Learning support apparatus, data output method in learning support apparatus, and storage medium

• US 10,546,512 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2015
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakamura, Kazuhisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Samchuan C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Luo, Joshua S
• Application Number:
  US14/728,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20150356884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,701 Days
• Field of Search: 434154, 434130
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0046 History
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0061 Geography
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/006 Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a learning support apparatus includes a display unit and a processor. The processor executes a process of reading out map data of a designated age from a plurality of map data corresponding to a plurality of ages, and outputting the read-out map data; and reading out, if a position on a map is designated on the output map data, historical information relating to the designated position and the designated age of the map from historical dictionary data, and outputting the read-out historical information.

Claims

1. An electronic learning support apparatus comprising:

a display;

a memory;

a storage storing, in association with each other, (i) map data for each of a plurality of historical ages, (ii) position data related to each of a plurality of place names associated with the map data for any one of the plurality of historical ages, and (iii) historical information data including data of a plurality of topics of learning, each of the plurality of topics of learning being related to any one of the plurality of place names; and

a hardware processor which, under control of a program stored in the memory, executes processes comprising;

a first display process which controls the display to display (i) one map from among the map data stored in the storage, the one map corresponding to a historical age designated by a user, and (ii) a plurality of topic names each of which indicates one of the plurality of topics of learning and is selectable by a designation operation performed by the user;

a first place name acquisition process which, in response to the user designating a first position on the displayed one map, automatically (i) controls the display to display a first mark on the displayed one map at the first position and (ii) acquires, from the position data stored in the storage, a first place name corresponding to the first position based on the position data; and

a second display process which, in response to the user selecting one of the displayed plurality of topic names by performing the designation operation, automatically (i) obtains, from the historical information data stored in the storage, data of one of the plurality of topics of learning associated with both the acquired first place name and the selected one of the displayed plurality of topic names, and (ii) controls the display to display the obtained data of the one of the plurality of topics of learning, thereby enabling the user to easily learn historical information indicated by the displayed data of the one of the plurality of topics of learning,

wherein the obtained data of the one of the plurality of topics of learning comprises text including a second place name, and

wherein the hardware processor further executes;

a third display process which, in response to the user designating the second place name included in the displayed data of the one of the plurality of topics of learning, automatically controls the display to display a second mark on the displayed one map at a second position corresponding to the second place name, based on the position data related to the second place name, such that both of the first mark and the second mark are displayed on the displayed one map simultaneously, thereby enabling the user to easily learn geographical information corresponding to the second place name included in the displayed data of the one of the plurality of topics of learning.

2. The electronic learning support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hardware processor further executes:

a second place name acquisition process which, in response to the user designating a plurality of positions on the displayed one map, automatically (i) controls the display to display a mark on the displayed one map at each of the plurality of positions and (ii) acquires, from the position data stored in the storage, place names respectively corresponding to the plurality of positions based on the position data.

3. The electronic learning support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of topics of learning are selected from among topics of politics, culture, and products.