Operational feedback with 3D commands

• US 9,600,074 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2014
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Arnold, Brent Douglas, Hunt, Darvell Dean, Figueroa, Amanda Luisa, Peterson, CrisAnn
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisen, Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALMEIDA, CORY A
• Application Number:
  US14/327,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20160011665A1
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer-readable medium, servers, and systems for providing customized instructional content through an application using three-dimensional input and providing feedback from an interaction with the instructional content.

Claims

1. A computing device for providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive a profile, wherein;

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receive three-dimensional input, wherein;

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determine that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

compare the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determine the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

provide the feedback to the user, wherein;

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiate the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

2. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by the computing device.

3. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

4. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

5. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the profile is a default profile.

6. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.

7. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional input is received from a second computing device and the feedback is provided through a first computing device.

20. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

wait for additional three-dimensional input for a pre-determined amount of time, wherein the command is determined after the pre-determined amount of time.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the operations comprising:

receiving a profile, wherein;

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receiving three-dimensional input, wherein;

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determining that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

comparing the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determining the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

providing the feedback to the user, wherein;

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiating the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

9. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

10. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

11. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the profile is a default profile.

12. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.

13. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the three-dimensional input is received from a second computing device and the feedback is provided through a first computing device.

21. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8, wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by a computing device.

14. A computer-implemented method of providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the method comprising:

receiving a profile, wherein;

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receiving three-dimensional input, wherein;

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determining that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

comparing the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determining the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

providing the feedback to the user, wherein;

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiating the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

15. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14, wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by a computing device.

16. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14, wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

17. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14, wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

18. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14, wherein the profile is a default profile.

19. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14, wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.