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Interactive audio-visual foreign language skills maintenance system and method
Assignee: OL Security LLC
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Filing: 1994-01-26
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2014-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A computer, responsive to user input, controls the presentation of an audio-visual work to a user. Through the selection of several interactive learning options, support and reinforcement of the learning process is provided. In particular, the computer interacts with the user to challenge the user's understanding of the audio-visual work. In connection with the presentation of foreign language works, the user interacts with the computer in role playing, transcription, translation, fill-in-the-blanks and speech repetition activities designed to teach the user to speak the foreign language. Furthermore, as the audio-visual work is presented, a computer generated transcription or translation is displayed for user contemplation, and the user may interact with the computer by requesting the display of grammatical, cultural and geographic notes the further assist in the learning process.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley Alden Bishop
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:35
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/06; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/065; G09B7/00; G09B7/02; G09B7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing textual information of a dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing and for audio presentation of the associated dialog in the foreign language; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, an associated portion of the stored foreign language textual information; and selectively pausing playback of the scenes of the audio-visual work and display of the associated foreign language textual information to allow the student to respond in the foreign language to the displayed portion of the associated textual information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing textual information of a dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing and for audio presentation of the associated dialog in the foreign language; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, an associated portion of the stored foreign language textual information; and selectively pausing playback of the scenes of the audio-visual work and display of the associated foreign language textual information to allow the student to respond in the foreign language to the displayed portion of the associated textual information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as in claim 1 further including the steps of: inputting the response from the student; and comparing the input response with a correct response.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 1 further including the steps of: audibly inputting the response by the student; speech recognizing the audibly input response; and comparing the recognized audibly input response with a correct response.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
118 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the step of storing comprises the step of storing a plurality of comprehension testing questions and correct answers associated with the audio-visual work, and wherein the step of retrieving and displaying comprises the step of displaying at least one comprehension testing question associated with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work, and wherein the step of pausing comprises the step of pausing to allow the student to respond with an answer to each displayed comprehension testing question, the method further comprising the steps of: retrieving and displaying the correct answers to each displayed comprehension testing question; and comparing the student answers with the correct answers to each displayed comprehension testing question.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the step of storing includes the step of storing a list of scenes in the audio-visual work along with scene synopses, and wherein the step of retrieving and displaying includes the step of displaying the list of scenes for student review, the method further including the steps of: inputting a selection by the student of a particular scene from the list of scenes; displaying the synopsis of the selected scene; and displaying the selected scene from the audio-visual work for student viewing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the step of storing includes the step of storing a transcription of the dialog spoken on the audio-visual work, and wherein the step of retrieving and displaying includes the step of displaying the transcription of the dialog in conjunction with the display of the audio-visual work, the method further including the steps of: flagging portions of the displayed transcription of the dialog; inputting a selection by the student of a flagged portion in the displayed transcription of the dialog; and displaying information concerning the flagged portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying information concerning the flagged portion comprises the step of displaying a definition for a selected word in the transcription.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying information concerning the flagged portion comprises the step of displaying grammatical information for a selected word in the transcription.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying information concerning the flagged portion comprises the step of displaying cultural information for the audio-visual work.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying information concerning the flagged portion comprises the step of displaying historical information for the audio-visual work.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as in claim 6 wherein the step of displaying information concerning the flagged portion comprises the step of displaying geographic information for the audio-visual work.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
226 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, said teaching method comprising the steps of: storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, a line of dialog from the audio-visual work; selectively pausing playback of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work to allow the student to respond with an answer as to a responsive line of dialog next spoken in the audio-visual work; continuing playback of the scenes of the audio-visual work; retrieving and displaying an actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; and comparing the answer of the responsive line of dialog by the student with the displayed actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
226 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, said teaching method comprising the steps of: storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, a line of dialog from the audio-visual work; selectively pausing playback of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work to allow the student to respond with an answer as to a responsive line of dialog next spoken in the audio-visual work; continuing playback of the scenes of the audio-visual work; retrieving and displaying an actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; and comparing the answer of the responsive line of dialog by the student with the displayed actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
188 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, a line of dialog from the audio-visual work with selected words therein left blank; selectively pausing playback of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work to allow the student to respond with an answer as to the selected words left blank in the displayed line of dialog; retrieving and displaying a completed line of dialog; and comparing each student answer of the selected words with the displayed completed line of dialog.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
188 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display a portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work for student viewing; retrieving and displaying, in conjunction with the display of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work, a line of dialog from the audio-visual work with selected words therein left blank; selectively pausing playback of the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work to allow the student to respond with an answer as to the selected words left blank in the displayed line of dialog; retrieving and displaying a completed line of dialog; and comparing each student answer of the selected words with the displayed completed line of dialog.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing the foreign language dialog associated with the scenes of the story spoken on the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display scenes of the stored audio-visual work for student viewing and to selectively present audibly the associated dialog in the foreign language; pausing playback of the audio-visual work; inputting an answer by the student as to the dialog spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; retrieving and displaying the stored dialog spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; and comparing the student answer as to the spoken dialog with the stored dialog actually spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
167 words
