Abstract: A visual teaching aid (100) assists teaching a cleaning order for a predefined area (106). The visual teaching aid can include a legend portion (103) defining a plurality of portions (105) of the predefined area, while a predefined area portion (104) pictorially illustrates the plurality of portions. The legend portion can define a plurality of sequential numerical indicia (107) indicating a predefined order in which the plurality of portions should be cleaned. The predefined area portion can include a plurality of visual indicators (110) assigned to the plurality of portions on a one-to-one basis. The visual teaching aid can be included with one or more cleaning cloths (300,500) in a cleaning package assembly (700).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for standardized evaluation of new drivers seeking driver's licenses. A driving license acquisition system may determine the requirements for a new driver to obtain a full driver's license in a particular state, track the driver's driving performance to determine when the requirements are met, and administer a written test and a driving test. Upon passing the written test and the driving test, the driving license acquisition system may communicate with a driver's license issuing authority system (e.g., Department of Motor Vehicles) to recommend issuing a driver's license to the driver. The driving license acquisition system may reduce the need for a parent or other supervisor to monitor the new driver's driving record, and may reduce the need for the new driver visiting a local driver's license issuing authority to obtain a driver's license.

Abstract: Remote administration of discrete trial training exercises to a patient and analyzing results. Instructions are executed by the processing circuitry of the patient-side device that interrupts the operation of the entertainment circuitry to administer the discrete trial training exercise to the patient. Sensor data from at least one input capture element is collected. The sensor data is analyzed and compared to a pre-determined result and if the sensor data substantially matches the pre-determined result, a reward command is sent to the patient-side device that causes a resumption of the operation of the entertainment circuitry on the patient-side device.

Abstract: A device includes a frame having a plurality of rails, each rail including a slider. A first rail support member is connected to a first end of the plurality of rails, and a second rail support member is connected to a second end of the plurality of rails. The second end is opposite the first end. A plurality of arms is connected to the sliders. Each arm includes a ball joint at one end connected to one of the sliders. Each arm includes another end, opposite the one end, connected to a platform via a hinge joint. The platform is configured to roll and pitch via changing positions of the sliders along the plurality of rails.

Abstract: A method (300) for providing feedback to a user of an oral cleaning device (10). The method includes the steps of: (i) receiving (330), from a sensor (28) of the oral cleaning device, data about a plurality of orientations of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth during a cleaning session; (ii) extracting (340), from the received data, information about one or more stable orientations of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth during the cleaning session, where a stable orientation is an orientation of the oral cleaning device maintained by the user for a period of time above a threshold; (iii) fitting (350) the information about the one or more stable orientations of the oral cleaning device to one or more expected orientations; and (iv) providing (360) feedback to the user about the cleaning session based on an analysis of the fitted one or more stable orientations.

Abstract: A training aid stimulator for providing fast perceptive feedback is disclosed. The training aid stimulator includes a first skin electrode and a second skin electrode both for making electrical contact to the body of a user, a charging module, a discharge module connected to one or more of the skin electrodes for a feedback discharging, and a processor for controlling the charging of a capacitor equivalent to a predetermined first voltage level, wherein the processor further being connected to the discharge module for controlling a feedback discharge of the capacitor equivalent. The stimulator comprises a voltage measurement module for measuring the level of charge of the capacitor equivalent, and the processor is configured for keeping the stimulator ready to discharge by repeatedly measuring the level of charge and by providing a maintenance charging when the voltage over said capacitance equivalent is at or below a predetermined second voltage level.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for augmenting, in real-time, queries/questionnaires administered to a subject by coupling the physiological response of the subject for a given question-answer pair. Further, a method/system augments/annotates answers to questionnaires/surveys/etc. with automatically detected physiological or emotional reactions of the person answering the question/survey/etc. In an embodiment, methods are implemented to: create an augmented representation of question-answer-emotion (i.e., annotating questions/answers from assessments to physiological reactions); and consider the augmented representation and the user profile to suggest actions based on such associations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for testing motor skills involved in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative activities. The system utilizes joint data created by a motion sensor during a subject's performance of an activity to determine the subject's motor skill proficiency for that activity. The system compares the subject's joint data to benchmark data to detect one or more phases of the activity. Based on the comparison, the system also determines the subject's proficiency in the particular motor skill tested. The system is embodied in a computer-implemented application that provides various user interfaces for navigating through the user interfaces, accessing a database of the system, testing a subject's motor skills, analyzing a subject's proficiency, and facilitating practice of motor skills.

Abstract: A training aid stimulator for providing fast perceptive feedback is provided. The training aid stimulator includes a first skin electrode for making electrical contact to the body of a user and a second skin electrode for making electrical contact to the body of a user. A body capacitance charging module is connected to the first skin electrode and a discharge module is connected to the second skin electrode for a feedback discharging of a body capacitance. A processor is connected to the body capacitance charging module for controlling the charging of a body capacitance to a predetermined first voltage level, wherein the processor is connected to the discharge module for controlling a feedback discharge of the body capacitance. The stimulator further comprises a measurement module for measuring the level of charge of the body capacitance.

Abstract: A method of evaluating a driving skill executed by a computer includes a skill evaluation step of evaluating a driver's driving skill based on a detection value of a vehicle state, a component separating step of separating the detection value of the vehicle state into a driver's operation component reflecting a driver's motion and a non-driver's operation component without reflecting the driver's motion, and a skill evaluation modifying step of correcting or abandoning evaluation of the driving skill based on at least one of an amount of the driver's operation component and an amount of the non-driver's operation component.

