System for knowledge transfer in a group setting
First Claim
1. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising:
- a plurality of participant workstations, each adapted to provide a participant work area having a plurality of panels, each participant workstation having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included on the corresponding participant work area; and
a moderator workstation comprising at least one moderator input-device and adapted to provide a moderator work area having a plurality of panels, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of the participant work areas;
wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area;
wherein the moderator workstation is adapted to identify a panel not currently displayed in a selected participant work area and to transmit a request message to the corresponding participant workstation for the identified panel; and
wherein the corresponding participant workstation is adapted to transmit the identified panel to the moderator workstation in response to the request message.
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Abstract
A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting comprises a plurality of participant work areas and a moderator work area. Each of the plurality of participant work areas has at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices is adapted to define participant images that are then included on the corresponding participant work area. The moderator work area comprises at least one moderator input-device. The at least one moderator input-device is adapted to define moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas. The moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area.
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63 Claims
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1. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each adapted to provide a participant work area having a plurality of panels, each participant workstation having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included on the corresponding participant work area; and a moderator workstation comprising at least one moderator input-device and adapted to provide a moderator work area having a plurality of panels, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of the participant work areas; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; wherein the moderator workstation is adapted to identify a panel not currently displayed in a selected participant work area and to transmit a request message to the corresponding participant workstation for the identified panel; and wherein the corresponding participant workstation is adapted to transmit the identified panel to the moderator workstation in response to the request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network of computers programmed for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the network comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each programmed to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to create data structures defining participant images that are then included in the participant work area; and a moderator workstation programmed to provide a moderator work area and comprising at least one moderator input-device, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to; create data structures defining moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area, and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included in each of plurality of participant work areas; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included in the moderator work area; further comprising collision-correction functionality permitting relocation of images in the participant work area; wherein the relocation of images occurs automatically when a collision occurs.
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18. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations each adapted to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included in the corresponding participant work area; a moderator workstation comprising a moderator input-device and moderator display, said moderator workstation adapted to provide a moderator work area including a shared work area where images may be placed by the moderator and participants, the moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included in the shared work area and in each of the participant work areas, the moderator images generally displayed superimposed on participant images in the participant work area; and collision-avoidance functionality permitting a participant to place a first image in the shared work area visible to the moderator, the first image having a corresponding image in the participant work area that is not visible to the moderator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network of computers programmed for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the network comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each programmed to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to create data structures defining participant images that are then included in the participant work area; and a moderator workstation, programmed to provide a moderator work area and comprising at least one moderator input-device, the moderator work area including a shared work area, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to; create data structures defining moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area, and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; further comprising collision-avoidance functionality that permits the participant to place footnote images on the participant work area that provide a link between the footnote images and corresponding images placed on a portion of the participant work area that is not superimposed on the shared work area.
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34. A network of computers programmed for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the network comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each programmed to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to create data structures defining participant images that are then included in the participant work area; and a moderator workstation, programmed to provide a moderator work area and comprising at least one moderator input-device, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to; create data structures defining moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area, and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; further comprising collision-avoidance functionality that permits the participant to place footnote images in the participant work area, the footnote images providing a link to corresponding images located elsewhere. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A network of computers programmed for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the network comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each programmed to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to create data structures defining participant images that are then included on the participant work area; a moderator workstation, programmed to provide a moderator work area and comprising at least one moderator input-device, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to; create data structures defining moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area, and select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas; wherein the moderator work area comprises a moderator public scroll and a moderator private scroll, and each participant work area comprises a participant public scroll and a participant private scroll; wherein each participant workstation displays images placed on the participant'"'"'s public scroll by the moderator superimposed on images placed on the participant'"'"'s public scroll by the participant, and wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; further comprising collision-avoidance functionality that permits the participant to place footnote images on the participant work area that provide a link between the footnote images and corresponding images that are not typically superimposed on a shared work area.
