Abstract: An online education platform manages and integrates a number of education services for users of the platform, including job recall services. These job recall services include management and distribution of job recall materials that test whether job applicants have acquired desired knowledge or skills for a particular job opening or class of jobs. The job recall materials are uploaded to the education platform and mapped to one or more learning units. Each learning unit is associated with an educational course and includes a distinct concept in the associated course. Responsive to a user of the education platform completing the learning unit to which a job recall material is mapped, the job recall material is recommended to the user.

Abstract: Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to Online Education techniques and award incentives for facilitating collaborative, social online education.

Abstract: A training system (20) includes a memory (34), which holds a general database (36), containing first entries corresponding to training problems and including respective general ranking data based on solutions given by multiple users (22) to the training problems, and multiple personal databases (38), each personal database assigned to a respective individual user and containing second entries corresponding to the training problems and including respective personal ranking data based on the solutions given by the individual user to the training problems. A processor (30) selects the training problems to present to each individual user based on both the general ranking data in the general database and the personal ranking data in the personal database, receives the solutions to the training problems entered by the individual user, and updates both the general ranking data and the personal ranking data responsively to the received solutions.

Abstract: A testing system includes apparatus and methods of testing a subject according to a forced-choice scheme. The scheme is based on Thurstonian Item-Response. Theory and is particularly relevant to personality assessment. The invention provides dynamic test generation and scoring for efficient testing of subjects using unique tests.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a first risk-transfer system, a second risk-transfer system, and an expert-system based circuit. The first risk-transfer system is configured to provide a first risk-transfer based on first risk-transfer parameters from a plurality of motor vehicles to the first risk-transfer system, and receive and store first payment parameters associated with risk exposures of the plurality of motor vehicles. The second risk-transfer system is configured to provide a second risk-transfer based on second risk-transfer parameters from the first risk-transfer system to the second risk-transfer system, and receive and store second payment parameters associated with risk exposures transferred to the first risk-transfer systems.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to effectively determine the attentional focus of each of a plurality of individuals, such as the members of a group. In the context of a method, information is received identifying an attentional focus of each of a plurality of individuals. The method also includes determining, with a processor, a relationship between a threshold and a number of individuals with an attentional focus having a predefined association with a location. Further, the method includes causing an action to be performed based upon the relationship.

Abstract: A modular learning system provides learning application templates for learning application authors to develop learning applications. The learning application templates are developed by template developing users using a template editing interface on a user device. The template developing users provide script and user device testing tools to the modular learning system. The completed learning application template is provided to authoring users to generate learning applications consistent with the learning application template.

Abstract: An approach is provided to correct documents ingested by a question answering (QA) system. A document previously ingested by the QA system is selected. A correction to the selected document is identified from one or more correction sources and the correction is applied to the selected document within the QA system. In one embodiment, the correction source is a non-ingested document, such as a published document or an issued correction. In another embodiment, the correction source is a post in a forum. In this embodiment, a statement in the ingested document is compared with a contradictory statement found in an ingested post of a threaded discussion. The statement and the contradictory statement are evaluated by the QA system. The statement in the ingested document is replaced with the contradictory statement in response to the evaluation revealing that the contradictory statement is correct and that the statement is incorrect.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for assisting students in a development of critical thinking skills pertinent to solving problems. An educational system may access predefined education modules from memory that facilitate an interaction between a student and a user interface. The user input provided by the student is measured in real-time such that an analysis platform may conduct a real-time evaluation of the user input. A heat map that visually depicts skills of the student is generated and may be rendered in an administrative user interface that may be accessed by a teacher or similar personnel.

Abstract: A method for documenting informed consent includes obtaining a video recording of a patient indicative of informed consent, communicating the video recording across a network for data storage, and storing the video recording in a computer readable data storage medium. The video may include additional portions of a patient encounter. A software application for executing on a computing device may provide a user interface for obtaining video evidencing informed consent for the procedure, administering a quiz to the individual, presenting a document for signature to the individual, receiving a signature for the document from the individual.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing a course skeleton for adaptive learning is provided. Based on student profile information and course goal information, a query is generated to dynamically determine which learning items should be presented to the student. The query, which is based on a particular learning goal, may differ from student to student, and therefore different students may be presented with different learning items to achieve the same learning goal. In addition, as new learning items is added to the learning item repository, the learning items returned by the query for a particular learning goal may change, even if the query used for the goal does not.

