Method and apparatus for interacting with a computer using a plurality of individual handheld objects
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1. A computer-implemented method for an individual to interact with a computer using a plurality of handheld objects placed or manipulated on a work platform, each of the handheld objects having at least one item of detectable information associated therewith, comprising:
- prompting through a computer output device an individual to place or manipulate two or more objects on a work platform;
inputting the at least one item of detectable information associated with two or more of the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform from a detector associated with the work platform;
comparing the inputted information associated with the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform against the prompt;
providing a first feedback response to the individual if the inputted information corresponds to the prompt; and
providing a second feedback response to the individual if the inputted information does not correspond to the prompt.
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Abstract
A system where a child or other individual arranges one or more computer-recognizable characters on a working platform to spell words or provide a mathematical result in response to computer generated questions or prompts, the system then indicating whether the words or mathematical result is correct.
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1. A computer-implemented method for an individual to interact with a computer using a plurality of handheld objects placed or manipulated on a work platform, each of the handheld objects having at least one item of detectable information associated therewith, comprising:
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prompting through a computer output device an individual to place or manipulate two or more objects on a work platform;
inputting the at least one item of detectable information associated with two or more of the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform from a detector associated with the work platform;
comparing the inputted information associated with the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform against the prompt;
providing a first feedback response to the individual if the inputted information corresponds to the prompt; and
providing a second feedback response to the individual if the inputted information does not correspond to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized system comprising:
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a computerized device using a plurality of handheld objects placed or manipulated on a work platform, each of the handheld objects having at least one item of detectable information associated therewith;
one or more computerized output devices capable of prompting an individual to place or manipulate two or more objects on the work platform;
one or more detectors capable of detecting the at least one item of detectable information associated with two or more of the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform and communicating the at least one item of detectable information to one or more processors associated with the computerized device;
the one or more processors capable of comparing the communicated information associated with the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform against the prompt;
the one or more computerized output devices capable of providing a first feedback response to the individual if the communicated information corresponds to the prompt; and
the one or more computerized output devices capable of providing a second feedback response to the individual if the communicated information does not correspond to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program providing a method for an individual to interact with a computer using a plurality of handheld objects placed or manipulated on a work platform, each of the handheld objects having at least one item of detectable information associated therewith, comprising:
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executable instructions for prompting through a computer output device an individual to place or manipulate two or more objects onto a work platform;
executable instructions for inputting the at least one item of detectable information associated with two or more of the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform from detectors associated with the work platform;
executable instructions for comparing the inputted information associated with the objects placed or manipulated on the work platform against the prompt;
executable instructions for providing a first feedback response to the individual if the inputted information corresponds to the prompt; and
executable instructions for providing a second feedback response to the individual if the inputted information does not correspond to the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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