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39. A network of computers programmed for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the network comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each programmed to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to create data structures defining participant images that are then included on the participant work area; and a moderator workstation, programmed to provide a moderator work area and comprising at least one moderator input-device, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to; create data structures defining moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area, and select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas; wherein the moderator work area comprises a moderator public-scroll and a moderator private scroll, and each participant work area comprises a participant public scroll and a participant private scroll; wherein each participant workstation displays images placed on the participant'"'"'s public scroll by the moderator superimposed on images placed on the participant'"'"'s public scroll by the participant; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; wherein the participant work area comprises a participant public work area and a participant private work area; and wherein images placed on the participant public work area are generally displayed superimposed over images on the public scroll; further comprising collision-avoidance functionality that permits the participant to place footnote images in the participant public work area, the footnote images providing a link to corresponding images located in the participant'"'"'s private work area. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising:
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a plurality of participant work stations, each comprising; at least one participant display device; at least one input device; a participant public scroll; and a participant private scroll; the at least one participant input device being adapted to permit the participant to create data structures on the participant public scroll and participant private scroll defining images that are displayed on the at least one participant display device; and a moderator work station, comprising; at least one moderator display device; at least one moderator input-device; and a moderator public scroll; the at least one moderator input device being adapted to create data structures on the moderator public scroll and each of the participant public scrolls defining images that are displayed on the at least one moderator display device and on each of the at least one participant display devices; wherein the scrolls each comprise a plurality of panels, each panel comprising a plurality of objects created in a sequence; and wherein at least one of said workstations is adapted to replay the creation sequence of objects on a given panel in object-by-object fashion. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising:
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a plurality of participant workstations, each adapted to provide a participant work area and having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included in the corresponding participant work area; and a moderator workstation comprising a moderator input-device and moderator display and adapted to provide a moderator work area, the moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area and to transmit moderator images to participant workstations, said moderator images including objects drawn by the moderator using the moderator input-device, wherein the moderator workstation is further adapted to transmit an object drawn by the moderator to participant workstations when the object is complete.
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51. An interactive learning method, comprising:
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providing a participant work area on each of a plurality of participant workstations each having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included in the corresponding participant work area; providing a moderator work area on a moderator workstation comprising a moderator input-device and moderator display, the moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area and to transmit moderator images to participant workstations, said moderator images including objects drawn in the moderator work area using the moderator input-device; and transmitting an object drawn in the moderator work area to participant workstations when the object is complete.
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52. An interactive learning method, comprising:
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providing on each of a plurality of participant workstations a participant work area having a plurality of panels, each participant workstation having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included in the corresponding participant work area; providing a moderator work area having a plurality of panels on a moderator workstation comprising at least one moderator input-device, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included in the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included in each of the participant work areas; using the moderator workstation to identify a panel not currently displayed in a selected participant work area; transmitting a request message from the moderator workstation to the corresponding participant workstation for the identified panel; and transmitting the identified panel from the corresponding participant workstation to the moderator workstation in response to the request message. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. An interactive learning method, comprising:
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providing a participant work area on each of a plurality of participant workstations having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included in the corresponding participant work area; providing a moderator work area on a moderator workstation comprising a moderator input-device and moderator display, said moderator work area including a shared work area where images may be placed by the moderator and participants, the moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included in the shared work area and in each of the participant work areas, the moderator images generally displayed superimposed on participant images in the participant work areas; and avoiding collisions by permitting a participant to place a first image in the shared work area visible to the moderator, the first image having a corresponding image in the participant work area that is not visible to the moderator. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An interactive learning method, comprising:
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providing a plurality of participant work stations, each comprising; at least one participant display device; at least one input device; a participant public scroll; and a participant private scroll; the at least one participant input device being adapted to permit the participant to create data structures on the participant public scroll and participant private scroll defining images that are displayed on the at least one participant display device; providing a moderator work station, comprising; at least one moderator display device; at least one moderator input-device; and a moderator public scroll; the at least one moderator input device being adapted to create data structures on the moderator public scroll and each of the participant public scrolls defining images that are displayed on the at least one moderator display device and on each of the at least one participant display devices, wherein the scrolls each comprise a plurality of panels, each panel comprising a plurality of objects created in a sequence; and wherein the creation sequence of objects on a given panel of at least one of said scrolls is replayed in object-by-object fashion.
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