ROLE BASED MODULAR REMITTANCES IN A MODULAR LEARNING SYSTEM

• US 20140344126A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monk Akarshala Design Private Limited, Monk Akarshala Inc.
• Original Assignee: Monk Akarshala Design Private Limited, Monk Akarshala Inc.
• Inventors: Kapoor, Samridh
• Granted Patent: US 9,805,424 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• 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

Abstract

An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing modular remittances in a modular learning system. Learning applications are stored in the modular learning system, each associated with a service charge and a remitted user. The remitted user is also associated with a remittance cycle. The modular learning system receives a purchase request from a learning user specifying a learning application, and subtracts a service charge associated with the specified learning application from an account balance of the learning user to compute an updated balance. Based on the remittance cycle of the remitted user associated with the specified learning application, the modular learning system determines a time to remit the service charge to the remitted user. The modular learning system remits the service charge at the determined time, and displays the updated balance to the learning user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing modular remittances in a modular learning system comprising:

maintaining a learning user database including a plurality of learning users, each learning user associated with an account balance;

maintaining a remitted user database including a plurality of remitted users, each remitted user associated with a remittance cycle;

maintaining a learning application database including a plurality of learning applications, each learning application associated with metadata describing a service charge and the remitted user in the plurality of remitted users;

receiving, from a user device operated by the learning user in the plurality of learning users, a purchase request specifying the learning application in the plurality of learning applications;

calculating an updated account balance by subtracting the service charge associated with a specified learning application from the account balance associated with the learning user;

determining a time to remit the service charge associated with the specified learning application based on the remittance cycle associated with the remitted user associated with the specified learning application;

remitting the service charge at a determined time; and

displaying the updated account balance to the learning user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the service charge associated with the specified learning application includes a tax associated with a location of the learning user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

aggregating plurality of service charges associated with the plurality of learning applications associated with the remitted user; and

remitting the service charge at the determined time comprises remitting aggregated plurality of service charges wherein the remitted user is associated with the plurality of learning applications.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remitted user is selected from a group consisting of a tutoring user, a learning application authoring user, a learning facility administrating user, a microlearning event organizing user, a learning application translating user, a learning application template developing user, and a learning tool supplying user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein currency of the remitted service charge is different from a currency of the account balance associated with the learning user.

6. An apparatus for managing modular remittances in a modular learning system comprising:

maintaining a learning user database including a plurality of learning users, each learning user associated with an account balance;

maintaining a remitted user database including a plurality of remitted users, each remitted user associated with a remittance cycle;

maintaining a learning application database including a plurality of learning applications, each learning application associated with metadata describing a service charge and the remitted user in the plurality of remitted users;

receiving, from a user device operated by the learning user in the plurality of learning users, a purchase request specifying the learning application in the plurality of learning applications;

calculating an updated account balance by subtracting the service charge associated with a specified learning application from the account balance associated with the learning user;

determining a time to remit the service charge associated with the specified learning application based on the remittance cycle associated with the remitted user associated with the specified learning application;

remitting the service charge at a determined time; and

displaying the updated account balance to the learning user.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the service charge associated with the specified learning application includes a tax associated with a location of the learning user.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

aggregating a plurality of service charges associated with the plurality of learning applications associated with the remitted user; and

remitting the service charge at the determined time comprises remitting aggregated plurality of service charges wherein the remitted user is associated with the plurality of learning applications.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the remitted user is selected from a group consisting of a tutoring user, a learning application authoring user, a learning facility administrating user, a microlearning event organizing user, a learning application translating user, a learning application template developing user, and a learning tool supplying user.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein currency of remitted service charge is different from currency of the account balance associated with the learning user.

11. A computer readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by a processor for performing a method for managing modular remittances in a modular learning system comprising:

maintaining a learning user database including a plurality of learning users, each learning user associated with an account balance;

maintaining a remitted user database including a plurality of remitted users, each remitted user associated with a remittance cycle;

maintaining a learning application database including a plurality of learning applications, each learning application associated with metadata describing a service charge and the remitted user in the plurality of remitted users;

receiving, from a user device operated by the learning user in the plurality of learning users, a purchase request specifying the learning application in the plurality of learning applications;

calculating an updated account balance by subtracting the service charge associated with a specified learning application from the account balance associated with the learning user;

determining a time to remit the service charge associated with the specified learning application based on the remittance cycle associated with the remitted user associated with the specified learning application;

remitting the service charge at a determined time; and

displaying the updated account balance to the learning user.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the service charge associated with the specified learning application includes a tax associated with a location of the learning user.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

aggregating a plurality of service charges associated with the plurality of learning applications associated with the remitted user;

remitting the service charge at the determined time comprises remitting the aggregated plurality of service charges wherein the remitted user is associated with the plurality of learning applications.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the remitted user is selected from a group consisting of a tutoring user, a learning application authoring user, a learning facility administrating user, a microlearning event organizing user, a learning application translating user, a learning application template developing user, and a learning tool supplying user.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein a currency of the remitted service charge is different from a currency of the account balance associated with the learning user.