System of interactive dictionary

• US 20070112554A1
• Filed: 10/01/2003
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gautam Goradia
• Original Assignee: Gautam Goradia
• Inventors: Goradia, Gautam
• Application Number:
  US10/556,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries

Abstract

System for building one'"'"'s own interactive dictionary and/or thesaurus of words, terms, phrases, etc. in one or more languages. It being accepted that one may want to build such data based on one'"'"'s personal interest of vocabulary in one or more languages by well-defined classifications that uses a computer.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A system for building and sharing one'"'"'s own interactive dictionary and/or thesaurus of vocabulary, in one or more languages, using a computer system comprising:

(a) a User Interface;

(b) one or more well-classified databases to store data user wise including a User Database;

(c) at least one well-classified data input organizing and management module;

(d) modules for sharing, invoking, storing, evaluating, and improving one'"'"'s vocabulary including words, terms, and phrases, using the data from the databank, said data having been selected by a user by finding the same by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions; and

(e) a control system acting as a bridge between the User Interface and the databases.

21. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Practice Session Module for allowing the user to invoke and store a practice session for continuous improvement of one'"'"'s vocabulary including words, terms, phrases, using the data from the databank, such data having been selected by the user by finding the same, from the databank, by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions.

22. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Take a Test Module, Individual Test Report Module, and Overall Evaluation Report Module, for allowing the user to invoke and store self evaluation tests in one language or between any two languages, being taken in a variety of test formats, and to obtain evaluation reports of said tests, using the data from the databank, said data being selected by the user by finding the same from the databank by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions.

23. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Create a Test/Quiz Module and an Insta Test/Quiz Module for allowing the user to create tests and/or quizzes in one language or between any two languages, by various classifications, using the data from the databank, said data being selected by the user by finding the same from the databank by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions.

24. The system according to claim 23 wherein the Create a Test/Quiz Module enables verifying whether any of the words, terms, and phrases, vocabulary being selected by the user for the test/quiz have been used during any user specified earlier period for the persons who will face the test/quiz, thus avoiding duplication of questions.

25. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Vocabulary Scheduler Module for allowing the user to schedule vocabulary including words, terms, phrases, by finding the same from the databank by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions, and said words, terms, phrases are brought up on the user'"'"'s computer system, at preset time intervals.

26. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include an Export Module for allowing the user to export data from the databank, said data being selected by the user by finding the same by none or one or more “

FIND”

conditions.

27. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include an Import Module for allowing the user to import data built by one or more other users.

28. The system according to claim 27 wherein the Import Module further includes a utility for selectively importing the data.

29. The system according to claim 20 wherein said data input organizing and management module allows the user to classify the data by well-defined classifications like Date, Language, Source of Information, Type of Vocabulary, Dialect, Age Group, Difficulty Level, Subject and Sub subjects bearing a parent-child relationship and Part of Speech.

30. The system according to claim 20 wherein said data input organizing and management module allows the user to add a short and long meaning, or brief and detailed meaning, to the vocabulary, add details of an origin of the vocabulary, add multiple usage examples to the vocabulary, assign quiz options to the vocabulary for the purpose of evaluations, assign attributes like synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones, homographs, related vocabulary, glossary, attach image, animation and/or sound files and/or associate more Information to a record in the form of URLs, files, remarks.

31. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Global Attachment Module for allowing the user to attach image, animation, or sound files to a record.

32. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Global Association Module for allowing the user to associate files, URLs, or remarks to a record.

33. The system according to claim 20 wherein said data input organizing and management module further includes a utility for copying of existing classification and previously entered data for new data input by the user for ease of data entry.

34. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Global Modification Module for allowing the user to modify a record individually and globally.

35. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Global Delete Module for allowing the user to delete a record individually and globally.

36. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Recycle Bin Module for allowing the user to restore or permanently remove a record individually or plurally from the system.

37. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Reports Module for allowing the user to print reports and/or graphs about the data in the databank, by finding the same by none or one or more FEND conditions.

38. The system according to claim 20 wherein the FIND conditions are defined by classifications like Date, Record ID, Language, Source of Information, Type of Vocabulary, Dialect, Age Group, Difficulty Level, Subjects, Sub subjects, Part of Speech as well as by keywords, wildcards, length of vocabulary, plurality of characters with a choice to include or exclude such characters used in the vocabulary, file attachments/associations or bookmark remarks including “

Private”

or “

Public”

as well as “

Favorite”

, whether the vocabulary is marked as “

Set for Practice”

or “

Mastered”

, phonetic search, attributes like synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones, homographs, and related vocabulary.

39. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Global Bookmark/Unbookmark Module for allowing the user to bookmark or unbookmark one or more records individually or globally with bookmark remarks including “

Public”

or “

Private”

, as well as “

Favourite”

.

40. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Set for Practice/Mastered Items Module for allowing the user to mark one or more records individually or globally as “

Set for Practice”

or “

Mastered”

.

41. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Translation Module as well as a Global Translation Module for allowing translation of a record from one language into another of the user'"'"'s choice, individually or globally.

42. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Tools/Help Menu Options Module for allowing the user to select an option for customization including system maintenance and updating of a database.

43. The system according to claim 20 wherein the modules include a Master Module for allowing the user to create and store masters for well-defined classifications.

44. The system according to according to claim 20 wherein the modules and utilities are adapted to be operated within a browser and/or other viewing and/or processing programs and to operate on one or more computer systems including hand held devices.