Abstract: A computerized method, system and media that assists the user in creating optimal answers for an academic or employment application and interview. The computer processor: computes a “brand” for the user to characterize and differentiate himself from other applicants; guides them through brainstorming their unique stories or anecdotes, and then allocating their stories or personal traits amongst the discrete pieces of an application; checks to make sure that an optimal mix of stories is being used; guides a user on a strategy for soliciting strong letters of recommendation; advises on the best type of resume to construct; breaks down a specific set of essay or interview questions into sub-questions; compiles and rearranges the sub-questions into a rough draft; provides guidance on how to create a final draft; automatedly solicits editing feedback from third parties; and, prepares the user for an interview, to include recording and critiquing a mock videotaped interview.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting a proposed test item for inclusion in an examination where a non-multiple choice response to the proposed test item will be automatically scored. A proposed test item is analyzed to generate a proposed test item metric, where the proposed test item is a non-multiple choice test item. The proposed test item metric is provided to a proposed test item scoring model, where the proposed test item scoring model outputs a likelihood score indicative of a likelihood that automated scoring of a response to the proposed test item would be at or above a quality level. The proposed test item is selected for inclusion in the examination based on the likelihood score.

Abstract: The present invention allows a language learning platform to calculate a user's overall language skill. This may be performed as a standalone test or before, during and/or after a language course. The language learning platform may perform a Pre-CAT process, a CAT process, a stage 2-fixed form process and a scoring and reporting process. The Pre-CAT process is designed to quickly get an initial estimate of the user's overall language skill. The CAT processes improves on the accuracy of the Pre-CAT process, preferably until the conditional standard error of measurement for the user's overall language skill is less than a predetermined number. The stage 2-fixed form process may use the user's overall language skill to select speaking, listening and writing assessment items of an appropriate difficulty for the user.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented concerning network-accessible services that provide post-production digital compositing and motion graphics authoring to users who provide their own core content, which the services supplement via a user-driven interface through the inclusion of digital still images, artwork, video, sound, and/or other supplemental content selected by the user. In one embodiment, following selection and sequencing of the various core and supplemental content components, the services automatically generate and make available to a user a finished product that integrates core and supplemental content. To simplify the compositing task, a series of pre-formatted motion graphics video templates may be made available.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to producing a still image from a video or series of continuous frames. In some implementations, a method includes receiving the frames that a capture device shot while moving in at least two dimensions. The method further includes analyzing the frames to determine changes of positions of objects in at least two of the frames due to movement of the objects in the scene relative to changes of positions of objects due to the movement of the capture device during the shoot time. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the variability of the objects, one or more target subjects which the capture device captures during the shoot time. One or more still images are generated from the plurality of frames having at least a portion of the target subject.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing extended search are provided. The method includes receiving user-inputted keywords; extending the user-inputted keywords according to geographical information to acquire extended keywords; performing a search by using the extended keywords; and returning search results to the user. With the present technical solutions, privilege control can be effectively performed in a cloud storage system. With the present embodiments, more information may be provided to a user for reference.

Abstract: A device including: a parameter extracting unit that extracts each parameter from an access request, a character-string class converting unit that, with regard to each parameter, compares each part of a parameter value with a previously defined character string class, replaces the part with a longest matching character string class, and conducting conversion for a class sequence that is sequentially arranged in order of replacement, a profile storing unit that stores, as a profile in a storage unit, a class sequence with the appearance frequency of equal to or more than a predetermined value in the above-described group of class sequences with regard to the access request of the normal data as learning data, and a failure detecting unit that determines the presence or absence of an attack in accordance with the degree of similarity between the above-described class sequence and the profile with regard to the access request.

Abstract: A method of charging a customer for using a software program product that processes one or more documents that includes receiving, by a tracking server from at least one client application, information relating to a processing of a document using the software program product; determining if the information indicates a successful processing of the document; and upon positive determination, charging the customer with an amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an information processing system for generating answers in response to questions. The system includes a memory, a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor system is configured to store in the memory data of a corpus of a predetermined entity, and receive a question comprising a natural language format. The processor circuit is further configured to analyze the data of the corpus of the predetermined entity to derive an emulated answer to the question, wherein the emulated answer includes an emulation of an actual answer that would be provided by the predetermined entity.

Abstract: An online video lesson builder system and method. The remotely-located system generates a single interface having a lesson index display area and a video display area for displaying data presentation (e.g., video) content associated with a lesson. A section control menu provides edit and assembly control buttons for editing and assembling the lesson and for segmenting the lesson into a plurality of time sections, each time section being associated with a key concept of the lesson.

