Interactive training method for demonstrating and teaching occupational skills

• US 6,514,079 B1
• Filed: 03/27/2000
• Issued: 02/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ISO Crime Analytics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rume Interactive Co.
• Inventors: McMenimen, Kevin, Sack, Matthew P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rovnak, John Edmund
• Application Number:
  US09/535,195
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• Field of Search: 434/81-105, 434/118, 434/219, 434/220, 434/221, 434/222, 434/223, 434/224, 434/225, 434/226, 434/227, 434/234, 434/247, 434/248, 434/249, 434/250, 434/251, 434/252, 434/253, 434/254, 434/255, 434/256, 434/257, 434/258, 434/262, 434/263, 434/265, 434/267, 434/275, 434/322-364
• US Class Current: 434/219
• 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

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method of interactive multimedia teaching and learning, through the use of audiovisual presentations.

The invention provides a computer based multimedia presentation which may include pictures, sound, graphics and text to provide a trainee with a presentation regarding the performance of an occupational skill.

Claims

1. An interactive choice-based scenario training method for demonstrating and teaching occupational skills to a trainee, said method comprising:

(a) providing at least one audiovisual overview for an occupational skill to familiarize the trainee with said occupational skill;

(b) displaying a scenario having at least one omitted scene of an audiovisual presentation, wherein a plurality of scenes from said audiovisual presentation will demonstrate a complete scenario related to said occupational skill;

(c) interposing at least one query for evaluating said trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill, said query enabling a trainee choice;

(d) responding to the trainee choice by selecting and displaying a follow-up scenario having an omitted scene from said at least one omitted scene, said selection being a function of the trainee choice;

(e) utilizing said at least one omitted scene from said plurality of scenes for demonstrating said occupational skill;

(f) summarizing and displaying the complete scenario comprising the at least one omitted scene to reinforce the trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill.

2. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the training method is embodied in a course comprising one or more training classes each comprising one or more training modules, said training method further comprising:

(a) selecting a class from said one or more training classes said classes demonstrating and teaching a subset of said occupational skills;

(b) selecting a training module for each class, wherein said training module correlates to an occupational skill of said subset of occupational skills.

3. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein said audiovisual overview includes audio, video and text.

4. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein said audiovisual presentation includes audio, video and text.

5. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one omitted scene is subsequently portrayed in step(e) from a viewing angle different than any previously displayed scene.

6. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one omitted scene is a close up view of a previously displayed scene.

7. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one omitted scene is a scene occurring before any previously displayed scene.

8. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one omitted scene is a scene occurring after any previously displayed scene.

9. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of summarizing and displaying the complete scenario is accomplished by portraying the plurality of scenes for the complete scenario including the omitted scene.

10. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 2, further comprising an initiation of an audiovisual test for testing for the trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skills for each class of the course, said test comprising:

displaying a scenario having at least one omitted scene of an audiovisual presentation for testing comprehension of an occupational skill;

interposing at least one query for evaluating said trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill being tested; and

collecting and storing trainee'"'"'s responses to said query.

11. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of collecting and storing trainee'"'"'s responses includes collecting and storing the length of time required by the trainee to respond to said query.

12. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 11 wherein trainee'"'"'s comprehension of occupational skill being tested is evaluated as a function of the number of correct answers given by the trainee.

13. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 11 wherein trainee'"'"'s comprehension of occupational skill being tested is evaluated as a function of said time required by the trainee to respond to said query.

14. The interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 1, wherein the occupational skills are directed to a particular occupation.

15. A system for providing an interactive choice-based scenario training method for demonstrating and teaching occupational skills to a trainee, said system comprising:

(a) means for providing at least one audiovisual overview for an occupational skill to familiarize the trainee with said occupational skill;

(b) display means for displaying a scenario having at least one omitted scene of an audiovisual presentation, wherein a plurality of scenes from said audiovisual presentation will demonstrate a complete scenario related to said occupational skill;

(c) means for interposing at least one query for evaluating said trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill, said query enabling a trainee choice;

(d) input means for generating a signal representing a trainee response to said at least one query.

(e) means for responding to the trainee'"'"'s choice by selecting and displaying a follow-up scenario having an omitted scene from said at least one omitted scene, said selection being a function of the trainee choice;

(f) means for utilizing said at least one omitted scene from said plurality of scenes for demonstrating said occupational skill;

(g) means for summarizing and displaying the complete scenario comprising the at least one omitted scene to reinforce the trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill.

16. The system for interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 15, wherein said means for providing is selected form the group which includes a CD-ROM and a DVD.

17. The system for interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 15, wherein said audiovisual overview includes audio, video and text.

18. The system for interactive choice-based scenario training method claimed in claim 15, wherein said audiovisual presentation includes audio, video and text.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the display means comprises a monitor and audio speakers.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the input means is selected from the group consisting of a microphone, a pointing device and a keyboard.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the pointing device is selected from the group consisting of a mouse, a trackball, a stylus and a digitizer.

22. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the method steps for demonstrating and teaching occupational skills to a trainee, the method steps comprising:

(a) providing at least one audiovisual overview for an occupational skill to familiarize the trainee with said occupational skill;

(b) displaying a scenario having at least one omitted scene of an audiovisual presentation, wherein a plurality of scenes from said audiovisual presentation will demonstrate a complete scenario related to said occupational skill;

(c) interposing at least one query for evaluating said trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill, said query enabling a trainee choice;

(d) responding to the trainee choice by selecting and displaying a follow-up scenario having an omitted scene from said one omitted scene, said selection being a function of the trainee choice;

(e) utilizing at least one omitted scene from said plurality of scenes for demonstrating said occupational skill;

(f) summarizing and displaying the complete scenario comprising the at least one omitted scene to reinforce the trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill.

23. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

displaying a course comprising one or more training classes each comprising one or more training modules, said training method further comprising;

selecting a class from said one or more training classes, said classes demonstrating and teaching a subset of said occupational skills;

selecting a training module for each class, wherein said training module correlates to an occupational skill defined within said subset of occupational skills.

24. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

presenting said audiovisual overview using audio, video and text.

25. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

presenting said audiovisual presentation using audio, video and text.

26. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

displaying the scene not yet displayed from a viewing angle different than any displayed scene.

27. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

summarizing and displaying the complete scenario by portraying the plurality of scenes for the complete scenario from a viewing angle different than any displayed scene.

28. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

summarizing and displaying the complete scenario by portraying the plurality of scenes for the complete scenario wherein the at least one omitted scene is a close up view of a previously displayed scene.

29. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

summarizing and displaying the complete scenario by portraying the plurality of scenes for the complete scenario wherein the at least one omitted scene is a scene occurring before any previously displayed scene.

30. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

summarizing and displaying the complete scenario by portraying the plurality of scenes for the complete scenario wherein the at least one omitted scene is a scene occurring after any previously displayed scene.

31. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

testing the trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skills for the course, said testing comprising;

for each class;

displaying at least one audiovisual presentation with an omitted scene for testing an occupational skill;

interposing at least one query for evaluating said trainee'"'"'s comprehension of said occupational skill being tested; and

collecting and storing trainee'"'"'s responses to the at least one query.

32. The program storage device as claimed in claim 22, the method steps further including:

collecting and storing the length of time required by the trainee to respond to the at least one query, thereby enabling evaluation of trainee'"'"'s comprehension of occupational skill being tested.