SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of student wireless communication devices, each having;
a display;
a user-operable input device;
a network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless communication network using frequencies licensed for wide-area networks;
a short-range non-network transceiver;
a controller configured to control operation of the non-network transceiver of the first wireless communication device; and
an instructor wireless communication device having at least the short-range non-network transceiver and the controller configured to control operation of the non-network transceiver of the instructor wireless communication device;
wherein the controller in each of the student wireless communication devices is configured to establish a short-range communication link between the respective short-range non-network transceivers and the instructor wireless communication device and to exchange data, including student response data, with the instructor wireless communication device, andwherein the controller in the instructor wireless communication device is configured to receive data from any responding ones of the plurality of student wireless communication devices via the short-range communication link with the respective short-range non-network transceivers.
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Abstract
A communication network includes an instructor wireless communication device and a plurality of student wireless communication devices, which may be conventional smartphones. The student devices do not communicate with the wireless service provider, but communicate with the instructor device in the classroom via a short-range communication network established between the student devices and the instructor device directly or via an access point. In one embodiment, communication with the cellphone network service provider is cut off by disabling the network transceiver in each student device. The instructor device can exchange question and answer data with the student devices. The system can be configured to provide security in student responses to prevent potential cheating. Student answers may be automatically collected, collated, and graded. The answers are accompanied by an ID that uniquely identifies each student. The system may further provide for automatic classroom attendance and participation by logging nonresponsive student devices.
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41 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a plurality of student wireless communication devices, each having; a display; a user-operable input device; a network transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless communication network using frequencies licensed for wide-area networks; a short-range non-network transceiver; a controller configured to control operation of the non-network transceiver of the first wireless communication device; and an instructor wireless communication device having at least the short-range non-network transceiver and the controller configured to control operation of the non-network transceiver of the instructor wireless communication device; wherein the controller in each of the student wireless communication devices is configured to establish a short-range communication link between the respective short-range non-network transceivers and the instructor wireless communication device and to exchange data, including student response data, with the instructor wireless communication device, and wherein the controller in the instructor wireless communication device is configured to receive data from any responding ones of the plurality of student wireless communication devices via the short-range communication link with the respective short-range non-network transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for use with a plurality of student wireless communication devices, each having a network transceiver to establish a network communication link between the respective ones of the plurality of student wireless communication devices and a wireless communication network utilizing a wireless network infrastructure, the method comprising:
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each of the plurality of student wireless communication devices using a short-range non-network transceiver within the respective plurality of student wireless communication devices to establish a short-range communication link with an instructor wireless communication device via a wireless access point without utilizing the wireless network infrastructure; transmitting data, including query data requiring a response, from the instructor wireless communication device to each of the plurality of student wireless communication devices via the wireless access point; at least a portion of the plurality of student wireless communication devices generating a response message, including a query response; and receiving data, including the query response, transmitted from each of the portion of the plurality of student wireless communication devices generating a response message to the instructor wireless communication device via the wireless access point; wherein the short-range communication link is established between the instructor wireless communication device and each of the plurality of student wireless communication devices via the wireless access point and without utilizing the wireless network infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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