Abstract: A method for generating user feedback information from a shave event associated with a user. A shaving razor is provided to user. The shaving razor includes a handle, a hair cutting implement connected to the handle, at least one motion sensor in the handle, a hair cutting implement displacement sensor positioned in the handle, a communication device positioned in the handle and a power source positioned in the handle. The power source powers the at least one motion sensor, the hair cutting implement displacement sensor and the communication device. Shave event data associated with the user during a shave is collected from the at least one motion sensor and the hair cutting implement displacement sensor. The shave event data is processed to generate user feedback information.

Abstract: A computing appliance for geometric planimetry is provided, comprising a container, a vertical dividing rule, a horizontal dividing rule, a horizontal point line and a middle point line. A fluid is filled into the container, and the vertical dividing rule, the horizontal dividing rule, the horizontal point line and the middle point line are configured on a same instructing surface of the container and arranged on each of the periphery surrounding like a rectangle. When the container is vertically disposed, a fluid level is aligned with the horizontal point line. And, when the container is tilted to form at least one angle, an area of at least one geometric shape can be derived by employing the vertical dividing rule, the horizontal dividing rule, the horizontal point line and the middle point line.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assessing performance of an operation for a vehicle. Real-time information is received by a computer system in the vehicle from at least one of a vehicle operator or a group of hardware systems in the vehicle during the operation for the vehicle. The performance of the vehicle operator in performing the operation is determined by from the real-time information. A graphical image of the feedback is displayed in a display system in the vehicle during the operation in which the graphical image provides guidance in operating the vehicle to perform the operation. The graphical image of the feedback comprises a graphical indicium of a corrective action for the correcting operation of the vehicle while carrying out the operation of the vehicle in which the graphical indicium enables improving performance of the operation of the vehicle by the vehicle operator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simulating fluid injection procedures are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a fluid injection simulation system comprises a processing unit coupled to a variable flow resistance module. The processing unit determines a fluid flow resistance that corresponds to a predetermined level of resistance for tactilely simulating a fluid injection procedure. The processing unit controls the variable flow resistance module to achieve the fluid flow resistance that corresponds to the predetermined level of resistance for tactilely simulating a fluid injection procedure.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus is adapted to be handheld and configured for electronic processing of blood sugar affecting factors includes a first central processing unit arranged for processing of patient critical information objects, at least one memory comprising a plurality of in advance stored food units and values of at least one related blood sugar affecting parameter, an input unit arranged to provide user input such as a choice of food units and an amount thereof, a display arranged for visualization of food units for said user input, and for visualization of summed up blood sugar affecting parameters, and a second central processing unit arranged for processing of patient non-critical information objects.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining sample essays, sample annotations corresponding to the sample essays, and a subject content for building a subject domain comprehension model and an essay annotation model, by use of one or more neural network. The nodes of the subject domain comprehension model and the essay annotation model are interconnected based on respective relevancies for automatically annotating student works according to a standard of review corresponding to submitting students.

Abstract: Disclosed is a simulator for training in environments confined and/or suspected pollution consists of a container having a base, a roof opposite the base, and short perimeter walls and long with at least one vertical manhole, a horizontal manhole and two safety exits to the outside. The two long perimeter walls delimit a plurality of internal compartments for the exercise of the personnel with equipment that create effects for the training activity, and at least one training activity control, command and management cabin with operator present. The internal compartments for the personnel training are at least partially separated by way of movable walls disposed transversely to the two long perimetral walls. The movable walls have adjustable passage openings through sliding partitions.

Abstract: A training aid stimulator for providing fast perceptive feedback is disclosed. The training aid stimulator includes a first skin electrode and a second skin electrode both for making electrical contact to the body of a user, a charging module, a discharge module connected to one or more of the skin electrodes for a feedback discharging, and a processor for controlling the charging of a capacitor equivalent to a predetermined first voltage level, wherein the processor further being connected to the discharge module for controlling a feedback discharge of the capacitor equivalent. The stimulator comprises a voltage measurement module for measuring the level of charge of the capacitor equivalent, and the processor is configured for keeping the stimulator ready to discharge by repeatedly measuring the level of charge and by providing a maintenance charging when the voltage over said capacitance equivalent is at or below a predetermined second voltage level.

Abstract: A system for pacing a runner around a running track at a predetermined pace with a moving visual light cue. The system has at least one light strip that is positioned in sight of at least one running lane of a running track, and the light strip has a plurality of light elements that can be sequentially lighted to make it appear as if a single light source is moving along the track at predetermined pace. There is a controller for the light strip that tracks the position of a runner on the running track and selectively light one or more of the plurality of light elements of the light strip in a sequence to have the runner attempt to keep a specific pace. The controller can be dynamically updateable by the runner, and multiple systems can be used to track the runners.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include receiving, by a computer system, a name for a course, receiving, by the computer system, a selection of a skill, storing, in a first database included in the computer system, the skill tagged to the course, creating a skills graph including tagged skills for a plurality of courses including the course, the skills graph providing a graph of a skills hierarchy for the course, storing, in a second database included in the computer system, the skills graph, receiving, by the computer system, a query for the skill, and in response to receiving the query, traversing the skills graph, the traversing identifying the skill as a tagged skill for at least the course, and based on identifying the skill as a tagged skill for the course, identifying the name for the course.