Systems and methods for searching for and delivering solutions to specific problems and problem types

• US 7,338,287 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Issued: 03/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Netucation LLC
• Original Assignee: Netucation LLC
• Inventors: Dickmeyer, Jon Steven, Brauer, Kirk
• Primary Examiner(s): ADAMS, CHANDA L
• Application Number:
  US10/142,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20020197594A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,126 Days
• Field of Search: 434322-323, 434/118, 434/191, 434/201, 434/350, 434/353, 434/298, 434/300, 434/302, 707/3
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a solution to a given problem comprising the steps of receiving a request for a solution to a known problem, accessing a first set of data comprising a plurality of template solutions to problems, accessing a second set of data comprising a plurality of problem variable value sets, interfacing the first set of data and the second set of data for generating a solution to the problem, and transmitting the solution over a computer network.

Claims

1. A method for providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising the steps of:

receiving, using a computer, a request for the solution to the problem, wherein the request includes identifying indicia for the textbook problem, the identifying indicia comprising a page number from the textbook and a problem number, wherein the identifying indicia for the textbook problem is used to access, using a computer, a record from a first object;

accessing, using a computer, a record from a template object; and

integrating, using a computer, the record from the first object with the record from the template object such that the record from the first object is imbedded in the record of the template object to replace one or more variable elements in the template object to generate a solution to the problem.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object comprises a value element, said value element taken from a textbook problem.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the template object comprises predetermined solutions to problems.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a math problem.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a physics problem.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a chemistry problem.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a physical science problem.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is a computer science problem.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the problem is an engineering problem.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution is animated.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the record from the template object comprises an animated predetermined solution to a problem.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a textbook.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution to the problem comprises a mathematical equation imbedded therein, said method further comprising the steps of:

providing a math computation program, said math computation program capable of running a solution to the mathematical equation; and

running the solution to the mathematical equation.

14. A method of providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising the steps of:

providing a first object stored in computer readable memory, said object comprising a value element;

providing a template object stored in computer readable memory, said template object comprising a predetermined solution to the textbook problem, said solution comprising a variable element;

receiving, using a computer, a request for a solution to the problem, wherein the request includes identifying indicia for the textbook problem, the identifying indicia comprising a page number from the textbook and a problem number, and

replacing the variable element with the value element to form a solution to the problem.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising an identifying property of a textbook.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of providing a graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting data comprising the identifying indicia for the textbook problem.

17. A method for providing a solution to a textbook problem comprising the steps of:

providing a computerized graphical user interface comprising at least one data input field for inputting textbook information;

receiving, using a computer, a request for a solution to the problem, wherein the request includes identifying indicia for the textbook problem, the identifying indicia comprising a page number from the textbook and a problem number;

accessing, using a computer, a record from a first object;

accessing, using a computer, a record from a template object; and

integrating, using a computer, the record from the first object with the record from the template object such that the record from the first object is imbedded in the record of the template object to replace one or more variable elements in the template object to generate a solution to the problem.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first object comprises a value element, said value element taken from a textbook problem.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the solution is animated.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the record from the template object comprises an animated predetermined solution to the problem.

21. A program product on a computer-readable medium comprising:

computer-executable instructions recorded on the computer-readable medium for performing a method comprising;

receiving a request for a solution to a textbook problem, wherein the request includes identifying indicia for the textbook problem, the identifying indicia comprising a page number from the textbook and a problem number;

accessing a record from a first object;

accessing a record from a template object; and

integrating the record from the first object with the record from the template object such that the record from the first object is imbedded in the record of the template object to replace one or more variable elements in the template object to generate a solution to the problem.