of either session A or session B, and wherein the computer system is configured, based in part upon the sequence data, to require (i) that the user complete the first day of training of sessions A and B before taking the second day of training of either session A or session B and (ii) that the user can take the first day of training of session C before taking any days of training of either session A or session B.

52. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide training to a user, the training consisting of three sessions (sessions A, B, and C), each of which are taken over a plurality of days, and the sequence data indicates that the user can not take the second day of training of sessions A, B, or C, until the user has completed the first day of training of sessions A, B, and C, and wherein the computer system is configured, based in part upon the sequence data, not to allow the user to take the second day of training of sessions A, B, or C until the user has completed the first day of training of sessions A, B, and C.

53. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide training to a user, the training consisting of three sessions (sessions A, B, and C), each of which are taken over a plurality of days, and the sequence data indicates that the user can take all of the days of training of session A before taking any days of training of sessions B or C, and wherein the computer system is configured, based in part upon the sequence data, to allow the user to take all of the days of training of session A before taking any days of training of sessions B or C.

54. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data indicating whether a first client has a graphical user interface, a portion of which is distinct from the graphical user interface of a second client.

55. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates the file name of a graphical image file that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client.

56. The computer system of claim 55, wherein the graphical image file contains a header graphical image.

57. The computer system of claim 55, wherein the graphical image file contains a footer graphical image.

58. The computer system of claim 55, wherein the graphical image file contains a background graphical image.

59. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates (i) the file name of a graphical image file that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client (ii) a horizontal screen position utilized to position the graphical image defined by the graphical image file on a computer screen utilized to receive training and (iii) a vertical screen position utilized to position the graphical image defined by the graphical image file on the computer screen utilized to receive training.

60. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates a custom color scheme that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client.

61. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates a font that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client.

62. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates a font size that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client.

63. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the computer system is configured to provide the multi-day training to users via a graphical user interface and the database includes data that indicates text that is utilized in the graphical user interface for a first client but not utilized in the graphical user interface for a second client.

64. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database includes LockoutPeriod data and the computer system is configured, based in part on the LockoutPeriod data, to inactivate some but not all of the multi-day training until a specified period of time has passed.

65. The computer system of claim 64, wherein the specified period of time begins at the time that a training session is completed.

66. The computer system of claim 64, wherein the specified period of time begins at the time that a training session is begun.