Portable Language Learning Device and Portable Language Learning System

• US 20070243506A1
• Filed: 11/08/2005
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2004
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Takao, Sato, Junichi, Yonemoto, Yoshifumi, Ido, Daiji, Yamamoto, Tatsuo, Takei, Ichiro, Takase, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US11/718,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20070243506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/156
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A portable language learning device which automatically provides language learning data adapted to an event stored in a schedule book of the learner in accordance with the event thereby to improve learning efficiency. The device comprises a schedule storage section (102) where a schedule is stored, a date/time measuring section (103) for measuring the current time and the date, a teaching material storage section (106) where teaching materials associated with a scene or a keyword are stored, a teaching material selecting section (104) for extracting the nearest event corresponding to the measurement by the date/time measuring section (103) from the schedule stored in the schedule storage section (102), comparing the scenes or keywords of the teaching material stored in the teaching material storage section (106), and selecting a teaching material most suitable for the event, and a teaching material reproducing section (105) for reproducing the selected teaching material. The schedule stare section (102) stores a schedule composed of scenes, events, dates, and time information.

Claims

1. A portable language learning apparatus comprising:

a schedule storage section that stores a schedule;

a date and time measurement section that measures a current time;

a learning material storage section that stores a learning material associated with a scene or a key word;

a learning material selection section that extracts an event from the schedule stored in said schedule storage section according to the current time measured by said date and time measurement section, compares the event with the scene or the key word of the learning material stored in said learning material storage section and thereby selects a learning material corresponding to the event; and

a learning material playback section that plays back the learning material selected by said learning material selection section.

2. The portable language learning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said learning material selection section selects a learning material when the current time falls within a predetermined time range from a time at which the event is scheduled to occur.

3. A portable language learning apparatus comprising:

a schedule storage section that stores a schedule;

a date and time measurement section that measures a current time;

a schedule information transmission section that extracts an event from a schedule stored in said schedule storage section according to the current time measured by said date and time measurement section and transmits a scene or a key word corresponding to the extracted schedule as schedule information;

a learning material reception section that receives a learning material transmitted from a server; and

a learning material playback section that plays back the learning material received by said reception section.

4. A portable language learning system comprising:

a learning material providing server that comprises;

a schedule information reception section that receives a scene or a key word as schedule information;

a learning material storage section that stores a learning material associated with a scene or a key word;

a learning material selection section that selects a learning material that matches said received scene or key word most from said learning material storage section; and

a learning material transmission section that transmits the learning material selected by said learning material selection section; and

a portable terminal that comprises;

a schedule storage section that stores a schedule;

a date and time measurement section that measures a current time;

a schedule information transmission section that extracts an event from the schedule stored in said schedule storage section according to the current time measured by said date and time measurement section and transmits a scene or a key word corresponding to the extracted schedule to said learning material providing server as schedule information;

a learning material reception section that receives the learning material transmitted from said learning material providing server; and

a learning material playback section that plays back the learning material received by said learning material reception section.