A method for teaching a student a foreign language with an interactive audio-visual presentation system including a playback device for accessing a medium storing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story and a display device for displaying the audio-visual work, comprising the steps of: storing the foreign language dialog associated with the scenes of the story spoken on the audio-visual work; controlling the playback device to selectively display scenes of the stored audio-visual work for student viewing and to selectively present audibly the associated dialog in the foreign language; pausing playback of the audio-visual work; inputting an answer by the student as to the dialog spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; retrieving and displaying the stored dialog spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; and comparing the student answer as to the spoken dialog with the stored dialog actually spoken with the displayed portion of the audio-visual work.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as in claim 14 wherein the step of storing comprises the step of storing a transcription of each spoken line of dialog, and wherein the step of inputting comprises the step of inputting an answer by the student as to the transcription of the dialog spoken with the displayed portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as in claim 15 wherein the step of retrieving and displaying includes the step of displaying the transcription of each spoken line of dialog in conjunction with a re-display of the displayed portion of the stored audio-visual work.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as in claim 14 wherein the step of storing comprises the step of storing a translation of each spoken line of dialog, and wherein the step of inputting comprises the step of inputting an answer by the student as to the translation of the dialog spoken in the displayed portion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 17 wherein the step of retrieving and displaying includes the step of displaying the translation in conjunction with a re-display of the previously displayed portion of the stored foreign language audio-visual work.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as in claim 14 wherein the step of inputting comprises the step of audibly inputting the answer by the student, further including the step of speech recognizing the audibly input answer for comparison to the dialog actually spoken.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing a recorded foreign language feature length motion picture; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing textual information in a foreign language associated with the motion picture; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a portion of the stored motion picture; means for retrieving an associated portion of the stored textual information for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored motion picture; and means for pausing playback of the motion picture and display of the associated textual information to allow the student to respond to the displayed portion of the associated textual information.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing a recorded foreign language feature length motion picture; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing textual information in a foreign language associated with the motion picture; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a portion of the stored motion picture; means for retrieving an associated portion of the stored textual information for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored motion picture; and means for pausing playback of the motion picture and display of the associated textual information to allow the student to respond to the displayed portion of the associated textual information.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as in claim 20 wherein the computer further includes: means for allowing the student to input the response to the displayed portion of the associated textual information; and means for comparing the input response to a correct response.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The system as in claim 20 wherein the computer further includes: means for audibly inputting by the student the response; means for speech recognizing the audibly input response; and means for comparing the recognized audibly input response to a correct response.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
235 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for retrieving a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio visual work for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work and display of the line of dialog to allow the student to respond to the displayed line of dialog with an answer as to the next line of dialog spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for continuing playback of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for displaying an actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; and means for comparing the actual responsive line of dialog with the student answer as to the next line of dialog.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
235 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for retrieving a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio visual work for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work and display of the line of dialog to allow the student to respond to the displayed line of dialog with an answer as to the next line of dialog spoken in the portion of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for continuing playback of the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; means for displaying an actual responsive line of dialog next spoken in the stored scenes of the audio-visual work; and means for comparing the actual responsive line of dialog with the student answer as to the next line of dialog.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
237 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio-visual work with selected words therein left blank; means for retrieving a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio visual work with selected words therein left blank for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work and display of the line of dialog from the portion of the stored scenes of the audio visual work with selected words left blank to allow the student to respond to the displayed blank with an answer by the student as to the words left blank in the displayed line of dialog; means for retrieving and displaying a completed line of dialog; and means for comparing the completed line of dialog with the student answer as to the selected blank words in the line of dialog.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
237 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising scenes of a story and dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and display device including: means for storing dialog in a foreign language associated with the scenes of the story of the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display on the display device for student viewing a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio-visual work with selected words therein left blank; means for retrieving a line of dialog from the stored scenes of the audio visual work with selected words therein left blank for display on the display device in conjunction with the portion of the stored audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work and display of the line of dialog from the portion of the stored scenes of the audio visual work with selected words left blank to allow the student to respond to the displayed blank with an answer by the student as to the words left blank in the displayed line of dialog; means for retrieving and displaying a completed line of dialog; and means for comparing the completed line of dialog with the student answer as to the selected blank words in the line of dialog.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
96 words
The system as in claim 20 wherein the textual information comprises a plurality of comprehension testing questions concerning the audio-visual work along with correct answers thereto, and wherein the means for retrieving and displaying includes means for displaying at least one comprehension testing question concerning the displayed portion of the audio-visual work, and wherein the student response comprises an answer to each displayed comprehension testing question, the computer further including: means for retrieving for display the correct answer to each displayed comprehension testing question; and means for comparing the correct answers to each formulated student answer.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
136 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, said teaching system comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising a recorded feature length motion picture; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and the display device including: means for storing dialog spoken on the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display for student viewing a portion of the stored audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work by the playback device to allow the student to input an answer as to the dialog spoken on the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; and means for retrieving the stored dialog spoken on the displayed portion of the audio-visual work for display and comparison to the input student answer guess as to the dialog.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
136 words
A system for interactive student teaching of a foreign language, said teaching system comprising: a playback device for playing an audio-visual work comprising a recorded feature length motion picture; a display device; and a computer connected to the playback device and the display device including: means for storing dialog spoken on the audio-visual work; means for controlling the playback device to selectively display for student viewing a portion of the stored audio-visual work; means for pausing playback of the audio-visual work by the playback device to allow the student to input an answer as to the dialog spoken on the displayed portion of the audio-visual work; and means for retrieving the stored dialog spoken on the displayed portion of the audio-visual work for display and comparison to the input student answer guess as to the dialog.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The system as in claim 26 wherein the means for storing comprises means for storing a transcription of the spoken line of dialog, the input student guess comprising a guess as to the transcription of the dialog spoken in the displayed portion.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system as in claim 26 wherein the means for storing comprises means for storing a translation of the spoken line of dialog, the input student answer comprising an answer as to the translation of the dialog spoken in the displayed portion.
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