System and method for facilitating and documenting user thinking and learning using enhanced interactive constructs

• US 8,195,592 B1
• Filed: 05/07/2011
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Inventors: Heidenreich, James Ralph, Higgins, Linda Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes, Michael B
• Application Number:
  US13/068,350
• Time in Patent Office: 395 Days
• Field of Search: 706/45
• US Class Current: 706/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/045 Explanation of inference; Explainable artificial intelligence [XAI]; Interpretable artificial intelligence

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for creating, disseminating, and using enhanced interactive constructs for single or multiple users. Preferred implementations are based on approaches used by experienced problem solvers or inquiry based projects, and may comprise playable, animated, game-like, or video-like forms, and others. Systems and methods may also comprise feedback, evaluation, tracking, scoring, commenting, and reward mechanisms, and may be implemented in or in conjunction with a variety of systems and collaborative environments.

Claims

1. A system for the creation and dissemination of interactive models for improved compelling understanding and presentation based on approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

a processor manager system executable on one or more processors to enable activities comprising;

facilitating user specification of identifying at least a portion of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, or a combination thereof;

creation or retrieval, or both, of at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct related to or based on at least a portion of the user specification or at least a portion of at least one user model or both;

further comprising that said facilitation identification creation or retrieval or a combination thereof, is accomplished using an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure, or both, for exemplary problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem;

display, output, storage, or a combination thereof, of at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a three dimensional representation.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising that the enhanced interactive construct can be edited, rated, ranked, commented upon, scored monitored, tracked, evaluated, or linked to or referenced with other constructs, models, or references, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising the incorporation or use, or both, of at least one additional information resource, computer system, search engine or agent, or computer device, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one web service, applet, widget, client processor, or server processor, or processor executable instructions embodied in at least one of a processor readable medium, memory;

or device, or any combination thereof.

10. The system of claim 1 further comprising that a user comprises an individual;

multiple individuals, a team, a group, a system, an electronic resource or source, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 1 further comprising that at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct comprises at least one of a playable form, video-like form, game-like form, animated-like form, storyline layout, deconstructor format, partial construct format, mix and match format, predicting format, interactive construct challenge, timeline construct, sequence construct, causation construct, comparison construct, contrast construct, grouping construct, wholes and parts construct, family tree construct, or a combination thereof.

5. A system for the creation and dissemination of interactive models for improved compelling understanding and presentation based on approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

processor executable instructions embodied in a processor readable medium, memory, or processor readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising;

instructions to facilitate userspecification of or to identify at least a portion of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, or as combination thereof;

instructions to create or retrieve or both of at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct related to or based on at least a portion of the user specification or user model or both;

instructions further comprising that the facilitation, identification, creation or retrieval, or a combination thereof, is accomplished using an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure, or both, for exemplary problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem;

instructions to display or output or both of at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a three dimensional representation.

7. The system of claim 5 further comprising that the enhanced interactive construct can be edited, rated, commented upon, ranked, scored, monitored, tracked, evaluated, or linked to or referenced with other constructs, models, or references, or a combination thereof.

8. The system of claim 5 further comprising the incorporation or use or both of at least one additional information resource, computer system, search engine or agent, or processor device, or a combination thereof.

12. A processor implemented method for providing compelling viewing, presentation or learning interactive forms from informational, forms of content, based on experienced problem solving or thinking approaches, comprising:

activities implemented through the execution of one or more processors, said activities comprising;

enabling the receipt or identification or both, of at least one user specification related to at least one arbitrary problem or inquiry based project, or both;

processing or formatting, or both, at least one user specification through the use of at least one interactive construct format, said interactive construct format related to or based on, or both, an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure, or both, for exemplary problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem;

creating or retrieving, or both, at least a subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct based on or related to the user specification or the at least one interactive construct format, or both;

enabling the provisioning of at least a subset of the at least one enhanced interactive construct in output or display or storage, or a combination thereof.

13. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising at least one web service, applet, widget, client processor, or server processor, or processor executable instructions embodied in a processor readable medium memory, or device, or any combination thereof.

14. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct comprises at least one of a playable form, video-like form, game-like form, animated-like form, storyline layout, deconstructor format, partial construct format, mix and match format, predicting format, interactive construct challenge, timeline construct, sequence construct, causation construct, comparison construct, contrast construct, grouping construct, wholes and parts construct, family tree construct, or a combination thereof.

