Computerized systems for producing on-line instructional materials
First Claim
1. A method for preparing an on-line interactive document, said interaction comprising the provision of an answer to at least one question by a user on a computer, said method comprising:
- (a) creating a captured image of textual, graphical, or textual and graphical material, said material including at least one question requiring an answer by a user, said captured image being computer readable;
(b) displaying the captured image created in step (a) on a video monitor;
(c) selecting an on-line interactive answer format from a predetermined plurality of on-line interactive answer formats;
(d) while the captured image is displayed on the video monitor, graphically applying the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c) to the captured image and graphically identifying a correct answer to the at least one question for subsequent use in grading a user'"'"'s response to the question;
(e) creating an overlay record which comprises;
(1) an identification of the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c);
(2) the location or locations at which that format was applied to the captured image in step (d); and
(3) the correct answer to the at least one question identified in step (d); and
(f) storing the captured image and the overlay record in a computer storage medium.
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Abstract
A computerized system for efficiently transforming educational materials composed of questions and answers into an on-line computer interactive form is provided. Computer readable images of pages of textual and/or graphical material are created by, for example, optical scanning of paper and pencil test sheets. The captured images are modified by the application of answer formats, examples of which include underlining, highlighting, circling a correct answer, and the like. The modified captured images are stored on, for example, computer disks for distribution to users. When the disks are used, answer formats are automatically applied to the questions thus allowing them to be answered in a computer interactive form.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for preparing an on-line interactive document, said interaction comprising the provision of an answer to at least one question by a user on a computer, said method comprising:
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(a) creating a captured image of textual, graphical, or textual and graphical material, said material including at least one question requiring an answer by a user, said captured image being computer readable;
(b) displaying the captured image created in step (a) on a video monitor;
(c) selecting an on-line interactive answer format from a predetermined plurality of on-line interactive answer formats;
(d) while the captured image is displayed on the video monitor, graphically applying the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c) to the captured image and graphically identifying a correct answer to the at least one question for subsequent use in grading a user'"'"'s response to the question;
(e) creating an overlay record which comprises;
(1) an identification of the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c);
(2) the location or locations at which that format was applied to the captured image in step (d); and
(3) the correct answer to the at least one question identified in step (d); and
(f) storing the captured image and the overlay record in a computer storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. An on-line instructional method comprising:
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(i) preparing an on-line interactive document, said interaction comprising the provision of an answer to at least one question by a user on a computer, by;
(a) creating a captured image of textual, graphical, or textual and graphical material, said material including at least one question requiring an answer by a user, said captured image being computer readable;
(b) displaying the captured image created in step (a) on a video monitor;
(c) selecting an on-line interactive answer format from a predetermined plurality of on-line interactive answer formats;
(d) while the captured image is displayed on the video monitor, graphically applying the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c) to the captured image and graphically identifying a correct answer to the at least one question for subsequent use in grading a user'"'"'s response to the question;
(e) creating an overlay record which comprises;
(1) an identification of the on-line interactive answer format selected in step (c);
(2) the location or locations at which that format was applied to the captured image in step (d); and
(3) the correct answer to the at least one question identified in step (d); and
(f) storing the captured image and the overlay record in a computer storage medium;
(ii) administering the on-line interactive document to a user; and
(iii) recording the user'"'"'s response to the at least one question in a computer storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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15. Apparatus for preparing an on-line interactive document comprising a programmed computer comprising:
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means for displaying on a video monitor a computer readable captured image of textual, graphical, or textual and graphical material, said material including at least one question requiring an answer by a user;
means for selecting an on-line interactive answer format from a predetermined plurality of on-line interactive answer formats;
means for graphically applying the selected on-line interactive answer format to the captured image and graphically identifying a correct answer to the at least one question for subsequent use in grading a user'"'"'s response to the question, said applying and identifying being performed while the captured image is displayed on the video monitor;
means for creating an overlay record which comprises;
(1) an identification of the selected on-line interactive answer format;
(2) the location or locations at which that format was applied to the captured image; and
(3) the identified correct answer to the at least one question; and
means for storing the captured image and the overlay record in a computer storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (16)
means for administering the on-line interactive document to a user; and
means for recording the user'"'"'s response to the at least one question in a computer storage medium.
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