Teaching method and system

• US 6,195,528 B1
• Filed: 12/07/1998
• Issued: 02/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tokheim Holding B.V. (Dover Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Tokheim Sas (Cognetas LLP)
• Inventors: Young, Kenneth D., Keidel, Murl J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rovnak, John Edmund
• Application Number:
  US09/206,533
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/307.R, 380/3, 395/186, 395/187.01
• US Class Current: 434/307.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/08 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying further information

Abstract

A teaching system apparatus and method for improving the ability of a student to learn with a connection to a remote computer. A plurality of CD Roms for storing at least one of text, audio and visual data are utilized on a local computer having memory. The local computer is in communication with the remote computer and the CD Roms are able to be loaded and operated on the local computer. A mechanism through software is provided on said CD Roms for causing the local computer to communicate with the remote computer and determine if the CD Roms are still up to date, and software on the CD Roms may request the local computer to download information from the remote computer. A mechanism via software on the CD Roms prevents local computer access of particular data on the CD Roms without an unlock code from the remote computer.

Claims

1. A teaching system apparatus for improving the ability of a student to learn, with the ability to connect to a remote computer, said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of CD Roms for storing at least one of text, audio and visual data;

a local computer having memory, said local computer in communication with the remote computer, said plurality of CD Roms able to be loaded and operated on said local computer;

means on said CD Roms for causing said local computer to communicate with said remote computer and determine if said CD Roms are still up to date;

means on said CD Roms for requesting said local computer to download information from said remote computer; and

means on said CD Roms for preventing local computer access or particular said data on said CD Roms without an unlock code from said remote computer caused to be transmitted to said local computer on successful completion of a knowledge based test.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which said downloaded information from said remote computer is an unlock code.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which said downloaded information from said remote computer is updated data corresponding to said data stored on said CD Roms.