Computer system configured to store questions, answers, and keywords in a database that is utilized to provide training to users

• US 20050233293A1
• Filed: 02/09/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis R. Berman
• Original Assignee: Dennis R. Berman
• Inventors: Berman, Dennis R.
• Application Number:
  US11/055,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20050233293A1
• 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 training to users, the computer system comprising:

a program storage device including a database that stores a question and an answer to the question, the answer including at least one keyword, the database also separately storing the at least one keyword so that the keyword is stored in the database in two locations, the program storage device further including computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question, the answer to the question, and the separately stored keyword, to provide training to at least one user.

41. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the question, the answer to the question, and the separately stored keyword are stored in a database table.

42. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the question, the answer to the question, and the separately stored keyword are stored in separate columns of a database table.

43. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the database table also stores a question number, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question number to provide training to at least one user.

44. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the database table also stores a question title, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question title to provide training to at least one user.

50. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of days of a multi-day training that the user has completed, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of days of a multi-day training that the user has completed to provide training to at least one user.

51. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating whether a user is taking an Introductory round of training or a Retention round of training, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating whether a user is taking an Introductory round of training or a Retention round of training to provide training to at least one user.

52. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of times that a user retried a plurality of questions in an Introductory round of training, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of times that a user retried the plurality of questions in an Introductory round of training to provide training to at least one user.

53. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of times that a user retried a plurality of questions in a Retention round of training, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of times that a user retried the plurality of questions in a Retention round of training to provide training to at least one user.

54. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of times that a user retried a plurality of questions in an Introductory round of training, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of times that a user retried the plurality of questions in an Introductory round of training to determine the relative difficulty level of the plurality of questions.

55. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of times that a user retried a plurality of questions in a Retention round of training, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of times that a user retried the plurality of questions in a Retention round of training to determine the relative difficulty level of the plurality of questions.

56. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the number of times that a user utilized a hint to answer a question, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the data indicating the number of times that a user utilized a hint to answer a question to provide training to at least one user.

57. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question without a hint in that Retention round, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question without a hint in that Retention round to provide training to at least one user.

58. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question 2 times without a hint in that Retention round, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question 2 times without a hint in that Retention round to provide training to at least one user.

59. The computer system of claim 40, wherein the database stores data indicating the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question X times without a hint in that Retention round, where X is an integer greater than 2, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the Retention round number in which a user successfully answered a question X times without a hint in that Retention round to provide training to at least one user.

45. A computer system configured to provide training to users, the computer system comprising:

a program storage device including a database that stores a question and an answer to the question, the answer including at least one keyword, the answer to the question including a code that identifies the keyword, the program storage device further including computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question, the answer to the question, and the code, to provide training to at least one user.

46. The computer system of claim 45, wherein the question and the answer to the question are stored in a database table.

47. The computer system of claim 45, wherein the question and the answer to the question are stored in separate columns of a database table.

48. The computer system of claim 46, wherein the database table also stores a question number, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question number to provide training to at least one user.

49. The computer system of claim 46, wherein the database table also stores a question title, and wherein the program storage device includes computer readable instructions that when executed by the computer system utilize the question title to provide training to at least one user.