Education and demonstration – Audio recording and visual means
Patent
1989-02-27
1990-11-06
Apley, Richard J.
Education and demonstration
Audio recording and visual means
434169, 434307, 434323, 273 1E, 340709, 364419, G09G 500
Patent
active
049682571
ABSTRACT:
A limited function, user interactive teaching apparatus includes a memory for storing a compilation of words and phrases to be used by the teaching apparatus and a pedagogical lesson database which includes a plurality of substantially identical, limited size, lesson frame data units, each such unit including a plurality of pointers for selecting words and/or phrases to be displayed during the execution of the program unit. Each program unit thus comprises, in the main, pointer data rather than substantive pedagogical data. A display is employed for displaying the selected words and phrases and, in addition, includes a movable indicator cursor or touch sensitive position indicator. A processor executes the pedagogical program, unit by unit. The processor fetches the selected words and/or phrases and provides them to the display in accordance with pointer data contained in each data unit. The apparatus is provided with x-y movement means for causing the cursor to move on the display and, further, to indicate a user's response to an indicated question. A voice synthesizer provides tutorial instruction, operational directions, and informs the user of the outcome of a completed exercise.
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Apley Richard J.
Cheng Joe H.
Hilburger Albert W.
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