Networked training and/or organization system

• US 20060030314A1
• Filed: 07/28/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Children's Hospital & Medical Center
• Original Assignee: Children's Hospital & Medical Center
• Inventors: Riehle, Janet, DeMarks, Timothy G., Rutkowski, Susan C., Linnabary, Jennifer
• Application Number:
  US10/900,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20060030314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/432.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A networked training and/or organization system includes: (a) at least one central server operatively coupled to a user interface; and (b) a plurality of personal electronic assistant devices, where the personal electronic assistant devices include a display, an input device, memory, a data interface for establishing a data connection with the central server, and a control operatively coupled to the display, the input device, the memory and the data interface. The central server includes programming for performing the steps of: (i) establishing, via the user interface, organizational information personalized for each of at least two users of the personal electronic assistant devices; and (ii) uploading the personalized organizational information from the central server to the memory of the two respective personal electronic devices corresponding to the two users. The plurality of personal electronic devices include programming for performing the steps of: (i) downloading personalized organizational information from the central server to the memory of the respective personalized electronic device via the data interface of the respective personal electronic device; and (ii) communicating, using at least the display, the personalized organizational information to the user of the respective personal electronic device.

Claims

1. A networked training and/or organization system comprising:

at least one central server operatively coupled to a user interface; and

a plurality of personal electronic assistant devices, the personal electronic assistant devices including a display, an input device, memory, a data interface for establishing a data connection with the central server, and a control operatively coupled to the display, the input device, the memory and the data interface;

the central server including programming for performing the steps of,

establishing, via the user interface, organizational information personalized for each of at least two users of the personal electronic assistant devices; and

uploading the personalized organizational information from the central server to the memory of the two respective personal electronic devices corresponding to the two users; and

the plurality of personal electronic devices including programming for performing the steps of,

downloading personalized organizational information from the central server to the memory of the respective personal electronic device via the data interface of the respective personal electronic device, and

communicating using at least the display the personalized organizational information to the user of the respective personal electronic device.

2. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein:

the central server further includes programming for performing the steps of,

establishing, via the user interface, task information personalized for each of at least two users of the personal electronic assistant devices; and

uploading the personalized task information from the central server to the memory of the two respective personal electronic devices corresponding to the two users; and

the plurality of personal electronic devices including programming for performing the steps of,

downloading personalized task information from the central server to the memory of the respective personal electronic device via the data interface of the respective personal electronic device, and

communicating using at least the display the personalized task information to the user of the respective personal electronic device.

3. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 2, wherein access by the at least two users to the central server programming is substantially restricted.

4. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 2, wherein access to the central server programming is restricted to administrators and certain individuals having a position of authority over the at least two users.

5. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 2, wherein the personalized task information is communicated to the respective user by the corresponding personal electronic device in a series of steps.

6. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 5, wherein the display includes a visual meter indicating the user'"'"'s progress through the series of steps.

7. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 5, wherein each of the steps display images pertaining to a corresponding step of the task using the display.

8. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 7, wherein the personal electronic devices include at least one audible actuator (i.e., speaker) and at least some of the images are accompanied by audible instructions emitted by the audible actuator.

9. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 8, wherein the images are automated, at least in part.

10. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein the input device and the display of the personal electronic devices are combined as a touch screen display.

11. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein the data interface of the personal electronic devices is a wireless data interface.

12. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 11, wherein the personal electronic devices include programming adapted to operatively connect the wireless data interface with the central server automatically on a predefined schedule.

13. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein the programming on the central server is adapted to create a profile for each of the at least two users.

14. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein:

the programming on the central server is adapted to establish, via the user interface, organizational information customized for subsets of the plurality of users of the personal electronic assistant devices.

15. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein:

the programming on the central server is adapted to establish, via the user interface, task information customized for subsets of the plurality of users of the personal electronic assistant devices.

16. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 1, wherein the user interface operatively coupled to the central server is a remote computer operatively coupled to the central server over a global computer network.

30. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 16, wherein the user interface operatively coupled to the central server is a remote computer operatively coupled to the central server over a global computer network.

17. A networked training and/or organization system comprising:

at least one central server operatively coupled to a user interface; and

a plurality of personal electronic assistant devices, the personal electronic assistant devices including a display, an input device, memory, a data interface for establishing a data connection with the central server, and a control operatively coupled to the display, the input device, the memory and the data interface;

the central server including programming for performing the steps of,

establishing, via the user interface, task information personalized for each of at least two users of the personal electronic assistant devices; and

uploading the personalized task information from the central server to the memory of the two respective personal electronic devices corresponding to the two users; and

the plurality of personal electronic devices including programming for performing the steps of,

downloading personalized task information from the central server to the memory of the respective personal electronic device via the data interface of the respective personal electronic device, and

communicating using at least the display the personalized task information to the user of the respective personal electronic device.

18. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein access by the at least two users to the central server programming is substantially restricted.

19. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein access to the central server programming is restricted to administrators and certain individuals having a position of authority over the at least two users.

20. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein the personalized task information is communicated to the respective user by the corresponding personal electronic device in a series of steps.

21. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 20, wherein the display includes a visual meter indicating the user'"'"'s progress through the series of steps.

22. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 20, wherein each of the steps display images pertaining to a corresponding step of the task using the display.

23. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 22, wherein the personal electronic devices include at least one audible actuator (i.e., speaker) and at least some of the images are accompanied by audible instructions emitted by the audible actuator.

24. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 23, wherein the images are automated, at least in part.

25. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein the input device and the display of the personal electronic devices are combined as a touch screen display.

26. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein the data interface of the personal electronic devices is a wireless data interface.

27. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 26, wherein the personal electronic devices include programming adapted to operatively connect the wireless data interface with the central server automatically on a predefined schedule.

28. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein the programming on the central server is adapted to create a profile for each of the at least two users.

29. The networked training and/or organization system of claim 17, wherein:

the programming on the central server is adapted to establish, via the user interface, task information customized for subsets of the plurality of users of the personal electronic assistant devices.