15. A system for facilitating an enhanced interactive experience for more compelling understanding, learning or presentation, based on experienced problem solving or thinking approaches, comprising:

processor executable instructions embodied on at least one processor readable media, processor readable device or memory, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising;

instructions to enable the provisioning of at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct, said enhanced interactive construct based on or related to an exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem, or said enhanced interactive construct based on or related to at least one interactive construct format that is based on or related to an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving, or both;

instructions to enable user interaction with at least a subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct;

instructions to output or display or store, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising enabling at least one of user editing, commenting, rating, ranking, scoring, rewarding, competing, suggestioning, feedback, or linking, or a combination thereof.

17. A processor implemented method for facilitating an enhanced interactive experience for more compelling understanding, learning or presentation, based on experienced problem solving or thinking approaches, comprising:

activities implemented through the execution of one or more processors, said activities comprising;

enabling the provisioning of at least at subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct in display, output or storage or a combination thereof, said enhanced interactive construct based on or related to an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem, or said enhanced interactive construct based on or related to at least one interactive construct format that is based on or related to an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving, or both;

enabling user interaction with at least a subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct;

outputting or displaying or storing, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one enhanced interactive construct.

18. The processor implemented method of claim 17 further comprising enabling at least one of user editing, commenting, rating, ranking, scoring, rewarding, competing, suggestioning, feedback, or linking, or a combination thereof.

19. The processor implemented method of claim 17 further comprising at least one web service, applet, widget, client processor, server processor, or processor executable instructions embodied in a processor readable medium, memory, or device, or any combination thereof.

20. The processor implemented method of claim 17 further comprising the accomplishment or use of monitoring, recording, tracking, evaluating, scoring, aggregation, gap analysis, pattern analysis, or a combination thereof, of user actions, user interactions, user specifications, user responses, enhanced interactive constructs, generated constructs, user models, user specifications, suggestions, comments, ratings, rankings, scores, links, related references, generated items, external systems or resources responses, related systems or models or constructs, or target constructs, or a combination thereof.

21. The processor implemented method of claim 17 further comprising the use of at least one external system, resource, component, search engine or agent, or a combination thereof.

22. The processor implemented method of claim 17 further comprising that at least a portion of at least one enhanced interactive construct comprises at least one of a playable form, video-like form, game-like form, animated-like form, storyline layout, deconstructor format, partial construct format, mix and match format, predicting format, interactive construct challenge, timeline construct, sequence construct, causation construct, comparison construct, contrast construct, grouping construct, wholes and parts construct, family tree construct, or a combination thereof.

23. A system for providing a related problem solving or thinking contextual experience, said system comprising:

processor executable instructions embodied in at least one of a computer readable medium, processor readable device, or memory, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising;

instructions to enable the receipt or identification, or both, of at least one input from at least one user or external source, or both;

instructions to enable the creation or retrieval, or both, of at least a subset of at least one user model related to the input and regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both, said model based on or related to an archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem, or both;

instructions to enable the provisioning of at least a subset of said user model, in display or output or storage, or a combination thereof.

24. A system for providing a related problem solving or thinking contextual experience, said system comprising:

a processor manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to enable activities comprising;

receipt or identification, or both, of at least one input from at least one user or external source, or both;

enabling the creation or retrieval, or both, of at least a subset of at least one user model related to the input and regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both, said at least one subset of at least one user model based on or related to an exemplary archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem, or both;

enabling the provisioning of at least a subset of said user model, in display or output or storage, or a combination thereof.

25. The system of claim 24 further comprising at least one web service, applet, widget, client processor, server processor, or processor executable instructions embodied in a processor readable medium, memory, or device, or any combination thereof.

26. The system of claim 24 further comprising user suggestions, feedback, scoring, ranking, commenting, or rewarding, or a combination thereof, or use of at least one external system, resource, component, search engine or agent, or the generation of at least one search statement, or a combination thereof.

27. The system of claim 24 further comprising a storyline layout.

28. The system of claim 24 further comprising that the user model or provisioning of the user model or both, further comprises at least one problem, topic, question, answer, conclusion, meaning statement, knowledge, analysis, information, data or a combination thereof.