System of publication and distribution of instructional materials and method therefor

• US 9,665,876 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Manus Bernard Monroe
• Original Assignee: Monvini Limited
• Inventors: Soldavini, Michael Anthony, Monroe, Manus Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Gishnock, Nikolai A
• Application Number:
  US14/170,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20140147826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,215 Days
• Field of Search: 434322, 434323, 726 26- 28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 17/00 Teaching reading teaching lip-reading G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/12 different stations being capable of presenting different information simultaneously G09B5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• 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: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/04 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying a further explanation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/08 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying further information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/927 Education or instruction
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A system for publication and distribution of instructional materials comprises a host computer capable of receiving and storing educational works having one or more segments over a communications network, receiving one or more selections of at least one of the segments, producing a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments, receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the compilation, and providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.

Claims

1. A system for publication and distribution of educational materials, the system comprising:

at least one host computer capable of

receiving over a communications network one or more educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments,

storing the educational works,

receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,

retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,

generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,

associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,

receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and

providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.

2. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

the one or more educational works are received from at least one author thereof.

3. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one host computer is further capable of recording payment for the access rights requested.

4. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 3 wherein:

the access rights are provided only if the payment has been recorded.

5. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

each of the plurality of segments has one or more identified authors, and

the at least one host computer is further capable of paying a royalty to the one or more authors for the access rights provided.

6. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

the access rights provided are limited to viewing the selected segments.

7. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 6 wherein:

the access rights are provided without requiring compensation therefor.

8. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 6 wherein:

the access rights are provided in exchange for compensation.

9. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

the access rights provided are time limited.

10. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

a requestor status is associated with the request, and

the access rights provided are limited according to the requestor status.

11. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

the access rights provided allow copying of the selected segments.

12. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 11 wherein:

the access rights are provided without requiring compensation therefor.

13. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 11 wherein:

the access rights are provided in exchange for compensation.

17. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

one of said one or more identifiers is associated with an educational institution.

18. The system for publication and distribution of educational materials of claim 1 wherein:

one of said one or more identifiers is associated with an educational course.

14. A system for publication and distribution of educational materials, the system comprising:

at least one host computer capable of

receiving over a communications network one or more educational works from at least one author of the educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments having one or more identified authors,

storing the educational works,

receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,

retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,

generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,

associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,

receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation,

recording payment for the requested access rights,

providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request if the payment has been recorded, and

paying a royalty to the one or more authors for the access rights provided.

15. A method for publication and distribution of educational materials, the method comprising:

receiving over a communications network one or more educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments,

storing the educational works,

receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,

retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,

generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,

associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,

receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and

providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.

16. A method for publication and distribution of educational materials, the method comprising:

receiving over a communications network one or more educational works from at least one author of the educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments having one or more identified authors,

storing the educational works,

receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,

retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,

generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,

associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,

receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and

recording payment for the requested access rights,

providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request if the payment has been recorded, and

paying a royalty to the one or more authors for the access rights provided.