SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PUZZLE AND FACILITATING SOLVING OF THE PUZZLE
First Claim
1. A multi-stage puzzle that guides a user to develop support for an answer to solve and complete the puzzle, comprising:
- conducting a note taking stage comprising;
providing a plurality of story pieces that cooperate to tell a story with an unknown element;
providing a plurality of reference pieces that each include information that substantially relates to the story told by the plurality of story pieces;
receiving story pieces and reference pieces selected by the user;
conducting an answer and support presentation stage comprising;
retrieving an answer for the unknown element from the user;
receiving a selected story piece and a selected reference piece from the user and linking the selected story piece and the selected reference piece received when the selected story piece and the selected reference piece are related to form support for the retrieved answer;
hindering the completion of the puzzle based on the received story piece and reference piece selected by the user, the retrieved answer for the unknown element from the user, and received support for the retrieved answer; and
conducting an answer and support evaluation stage comprising;
evaluating the retrieved answer.
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Abstract
A multi-stage puzzle that guides a user to develop support for an answer to solve and complete the puzzle that includes conducting a note taking stage, conducting an answer and support presentation stage, conducting an answer and support evaluation stage, and hindering the completion of the puzzle based on the way the user completes each stage. The note taking stage preferably includes providing a plurality of story and reference pieces that may be selected by the user. The answer and support presentation stage preferably includes retrieving an inferred answer and support for the inferred answer based on the selected story and reference pieces from the user. The answer and support evaluation stage preferably includes evaluating the inferred answer. Hindering the completion of the puzzle preferably functions to encourage the user to adequately evaluate the provide story and reference pieces and to provide adequate support for an inferred answer.
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32 Claims
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1. A multi-stage puzzle that guides a user to develop support for an answer to solve and complete the puzzle, comprising:
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conducting a note taking stage comprising; providing a plurality of story pieces that cooperate to tell a story with an unknown element; providing a plurality of reference pieces that each include information that substantially relates to the story told by the plurality of story pieces; receiving story pieces and reference pieces selected by the user; conducting an answer and support presentation stage comprising; retrieving an answer for the unknown element from the user; receiving a selected story piece and a selected reference piece from the user and linking the selected story piece and the selected reference piece received when the selected story piece and the selected reference piece are related to form support for the retrieved answer; hindering the completion of the puzzle based on the received story piece and reference piece selected by the user, the retrieved answer for the unknown element from the user, and received support for the retrieved answer; and conducting an answer and support evaluation stage comprising; evaluating the retrieved answer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing a puzzle and facilitating solving of the puzzle, comprising:
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providing a user platform that includes an input device to receive input from the user and an output device to output to the user; providing a story with an unknown element to the user through the output device; providing a reference that includes facts that are substantially relevant to the story through the output device; capturing and transferring observations selected from the user from the story through the user platform that substantially relate to the unknown element; capturing and transferring facts selected from the user from the reference through the user platform that substantially relate to the unknown element; linking observations from the story and facts from the reference selected by the user through the user platform; and facilitating the inference of a solution to the unknown element through the linking of observations from the story and facts from the reference through the user platform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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