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US 9,600,074 · App. 14/327,396 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Operational feedback with 3D commands

Inventors: Brent Douglas Arnold (American Fork, UT); Darvell Dean Hunt (Saratoga Springs, UT); Amanda Luisa Figueroa (West Jordan, UT); CrisAnn Peterson (Bingham Canyon, UT)
Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
G06F3/016G09B5/00
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Patent No.
US 9,600,074
App. No.
14/327,396
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer-readable medium, servers, and systems for providing customized instructional content through an application using three-dimensional input and providing feedback from an interaction with the instructional content.

Claims (72)

1. A computing device for providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive a profile, wherein:

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receive three-dimensional input, wherein:

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determine that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

compare the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determine the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

provide the feedback to the user, wherein:

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiate the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

2. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by the computing device.

3. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

4. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

5. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the profile is a default profile.

6. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.

7. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional input is received from a second computing device and the feedback is provided through a first computing device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the operations comprising:

receiving a profile, wherein:

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receiving three-dimensional input, wherein:

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determining that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

comparing the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determining the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

providing the feedback to the user, wherein:

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiating the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

9. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

10. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

11. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the profile is a default profile.

12. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.

13. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the three-dimensional input is received from a second computing device and the feedback is provided through a first computing device.

14. A computer-implemented method of providing feedback from an interaction with instructional content, the method comprising:

receiving a profile, wherein:

the profile includes a command associated with pre-defined three-dimensional input, and

the profile includes a characteristic that affects a method of receiving information by a user associated with the profile;

receiving three-dimensional input, wherein:

the three-dimensional input is provided by the user,

the user performs a movement in a three-dimensional space that is associated with the three-dimensional input, and

the movement includes a start of the movement and an end of the movement to create the three-dimensional input;

determining that the three-dimensional input corresponds with the profile;

comparing the pre-defined three-dimensional input with the three-dimensional input provided by the user;

determining the command that corresponds with the three-dimensional input;

providing the feedback to the user, wherein:

the feedback is provided at the completion of receiving the three-dimensional input for the command,

the feedback corresponds with the command associated with the pre-defined three-dimensional input,

the feedback is altered to conform with the method of receiving the information identified with the profile, and

the feedback confirms that the three-dimensional input provided by the user corresponds with the command; and

initiating the command with the instructional content according to the profile.

15. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14 , wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by a computing device.

16. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14 , wherein the feedback is audible feedback.

17. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14 , wherein the profile is a customized profile for the user according to a disability of the user.

18. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14 , wherein the profile is a default profile.

19. The computer-implemented method of providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 14 , wherein the command initiates an action with the instructional content.

20. The computing device for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

wait for additional three-dimensional input for a pre-determined amount of time, wherein the command is determined after the pre-determined amount of time.

21. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing feedback from the interaction with instructional content of claim 8 , wherein the feedback is provided in a status bar displayed by a computing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2014
From: ARNOLD, BRENT DOUGLAS; HUNT, DARVELL DEAN; FIGUEROA, AMANDA LUISA; PETERSON, CRISANN
To: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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