Interactive learning
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing information associated with a live program for display on a video display device;
providing a live interactive content icon, for display on the video display device, when a current time is before an end time of the live program, the live interactive content icon indicating a capability of a user viewing the live program on the video display device to participate and interact remotely with other participants of the live program;
providing, when the current time is after the end time of the live program, information to the video display device to remove the display of the live interactive content icon and to display an on-demand content icon on the video display device, the on-demand content icon indicating that the live program was recorded and available on demand;
comparing prerequisite information with information indicative of the user, wherein the prerequisite information is associated with the live program and includes a required minimum achievement level in an academic class in which the user is a student; and
based on the comparison, providing the live program for display on the video display device when an actual achievement level of the user in the academic class meets or exceeds the minimum achievement level and denying providing the live program for display on the video display device when the actual achievement level of the user does not meet the minimum achievement level.
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Abstract
A method may include providing a live, interactive program or information associated with the live, interactive program on a video display device; and providing a live interactive content icon on the video display device when a current time is before an end time of the live, interactive program, the live interactive content icon indicating that live interactive content is available for the live, interactive program.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing information associated with a live program for display on a video display device; providing a live interactive content icon, for display on the video display device, when a current time is before an end time of the live program, the live interactive content icon indicating a capability of a user viewing the live program on the video display device to participate and interact remotely with other participants of the live program; providing, when the current time is after the end time of the live program, information to the video display device to remove the display of the live interactive content icon and to display an on-demand content icon on the video display device, the on-demand content icon indicating that the live program was recorded and available on demand; comparing prerequisite information with information indicative of the user, wherein the prerequisite information is associated with the live program and includes a required minimum achievement level in an academic class in which the user is a student; and based on the comparison, providing the live program for display on the video display device when an actual achievement level of the user in the academic class meets or exceeds the minimum achievement level and denying providing the live program for display on the video display device when the actual achievement level of the user does not meet the minimum achievement level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a database to store a list of programs, information indicating that one of the programs is associated with a capability of a user viewing the program on a video display device to participate and interact remotely with other participants of the program, an end time of the one of the programs, and prerequisite information associated with the one of the programs; and a processor, connected to the database, to; determine a current time, and when the current time is after the end time of the one of the programs, removing the information from the database indicating that the one of the programs is associated with the capability of the user to participate and interact remotely and adding information to the database indicating that the one of the programs includes on-demand content, compare the prerequisite information with information indicative of the user, wherein the prerequisite information includes a required minimum achievement level in an academic class in which the user is a student, and provide the one of the programs for display to the user on the video display device when an actual achievement level of the user in the academic class meets or exceeds the minimum achievement level. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer readable medium comprising:
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one or more instructions for providing information associated with a live program on a video display device; and one or more instructions for providing a live interactive content icon for display on the video display device when a current time is before an end time of the live program, the live interactive content icon indicating a capability of a user viewing the live program on the video display device to participate and interact remotely with other participants of the live program; one or more instructions for providing, when the current time is after the end time of the live program, information to the video display device to remove the display of the live interactive content icon and to display an on-demand content icon on the video display device, the on-demand content icon indicating that the live program was recorded and available on demand; one or more instructions for comparing prerequisite information with information indicative of the user, wherein the prerequisite information is associated with the live program and includes a required minimum achievement level in an academic class in which the user is a student; and one or more instructions for providing the live program for display on the video display device when the an actual achievement level of the user in the academic class meets or exceeds the minimum achievement level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for providing information associated with a live program on a video display device; and means for providing a live interactive content icon for display on the video display device when a current time is before an end time of the live program, the live interactive content icon indicating a capability of a user viewing the live program on the video display device to participate and interact remotely with other participants of the live program; means for providing, when the current time is after the end time of the live program, information to the video display device to remove the display of the live interactive content icon and to display an on-demand content icon on the video display device, the on-demand content icon indicating that the live program was recorded and available on demand; means for comparing the prerequisite information with information indicative of the user, wherein the prerequisite information includes a required minimum achievement level in an academic class in which the user is a student; and means for providing the live program on the video display device when an actual achievement level of the user in the academic class meets or exceeds the minimum achievement level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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