Network support for interactive language lessons

• US 20070179788A1
• Filed: 01/27/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Mahajan, Sanjeev, True, Sandra, Sheen, Baoling, Benco, David
• Application Number:
  US11/341,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04

Abstract

An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal having at least a display, audio input/output and a text entry part; a language server operatively coupled to a language lesson database; and a network operatively coupled to the mobile terminal and the language server.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing language lessons at a language server; and

accessing, via a network, by a mobile terminal the stored language lessons at the language server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the stored language lessons are for at least one predetermined language, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting the predetermined language to the mobile terminal to audibly emit correctly spoken words and phrases of the language lessons.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal has a display, and wherein the method further comprises displaying written words and phrases from the language lesson on the display of the mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the network has a language server operatively coupled to a language database, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the network, by the language server a pronunciation of words and phrases from the language lesson at the mobile terminal;

comparing the received pronunciation of words and phrases to proper pronunciations stored in the language database; and

sending feedback indicative of the comparison to the mobile terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the mobile terminal has a keyboard for entering text, and wherein the method further comprises:

sending, via the network, voice commands for predetermined words and phrases of the language lesson from the language server to the mobile terminal;

entering text at the keyboard of the mobile terminal in response to the received voice commands;

sending, via the network, the text from the mobile terminal to the language server; and

receiving, by the language server, the text entered by the mobile terminal and analyzing the received text.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a mobile terminal having at least a display, audio input/output and a text entry part;

a language server operatively coupled to a language lesson database; and

a network operatively coupled to the mobile terminal and the language server.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the language server has a language comparison/analysis module, wherein predetermined words and phrases of a predetermined language are input at the mobile terminal using the audio input/output, and wherein the language comparison/analysis module compares pronunciation of the predetermined words and phrases, received from the mobile terminal, to proper pronunciations of the words and phrases stored in the language lesson database.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein predetermined words and phrases for a predetermined language are stored in the language lesson database, and wherein the predetermined words and phrases are displayed on the display of the mobile terminal.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein predetermined words and phrases for a predetermined language are stored in the language lesson database, and wherein the predetermined words and phrases are broadcast from the audio input/output of the mobile terminal.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein predetermined words and phrases for a predetermined language are stored in the language lesson database, and wherein the predetermined words and phrases are broadcast from the audio input/output of the mobile terminal.

11. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the language server has a language comparison/analysis module, wherein predetermined words and phrases of a predetermined language input at the mobile terminal using the text entry part, and wherein the language comparison/analysis module evaluates the text entered predetermined words and phrases, received from the mobile terminal.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

means for storing language lessons at a language server; and

means for accessing, via a network, by a mobile terminal the stored language lessons at the language server.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the stored language lessons are for at least one predetermined language, and wherein the apparatus further comprises means for audibly emitting correctly spoken words and phrases of the language lessons at the mobile terminal.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the mobile terminal has a display, and wherein the apparatus further comprises means for displaying written words and phrases from the language lesson on the display of the mobile terminal.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the language server has a language comparison/analysis module, wherein predetermined words and phrases of a predetermined language are input at the mobile terminal using the audio input/output, and wherein the language comparison/analysis module compares pronunciation of the predetermined words and phrases, received from the mobile terminal, to proper pronunciations of the words and phrases stored in the language lesson database.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein predetermined words and phrases for a predetermined language are stored in the language lesson database, and wherein the predetermined words and phrases are broadcast from the audio input/output of the mobile terminal.

17. A method, comprising:

subscribing by a mobile terminal to a language lesson feature on a network;

initiating by the mobile terminal the language lesson via one of a soft key or access code from a mobile terminal;

executing a language lesson by a language server for the mobile terminal;

receiving and storing by the network user responses for analysis;

providing audible feedback and corrections by the network to the mobile terminal, if user progress on the mobile terminal is not satisfactory;

prompting to continue, repeat, test by the network, if user progress is satisfactory.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

storing language lessons at a language server that is operatively coupled to the network; and

accessing, via the network, by the mobile terminal the stored language lessons at the language server.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the stored language lessons are for at least one predetermined language.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises storing respective language lessons for a plurality of different predetermined languages.