ELECTRONIC READER FOR ENHANCING INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

• US 20130260350A1
• Filed: 03/29/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LoudCloud Systems, Inc. (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LoudCloud Systems, Inc. (Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kutty, Manoj, Sonkar, Anil Vishwanath, Warrier, Dinesh
• Application Number:
  US13/853,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20130260350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/308
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for enabling an electronic reader embedded on e-learning system. In one implementation, the system comprises a Graphical User Interface (GUI) module, a receiving module, a capturing module, a generating module, a database and a communication module. The GUI module is configured to display a first content object to one or more users connected on the online e-learning platform. The receiving module is configured to receive an electronic input signal from a user to highlight a first sub-content object in the first content object. The capturing module is configured to capture first metadata associated with the first sub-content object. The generating module is configured to generate a second content object comprising the first sub-content highlighted based on the first metadata. The database is configured for storing the second content object. The communication module is configured to share the second content object in real-time.

Claims

1. A method for enabling an electronic content reader embedded on an e-learning system, the method comprising:

displaying, by a processor, a first content object on the electronic content reader to one or more users connected to the e-learning system;

receiving, by the processor, an electronic input signal from at least one user from the one or more users to highlight at least one first sub-content object in the first content object;

capturing, by the processor, first metadata associated with the at least one first sub-content object in response to the electronic input signal received;

generating, by the processor, a second content object comprising the at least one first sub-content highlighted based on the first metadata; and

sharing, by the processor, the second content object with at least one other user from the one or more users in real time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content object is selected from a group comprising spread sheets, word processing files, multimedia files including audio or video files, and HTML files.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sub-content object is selected from a group comprising texts, comments, notes, hyperlinks, audios, videos and multimedia.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metadata comprises the first sub-content object, the location of the first sub-content object in the first content object, the starting position of the first sub-content object, the length of the first sub-content object, and the identifier of the at least one user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first metadata is utilized for highlighting at least one second sub-content object in the first content object matching with the first sub-content object located at a location other than the location of the first sub-content object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least user can annotate the at least one first sub-content object highlighted by adding a comment, a text, an image, a hyperlink, an audio, a video and combinations thereof associated with the at least one sub-content object.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the annotation of the at least one first sub-content enables capturing second metadata associated with the annotation of the at least one first sub-content comprising title of the annotation, description of the annotation, the identifier of the at least one user, comment, a text, an image, a hyperlink, an audio, and a video.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content object can be stored in a database to be retrieved in future for later use.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content object is shared to at least one other user using a communication module configured for establishing electronic communication such as a chat session, a discussion forum, and a blog.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one other user is enabled to annotate at least one first sub-content object in the second content object.

11. An e-learning system for enabling an electronic content reader, the e-learning system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is capable of executing a plurality of modules stored in the memory, and wherein the plurality of modules comprising;

a Graphical User Interface (GUI) module configured to display a first content object on the electronic content reader to one or more users connected to the e-learning system;

a receiving module configured to receive an electronic input signal from at least one user from the one or more users to highlight at least one first sub-content object in the first content object;

a capturing module configured to capture first metadata associated with the at least one first sub-content object in response to the electronic input signal received;

a generating module configured to generate a second content object comprising the at least one first sub-content highlighted based on the first metadata;

a communication module configured to share the second content object with at least one other user from the one or more users in real time; and

the memory further comprising a database configured for storing the second content object.

12. The e-learning system of claim 11, wherein the communication module is configured for establishing electronic communication such as a chat session, a discussion forum, and a blog.

13. A computer program product having embodied thereon a computer program for enabling an electronic content reader embedded on an e-learning system, the computer program product comprising:

a program code to display a first content object on the electronic content reader to one or more users connected to the e-learning system;

a program code to receive an electronic input signal from at least one user from the one or more users to highlight at least one first sub-content object in the first content object;

a program code to capture first metadata associated with the at least one first sub-content object in response to the electronic input signal received;

a program code to generate a second content object comprising the at least one first sub-content highlighted based on the first metadata; and

a program code to share the second content object with at least one other user from the one or more users in real-time.