METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS USED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
First Claim
1. A classroom configuration comprising:
- a computer comprising a communications interface; and
a plurality of student workstations each comprising;
a work surface;
a projecting device mounted proximate said work surface and operable for projecting images onto said work surface;
a light emitting device;
a tracking device mounted proximate said work surface and operable for capturing the image projected onto said work surface and for tracking movement of said light emitting device; and
a processing device communicatively coupled to said projecting device and said tracking device, said processing device comprising an interface operable for communicating with said computer via said communications interface, at least one of said processing device and said computer programmed to receive data associated with movement of said light emitting device via said tracking device and said processing device and generate data, for transmission to said projector via said processing device, the generated data indicative of the movement of the light emitting device for transmission onto said work surface and the projected image by said projecting device.
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Abstract
A classroom configuration is described that includes a computer having a wireless communications interface and a plurality of student workstations. The workstations each include a work surface, a projecting device mounted proximate the work surface and operable for projecting images onto the work surface, a light emitting device, a tracking device mounted proximate the work surface and operable for capturing the image projected onto the work surface and for tracking movement of the light emitting device, and a processing device communicatively coupled to the projecting device and the tracking device. The processing device includes an interface operable for communicating with the computer via the communications interface. At least one of the processing device and the computer are programmed to receive data associated with movement of the light emitting device via the tracking device and the processing device and generate data, for transmission to the projector via the processing device, the generated data indicative of the movement of the light emitting device for transmission onto the work surface and the projected image by the projecting device.
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26 Claims
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1. A classroom configuration comprising:
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a computer comprising a communications interface; and a plurality of student workstations each comprising; a work surface; a projecting device mounted proximate said work surface and operable for projecting images onto said work surface; a light emitting device; a tracking device mounted proximate said work surface and operable for capturing the image projected onto said work surface and for tracking movement of said light emitting device; and a processing device communicatively coupled to said projecting device and said tracking device, said processing device comprising an interface operable for communicating with said computer via said communications interface, at least one of said processing device and said computer programmed to receive data associated with movement of said light emitting device via said tracking device and said processing device and generate data, for transmission to said projector via said processing device, the generated data indicative of the movement of the light emitting device for transmission onto said work surface and the projected image by said projecting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for implementing a technology-based classroom environment, said method comprising:
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utilizing a projector, mounted proximate a student work surface, to project images from at least one of a digital textbook, a student selected source, and a teacher selected source onto the student work surface; capturing, using a tracking device mounted proximate the student work surface, student entries made on the work surface with a light emitting device; associating a position of the entries with a portion of the projected image; and causing the entries to be projected onto the work surface along with the projected image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A student workstation comprising:
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a work surface; a projection device mounted proximate said workstation and operable to project an image onto said work surface; a tracking device mounted proximate said workstation and operable to track movement of a light emitting device with respect to said work surface; a processing device programmed to control operation of said projection device and said tracking device; and a memory operable to interface with said processing device, said processing device programmed to cause said projection device to project an image onto said work surface and cause said tracking device to capture movement of the light emitting device in response to the projected image with respect to said work surface for storage in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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