US4776799A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Portable, self-contained, educational-organizational system and method employing such system
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1987-10-14
•
Granted: 1988-10-11
•
Expires: 2007-10-14
Abstract
Abstract The system of this invention comprises a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging the system onto a vertical support surface. The system includes at least one visually-coded activity marker means arranged on a side of the system for listing on a daily activity listing means at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user. This produces a completed daily activity listing means. A plurality of completed daily activity listing means arranged on the system side together comprise an organized educational plan. Also in the system are visually-coded indicator means for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity. This allows for recognition by the user of the completion of a series of given activities which make-up the plan.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan M. Walsh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:08
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B29/00; G09B29/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A portable, self-contained, educational, organizational system, which comprises: a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one visually-coded activity marker means arranged on a side of said system for listing on a daily activity listing means at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity listing means; a plurality of said completed daily activity listing means arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; and visually-coded indicator means on said side for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the visual-coding on said indicator means being the same as the corresponding visual-coding on said completed list means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A portable, self-contained, educational, organizational system, which comprises: a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one visually-coded activity marker means arranged on a side of said system for listing on a daily activity listing means at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity listing means; a plurality of said completed daily activity listing means arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; and visually-coded indicator means on said side for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the visual-coding on said indicator means being the same as the corresponding visual-coding on said completed list means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said respective activity marker, said completed activity listing means, and said indicator means are color-coded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said indicator means comprise at least one color-coded bead movable between respective first and second predetermined positions for evidencing said completion status.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The system of claim 3, wherein said indicator means comprise a loop means connected to said side, each said loop means having a pair of said color-coded beads, each bead having a different color, which are slidably mounted thereon for movement between respective first and second predetermined positions for evidencing said completion status.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said daily activity listing means comprise daily activity cards, and said completed daily activity listing means comprise completed daily activity cards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1, which further includes a fastener means for both maintaining said system in a secure, closed position and for hanging said system in an open position onto a vertical support.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said completed daily activity listing means are arranged on said system body in priority order to produce a selectively oranized educational plan.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 7, wherein said completed daily activity list means are arranged on said side in longitudinally-space columns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1, which further includes means attached to said side for retaining said completed daily activity listing means in a fixed position thereon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1, which further includes means for indicating the long-range completion status of said daily activities performed by said user.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
292 words
A method for implementing an organized educational plan by a user, which comprises: providing a portable, self-contained educational organization system to a user comprising a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one visually-coded activity marker means arranged on a side of said system for listing on a daily activity listing means at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity listing means; a plurality of said completed daily activity listing means arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; and visually-coded indicator means on said side for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the visual-coding on said indicator means being the same as the corresponding visual-coding on said completed list means; writing at least one visually-coded activity to be performed by said user onto each of a plurality of said daily activity listing means to produce a plurality of visually-coded completed daily activity listing means which together comprise an organized educational plan; retaining in a fixed position on said side said organized education plan; performing on a daily basis by the user the designated daily activities listed in said plan; moving each said indicator means on completion of said performance of each said activity by said user from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position to evidence the completion status thereof; and repeating said respective activities performing step and indicator means moving steps on a daily basis for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
292 words
A method for implementing an organized educational plan by a user, which comprises: providing a portable, self-contained educational organization system to a user comprising a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one visually-coded activity marker means arranged on a side of said system for listing on a daily activity listing means at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity listing means; a plurality of said completed daily activity listing means arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; and visually-coded indicator means on said side for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the visual-coding on said indicator means being the same as the corresponding visual-coding on said completed list means; writing at least one visually-coded activity to be performed by said user onto each of a plurality of said daily activity listing means to produce a plurality of visually-coded completed daily activity listing means which together comprise an organized educational plan; retaining in a fixed position on said side said organized education plan; performing on a daily basis by the user the designated daily activities listed in said plan; moving each said indicator means on completion of said performance of each said activity by said user from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position to evidence the completion status thereof; and repeating said respective activities performing step and indicator means moving steps on a daily basis for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of visually-coded completed daily activity list means are arranged in priority order to produce a selectively organized educational plan.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said indicator means is color-coded, and said method further includes the step of listing at least one color-coded activity onto said daily activity list means, and, after performing said designated activity, moving said corresponding color-coded indicator means from said first predetermined position to said second predetermined position to evidence said completion status.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of claim 11, wherein each said indicator means comprises loop means connected to said side, each said loop means having a pair of color-coded beads, each bead having a different color, and being slidably mounted thereon for movement between said respective first and second predetrrmined positions for evidencing said completion status, and said method further includes the step of listing at least one color-coded activity onto each said daily activity list means and, after performing each said designated activity, moving said corresponding color-coded indicator means from said first predetermined position to said second predetermined position to evidence said completion status.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 11, which further includes the steps of providing means for indicating the long-range completion status of said daily activities performed by said user, and after performing all of said designated activities on a given day, recording on said long-range indicator means that all of said daily activities have been completed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 11, which further includes the steps of providing a long-range completion means comprising a monthly calendar having daily recording intervals, and recording the completion of the performance of all said activities in said daily recording intervals thereby providing goal-setting functionality to said system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
218 words
A portable, self-contained educational, organizational system, which comprises: a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one color-coded activity marker means arranged on the inside side of said system body for listing on a daily activity card at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity card; a plurality of said completed daily activity cards arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; loop means attached to the inside of said system body; a pair of color-coded beads slidably mounted on said loop means for movement between respective first and second predetermined positions for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the color-coding on each indicator means being the same as the visual-coding on the corresponding completed daily activity card; and means for indicating the long-range completion status of said daily activities performed by said user, and after performing all of said designated activities on a given day, recording on said long-range indicator means that all of said daily activities have been completed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
218 words
A portable, self-contained educational, organizational system, which comprises: a system body which, in the open position, has a longitudinally-extending, substantially flat configuration for hanging said system onto a vertical support surface, and which is composed of a flexible material foldable into a closed position so that the system can be easily transported by a user; at least one color-coded activity marker means arranged on the inside side of said system body for listing on a daily activity card at least one designated daily activity to be performed by said user, thereby producing a completed daily activity card; a plurality of said completed daily activity cards arranged on said side which together comprise an organized educational plan; loop means attached to the inside of said system body; a pair of color-coded beads slidably mounted on said loop means for movement between respective first and second predetermined positions for evidencing the completion status of each designated daily activity, the color-coding on each indicator means being the same as the visual-coding on the corresponding completed daily activity card; and means for indicating the long-range completion status of said daily activities performed by said user, and after performing all of said designated activities on a given day, recording on said long-range indicator means that all of said daily activities have been completed.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 17, which further includes means defining a reward to the user for the long-range completion of the performance of said daily activities.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 17, which further includes fastening means attached to said system body for both maintaining said system in a secure, closed position and for hanging said system, in the open position, onto a vertical support.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 17, which further includes means for storing said daily activity cards, said markers, and said long-range completion status means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US30959A
Cited
US1090332A
Cited
US2512485A
Cited
US2965978A
Cited
US3035355A
Cited
US3290796A
Cited
US3916547A
Cited
US3995387A
Cited
USRE30959E
Cited
US4384855A
Cited
US4451067A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-10-11 | 1992-04-11 | 1992-10-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-10-11 | 1996-04-11 | 1996-10-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-10-11 | 2000-04-11 | 2000-10-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |