CONTENT DATABASE GENERATION

• US 20160124999A1
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Gonzlez Brenes, Jos Pablo, Behrens, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,318,499 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/213 with details for schema evolution support

Abstract

Systems and methods for simplifying data structuring in a database by applying a first content structure to interrelate a plurality of data packets and refining the interrelations based on data packet attributes are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including: a structure database that can include a content structure including a plurality of content categories; and a content library database. The content library database can include a plurality of data packets. The system can include a server that can receive a plurality of data packets, organize the content according to the content structure, and update the organization of at least some of the data packets based on a determined attribute of those data packets.

Claims

1. A system for simplifying data structuring in a database by applying a first content structure to interrelate a plurality of data packets and refining the interrelations based on data packet attributes, the system comprising:

a memory comprising;

a structure database comprising a content structure including a plurality of content categories; and

a content library database comprising a plurality of data packets, wherein the plurality of data packets comprise a plurality of delivery data packets and a plurality of assessment data packets;

a server configured to;

receive a set of data packets from the content library database, wherein the set of data packets comprises a set of delivery data packets and a set of assessment data packets;

retrieve the content structure from the structure database;

organize the set of assessment data packets according to the content structure;

determine an attribute for each of at least some of the set of assessment items from one of;

a data acceptance curve of each of the at least some of the set of assessment items; and

a data packet curve of each of the at least some of the set of assessment items;

update the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment items according to their determined attribute; and

store the updated organization in the structure database.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the content library database further comprises data packet user data, wherein each assessment data packet has associated data packet user data, and wherein the data packet user data of its associated assessment data packet is based on one or several user responses provided to its associated assessment data packet.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the server is configured to generate the data acceptance curve from the data packet user data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the server is further configured to:

provide data packets to a plurality of user devices via a communication network;

receive responses from the plurality of user devices to the provided data packets; and

update data packet user data based on the received responses.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the received responses are desired responses.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the received responses are undesired responses.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the content structure comprises a preexisting content structure.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein updating the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment items according to their determined attribute comprises:

determining a slope of at least a portion of the data acceptance curve;

comparing the slope of the portion of the data acceptance curve to a threshold value; and

changing the relation of at least one of the set of assessment items from one or several first delivery data packets to one or several second delivery data packets.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein updating the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment items according to their determined attribute comprises:

determining a difficulty from the data packet curve; and

matching the difficulty with a difficulty range.

10. A method for simplifying data structuring in a database by applying a first content structure to interrelate a plurality of data packets and refining the interrelations based on data packet attributes, the method comprising:

receiving at a server a set of data packets from a content library database located in a memory, wherein the content library database comprises a plurality of data packets, wherein the plurality of data packets comprise a plurality of delivery data packets and a plurality of assessment data packets, wherein the set of data packets comprises a set of delivery data packets and a set of assessment data packets;

receiving at the server a content structure from a structure database located in the memory;

organizing with the server the set of assessment data packets according to the content structure;

determining with the server an attribute for each of at least some of the set of assessment data packets from one of;

a data acceptance curve of each of the at least some of the set of assessment data packets; and

a data packet curve of each of the at least some of the set of assessment data packets;

updating with the server the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment data packets according to their determined attribute; and

storing the updated organization in the structure database of the memory.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the content library database further comprises data packet user data, wherein each assessment data packet has associated data packet user data, and wherein the data packet user data of its associated assessment data packet is based on one or several user responses provided to its associated assessment data packet.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating the data acceptance curve from the data packet user data.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing data packets to a plurality of user devices via a communication network;

receiving responses from the plurality of user devices to the provided data packets; and

updating data packet user data based on the received responses.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the received responses are desired responses.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the received responses are undesired responses.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the content structure comprises a preexisting content structure.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein updating the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment items according to their determined attribute comprises:

determining a slope of at least a portion of the data acceptance curve;

comparing the slope of the portion of the data acceptance curve to a threshold value; and

changing the relation of at least one of the set of assessment items from one or several first delivery data packets to one or several second delivery data packets.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein updating the organization for each of the at least some of the set assessment items according to their determined attribute comprises:

determining a difficulty from the data packet curve; and

matching the difficulty with a difficulty range.