Method and systems for providing personalized training

1. A method for providing personalized training, the method comprising the steps of:

assembling, from training information retrieved from a database, the database being accessible from a computer system, a personalized training module; the database comprising the training information; the training information having been obtained from a variety of sources, the training information comprising specialty product information corresponding to a specialty product; the specialty product information being obtained from at least one expert source;

wherein said specialty product information comprises information regarding alcoholic beverages; said specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products in a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and

downloading the assembled personalized training module to an audio player.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the audio player is provided to a trainee.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

determining whether the downloaded assembled personalized training module has been played in the audio player; and

identifying the audio player on which the downloaded assembled personalized training module was played.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the specialty product information is obtained from at least one specialized treatise.

5. A system for providing personalized training, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory for storing data, said memory comprising:

a data structure stored in said memory; said data structure comprising training information including specialty product information, said training information resident in a database; the specialty product information corresponding to a specialty product; the specialty product information being obtained from at least one expert source; wherein said specialty product information comprises tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products in a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and wherein said specialty product information comprises information regarding alcoholic beverages;

an audio media generating and downloading component capable of generating audio information data and downloading said audio information data to audio media; said downloaded audio information data in said audio media being compatible with an audio player; and

a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being capable of causing said at least one processor to:

assemble, from training information retrieved from the database, personalized training data; and

provide said personalized training information to said audio media generating and downloading component.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the specialty product information is obtained from at least one specialized treatise.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein said downloaded audio information data in said audio media being compatible with a digital audio player.

8. The system of claim 5 further comprising:

means for determining whether the downloaded assembled personalized training module has been played in the audio player; and

means for identifying the audio player on which the downloaded assembled personalized training module was played.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein said specialty product information comprises information regarding wines.

10. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being capable of causing at least one processor to:

assemble, from training information retrieved from a database, personalized training data; the training information comprising specialty product information corresponding to a specialty product, the specialty product information being obtained from at least one expert source; said specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products in a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert;

provide said personalized training information to an audio media generating and downloading component.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said computer readable code is also capable of causing said at least one processor to:

determine whether audio media, on which said assembled personalized training data has been downloaded, has been played in an audio player; and

identify the audio player on which the audio media, on which said assembled personalized training data has been downloaded, was played.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said training comprises training for hospitality industry employees.

13. The system of claim 5 wherein training comprises training for hospitality industry employees.