Using intelligent screen cover in learning

• US 8,761,660 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2012
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bending Spoons SpA
• Original Assignee: Evernote Corp. (Bending Spoons SpA)
• Inventors: Libin, Phil, Sinkov, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Sam
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUMPHREY, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US13/471,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20120308981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 434/347, 434/348, 434/362, 434/364
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A computer learning system includes a computer screen, a cover that selectively covers and reveals different amounts of the computer screen and a computer processor that senses an amount of the computer screen that is revealed by the cover. The processor causes a first learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a first portion of the computer screen and causes a second learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a second portion of the computer screen. The first learning segment may be a question and the second learning segment may be an answer to the question. The computer processor and the computer screen may be provided by a tablet computer. The table computer may be an iPad® 2 tablet computer.

Claims

1. A computer learning system comprising:

a computer screen;

a physical cover that selectively covers and reveals different amounts of the computer screen;

and a computer processor that senses an amount of the computer screen that is revealed by the cover, the processor causing a first learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a first portion of the computer screen and causing a second learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a second portion of the computer screen, wherein the first learning segment is a question and the second learning segment is a correct answer to the question.

2. A computer learning system, according to claim 1, wherein in response to the cover revealing a third portion of the computer screen, the computer processor causes a score to be displayed on the computer screen.

3. A computer learning system, according to claim 2, wherein the first portion of the computer screen is a subset of the second portion of the computer screen and the second portion of the computer screen is a subset of the third portion of the computer screen.

4. A computer learning system, according to claim 1, wherein the computer processor and the computer screen are provided by a tablet computer.

5. A computer learning system, according to claim 4, wherein the cover is a magnetic cover having an edge that includes at least one magnet.

6. A computer learning system, according to claim 5, wherein a location of the edge of the cover is determined by detecting the at least one magnet.

7. A computer learning system, according to claim 1, wherein a location of an edge of the cover is determined based on user touch gestures on the computer screen.

8. A method of providing automated learning, comprising:

sensing an amount of a computer screen that is revealed by a physical cover that is placed on the computer screen;

causing a first learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a first portion of the computer screen; and

causing a second learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a second portion of the computer screen, wherein the first learning segment is a question and the second learning segment is a correct answer to the question.

9. A method, according to claim 8, further comprising:

causing a score to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a third portion of the computer screen.

10. A method, according to claim 9, wherein the first portion of the computer screen is a subset of the second portion of the computer screen and the second portion of the computer screen is a subset of the third portion of the computer screen.

11. Computer software provided in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, that provides automated learning, the software comprising:

executable code that senses an amount of a computer screen that is revealed by a physical cover that is placed on the computer screen;

executable code that causes a first learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a first portion of the computer screen; and

executable code that causes a second learning segment to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a second portion of the computer screen, wherein the first learning segment is a question and the second learning segment is a correct answer to the question.

12. Computer software, according to claim 11, further comprising:

executable code that causes a score to be displayed on the computer screen in response to the cover revealing a third portion of the computer screen.

13. Computer software, according to claim 12, wherein the first portion of the computer screen is a subset of the second portion of the computer screen and the second portion of the computer screen is a subset of the third portion of the computer screen.

14. Computer software, according to claim 11, wherein a location of an edge of the cover is determined based on user touch gestures on the computer screen.