COMPUTING DEVICE PROVIDING ELECTRONIC BOOK DATA HAVING SELECTABLE CONTENT LAYERS WITH DIFFERENT DIFFICULTLY LEVELS AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20130177892A1
• Filed: 01/07/2013
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc. (State University System of Florida)
• Original Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc. (State University System of Florida)
• Inventors: BATARSEH, Issa, HADDAD, Ghaith, OREIFEJ, Rashad, AL-HADDAD, Rawad
• Granted Patent: US 9,443,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/317
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0291 for reading, e.g. e-books constructional details of portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/582 Pseudo-random number generators
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/185 for building block systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/186 for digital electronics; for computers, e.g. microprocessors
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/125 the stations being mobile
• 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 7/073 all student stations being capable of presenting the same questions simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/077 different stations being capable of presenting different questions simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/901 Electronic book with display

Abstract

A computing device may include a display, a memory to store electronic book data having a plurality of different content layers each associated with a different content difficultly level, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The processor may determine a selected content difficultly level for viewing of the electronic book data, and display on the display the respective content layer of the electronic book data associated with the selected content difficultly level,

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a display;

a memory to store electronic book data having a plurality of different content layers each associated with a different content difficultly level; and

a processor coupled to said display and said memory to

determine a selected content difficultly level for viewing of the electronic book data, and

display on said display the respective content layer of the electronic book data associated with the selected content difficultly level.

2. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the electronic book data comprises at least one problem to be solved;

and wherein the different content difficultly levels comprise different difficulty levels for the at least one problem.

3. The computing device of claim 2 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one of a scientific problem, an engineering problem, and a mathematics problem.

4. The computing device of claim 2 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different numbers of circuit branches.

5. The computing device of claim 2 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem including a plurality of circuit elements;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different arrangements of the circuit elements.

6. The computing device of claim 2 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem including a plurality of circuit branches;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different directions of current flow through the circuit branches.

7. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the different content layers provide cumulative layers of complexity with respect to one another.

8. The computing device of claim 1 further comprising an input device coupled to said processor to select the content difficulty level.

9. A method for using a computing device comprising a display and a memory, the method comprising:

storing electronic book data in the memory, the electronic book data having a plurality of different content layers each associated with a different content difficultly level;

determining a selected content difficultly level for viewing of the electronic book data; and

displaying on the display the respective content layer of the electronic book data associated with the selected content difficultly level.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the electronic book data comprises at least one problem to be solved;

and wherein the different content difficultly levels comprise different difficulty levels for the at least one problem.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one of a scientific problem, an engineering problem, and a mathematics problem.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different numbers of circuit branches.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem including a plurality of circuit elements;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different arrangements of the circuit elements.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem including a plurality of circuit branches;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different directions of current flow through the circuit branches.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the different content layers provide cumulative layers of complexity with respect to one another.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for a computing device comprising a display and a memory, the non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the computing device to perform steps comprising:

storing electronic book data in the memory, the electronic book data having a plurality of different content layers each associated with a different content difficultly level;

determining a selected content difficultly level for viewing of the electronic book data; and

displaying on the display the respective content layer of the electronic book data associated with the selected content difficultly level.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the electronic book data comprises at least one problem to be solved;

and wherein the different content difficultly levels comprise different difficulty levels for the at least one problem.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one of a scientific problem, an engineering problem, and a mathematics problem.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 wherein the at least one problem comprises at least one electrical circuit problem;

and wherein the different content layers comprise different numbers of circuit branches.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the different content layers provide cumulative layers of complexity with respect to one another.