SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTERIZED INTERACTIVE SKILL TRAINING

• US 20140248593A1
• Filed: 10/17/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Breakthrough Performancetech LLC
• Original Assignee: Breakthrough Performancetech LLC
• Inventors: Cohen, Martin L., Brown, Edward G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,633,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/08 providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/04 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying a further explanation

Abstract

The present invention is directed to interactive training, and in particular, to methods and systems for computerized interactive skill training. An example embodiment provides a method and system for providing skill training using a computerized system. The computerized system receives a selection of a first training subject. A training challenge related to the first training subject is accessed from computer readable memory. The training challenge is provided to a user via a terminal, optionally in verbal form. A first score related to the correctness and/or completeness of a verbalized challenge response provided by the user is stored in memory. A second score related to how quickly the trainee provided the verbalized challenge response is stored in memory. A third challenge score related to the confidence and/or style with which the trainee verbalized the challenge response is stored in memory.

Claims

1. A computerized training system comprising programmatic code stored in computer readable memory configured to:

receive log-in information for a trainee and/or a facilitator;

identify one or more training modules based at least in part on at least a portion of the login information;

receive a selection of at least one of the identified training modules;

cause the verbalization of a challenge in conjunction with a displayed human or animated person simulating a customer or prospect, wherein the challenge includes a statement or question;

receive a first challenge score from the facilitator related to a verbalized trainee challenge response, wherein the first challenge score is related to the correctness and/or completeness of the challenge response;

receive a second challenge score from the facilitator related to the verbalized trainee challenge response, wherein the second challenge score is related to how quickly the trainee provided the challenge response;

receive a third challenge score from the facilitator related to the verbalized trainee challenge response, wherein the third challenge score is related to the confidence and/or style with which the trainee verbalized the challenge response; and

randomly or pseudo-randomly select a next challenge that is to be provided to the trainee.