System and method for creating a writing

• US 20070166684A1
• Filed: 12/27/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LATE Night Writer LLC
• Original Assignee: LATE Night Writer LLC
• Inventors: Walker, Harriette
• Application Number:
  US11/646,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20070166684A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved interactive system and method for creating a writing such as a review, report, essay, analysis or argument, for example, which method and system may be software, internet and/or computer-based. The method and system uses a sequence of primary questions corresponding to a chosen writing type or style and/or secondary question sets corresponding to such primary questions; prompts a user to provide answers to such primary questions and secondary question sets; arranges such answers as a function of the writing type or style selected; whereby a writing or writings are created or generated.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

determining a desired writing type;

generating a plurality of primary questions corresponding to said writing type;

receiving answers to one or more of said primary questions;

generating a plurality of secondary questions;

receiving answers to one or more of said secondary questions; and

arranging said answers to said primary questions and said answers to said secondary questions as a function of said writing type;

thereby generating a first writing.

2. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving revisions to said first writing; and

generating a second writing which incorporates said revisions.

3. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein said writing type is a review, report, analysis, argument, essay, composition, comparison, narration, description, exposition, classification, definition, illustration, process, biography, term paper, thesis or dissertation.

4. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein said primary question set comprises a request for a hypothesis.

5. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein secondary questions are generated only corresponding to primary questions for which an answer is received.

6. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a key sentence for said first writing corresponding to each of said answers to said primary questions.

7. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

providing advice corresponding to said primary questions or said secondary questions.

8. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 7 wherein said advice comprises a multiple choice suggestion, a writing sample, a template or a glossary.

9. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

providing a display; and

displaying a preview of said first writing after receiving said answers to said primary questions or said secondary questions.

10. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

generating an introduction of said first writing as a function of the answer to the last of said primary questions.

11. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

determining a time period to complete said writing.

12. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 11, further comprising:

determining the time remaining in said time period; and

displaying said time remaining in said time period.

13. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

determining a length for said writing; and

generating said primary questions as a function of said length.

14. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

determining a preferred length for said writing; and

generating said secondary questions as a function of said preferred length.

15. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a plurality of tertiary questions corresponding to said answers to said secondary questions;

receiving answers to said tertiary questions; and

arranging said answers to said primary questions, said secondary questions and said tertiary questions as a function of said writing type;

thereby generating a first writing.

16. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein said primary questions are displayed on an interactive electronic display.

17. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein said secondary questions are displayed on an interactive electronic display.

18. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first writing is generated in an electronic format compatible with a word processing software.

19. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

controlling a printing device to print said first writing.

20. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining a database of said primary questions and said secondary questions.

21. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the method is web-based.

22. The computer-readable medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving bibliographic information associated with one or more of said primary questions or said secondary questions; and

generating a first writing having a listing of references.

23. A method for creating a writing, comprising:

determining a desired writing type;

generating a plurality of primary questions corresponding to said writing type;

receiving answers to one or more of said primary questions;

generating a plurality of secondary questions;

receiving answers to one or more of said secondary questions; and

arranging said answers to said primary questions and said answers to said secondary questions as a function of said writing type;

thereby generating a first writing.

24. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

receiving revisions to said first writing; and

generating a second writing which incorporates said revisions.

25. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said writing type is a review, report, analysis, argument, essay, composition, comparison, narration, description, exposition, classification, definition, illustration, process, biography, term paper, thesis or dissertation.

26. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said primary question set comprises a request for a hypothesis.

27. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein secondary questions are generated only corresponding to primary questions for which an answer is received.

28. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

generating a key sentence for said first writing corresponding to each of said answers to said primary questions.

29. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

providing advice corresponding to said primary questions or said secondary questions.

30. The method as set forth in claim 29 wherein said advice comprises a multiple choice suggestion, a writing sample, a template or a glossary.

31. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

providing a display; and

displaying a preview of said first writing after receiving said answers to said primary questions or said secondary questions.

32. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

generating an introduction of said first writing as a function of the answer to the last of said primary questions.

33. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

determining a time period to complete said writing.

34. The method as set forth in claim 33, further comprising:

determining the time remaining in said time period; and

displaying said time remaining in said time period.

35. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

determining a length for said writing; and

generating said primary questions as a function of said length.

36. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

determining a preferred length for said writing; and

generating said secondary questions as a function of said preferred length.

37. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

generating a plurality of tertiary questions corresponding to said answers to said secondary questions;

receiving answers to said tertiary questions; and

arranging said answers to said primary questions, said secondary questions and said tertiary questions as a function of said writing type;

thereby generating a first writing.

38. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said primary questions are displayed on an interactive electronic display.

39. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said secondary questions are displayed on an interactive electronic display.

40. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said first writing is generated in an electronic format compatible with a word processing software.

41. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

controlling a printing device to print said first writing.

42. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

maintaining a database of said primary questions and said secondary questions.

43. The method as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

receiving bibliographic information associated with one or more of said primary questions or said secondary questions; and

generating a first writing having a listing of references.

44. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said method is implemented through interactive software.

45. The method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said method is implemented through the internet.