Systems & Methods for Improving Academia
First Claim
1. - A method of facilitating and improving academic activities having the steps of:
- setting up an Internet based exchange;
said exchange enabling a number of categories of academic players to perform academic activities;
said exchange enabling a set of said activities chosen from a list;
said list including at least, (a) suggesting a course of study, (b) designing a syllabus for a course, (c) teaching a course, (d) tutoring a course, (e) conducting a test, (t) taking a test, (g) proposing a research topic, (h) conducting research, (h) supervising a research, (i) examining a research and (j) conferring qualifications;
each player need not perform more than one of said activities;
said players need not be affiliated with a recognized establishment to perform a sub-list of above list;
said sub-list includes at least one of activities chosen from (a), (b) and (g); and
said set of activities include at least one from (a), (b) and (g).
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Abstract
Systems & Methods for Improving Academia is a Universal Open University, an on-line forum, exchange and market enabling all academic players to present their services and all learners to learn and receive qualifications. It is Universal, covering all students, all teachers, all players, all topics, all levels, all methods, all else. It is Open, to all learners, teachers and other players, no prerequisites, no traditional walls, no barriers. It is a University, facilitating all academic activities, aiming for excellence with a range of qualifications. Academic Players (AP) that can benefit from UOU include, Students, Parents, Professors, Tutors, Testing Services, Universities, Employers, Career Consultants, Rating Agencies, Associations, Unions, Governments, etc.
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9 Claims
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1. - A method of facilitating and improving academic activities having the steps of:
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setting up an Internet based exchange; said exchange enabling a number of categories of academic players to perform academic activities; said exchange enabling a set of said activities chosen from a list; said list including at least, (a) suggesting a course of study, (b) designing a syllabus for a course, (c) teaching a course, (d) tutoring a course, (e) conducting a test, (t) taking a test, (g) proposing a research topic, (h) conducting research, (h) supervising a research, (i) examining a research and (j) conferring qualifications; each player need not perform more than one of said activities; said players need not be affiliated with a recognized establishment to perform a sub-list of above list; said sub-list includes at least one of activities chosen from (a), (b) and (g); and said set of activities include at least one from (a), (b) and (g). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. - A method of delivering live and real time content from a source over the Internet to a receiver, having the steps of:
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digitizing said content at source into separate time slots in real time sequence; storing each slot into a dedicated file; each file'"'"'s size defined by a criterion chosen from a list, which list includes at least, (a) predetermined duration the file'"'"'s live version takes, (b) a predetermined volume of digitized data it teh file, (c) the earlier that criterion “
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becomes true during digitizing and (d) the later that criterion “
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becomes true during digitizing;providing a serial code signifying the order in real time the live version of said file occurred; archiving said files; delivering each file to the receiver via the Internet, using methods of delivering archived content; ensuring that each file the can consumed only after a delay after it is received; said delay is sufficient for each file to have been received before consuming said file starts; which sufficiency is calculated from the delivery speeds prevailing during said content delivery; ensuring that received files are consumed in the order their content occurred in real time; and minimizing the time gap between ending consumption of one file and starting the next, whereby content delivery is achieved lower costs and higher quality of achieved compared to live delivery, yet said delay is unnoticeable and the content appears live at consumption, whereby a typical use of said method can be delivery of live lectures to students for improving academia. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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