Abstract: An electronic punching bag includes an elongate bag formed of resilient material, a microprocessor disposed in an interior of the electronic punching bag or at a periphery of the electronic punching bag, and a display screen that extends around more than half of the periphery of the electronic punching bag. The display screen is configured to receive signals from the microprocessor. The signals cause the display screen to display visual signals.

Abstract: A system is provided for admitting learning users to a modular learning system. The user provides identity items and a preferred course of study to the modular learning system. The modular learning system maintains databases of learning applications, learning events, and learning services. The identity items and course of study are used to select a set of learning applications and other learning activities that would be of interest to the user. The selected set of activities is determined based on metadata associated with the various learning activities and the information provided by the learning user.

Abstract: Methods include receiving location data of a location associated with a meeting, and receiving check-in information from a member's device associated with a member in an audience. The meeting has a leader. A geo-fence is set, based on the location associated with the meeting. The member's device is determined whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) using a location sensor disposed within the member's device; and (b) identifying a locatable device that has a known location and that is connected to or nearby the member's device. Feedback from a plurality of devices associated with a group of members of the audience is collected, each one of the plurality of devices having its location determined as to whether it is within the geo-fence using at least one of (a) or (b) in conjunction with the collecting of feedback. The feedback is sent to the leader's device.

Abstract: A learning management system (LMS) for tracking student progress as students learn how to weld in a real-time, simulated, virtual reality welding training environment. Systems and methods to help welding instructors and students manage the data associated with instruction and learning in a virtual reality welding environment are provided. Welding student training data generated by students while using virtual reality welding systems is stored in a centralized database. The centralized database is accessible by a user (e.g., a welding instructor) using a personal computer having a learning management software application (LMSA) installed thereon. The LMSA is configured to allow the user to access at least a portion of the student training data for one or more of viewing, analysis, grading, and reporting.

Abstract: A system for use in a lecture environment in which a lecturer delivers a lecture to students. The lecturer can broadcast questions to the students to test their understanding of the subject matter of the lecture, and the students' answers to those question are made available to the lecturer in real time. This makes it possible for the lecturer to adapt the lecture to the students' level of understanding of the subject matter of the lecture.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention generally relate to identity verification. A server may include at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the server at least to receive a data signal from a user computer for a user request to schedule an enrollment session with a remote live person, send a data signal to the user computer, capture a picture of the user via the webcam, perform a first verification, perform a second verification, perform a third verification, and perform a subsequent identity verification of the user.

Abstract: Video relay services, communication systems, and methods are disclosed herein. The video relay service for providing automatic translation services during a real-time communication session. The video relay service comprises at least one server configured to receive a video stream containing sign language content from a video communication device associated with a hearing-impaired user; automatically translate the sign language content into a verbal language translation during the real-time communication session without assistance of a human sign language interpreter; and transmit the verbal language translation to a far-end communication device associated with a hearing-capable user during the real-time communication session.

Abstract: A multi-dimensional surgical safety countermeasure system and method for using automated checklists to provide information to surgical staff in a surgical procedure. The system and method involve using checklists and receiving commands through the prompts of the checklists to update the information displayed on the display to guide the performance of a medical procedure.

Abstract: Described herein is a method and a system of student activity management comprising receiving a plurality of information related to one or more activities of a student in an educational system; storing at least a portion of the information in one or more files, wherein the information is stored based on the activity the information is related to and the content of the information; applying at least a portion of the received information to a calendar function, wherein the at least a portion of received information applied to the calendar function is used to create a timeline for completing at least one activity of the student; applying one or more tools to at least a portion of the information; tracking progress made toward completion of the at least one activity; and providing alerts to at least the student regarding the progress made toward completion of the at least one activity.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a question. The question is directed to a question answering system. The method includes extracting two or more queries from the question. The method includes generating two or more question sets, each of the two or more question sets addressing all of the two or more queries. The method includes selecting one of the two or more question sets to yield a selected question set, based on analyzing each of the two or more question sets according to a pre-trained model. The method includes presenting the selected question set to the question answering system.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to determining performance conditions for mobile device execution sessions based on analyses of session context data and performance data associated with content resource execution sessions. Mobile devices may receive and execute content resources via input/output subsystems, during which feedback data by the mobile devices. Mobile devices also may be configured to detect and/or determine context data associated with specific content resource execution sessions, using device sensors and other techniques. Session analyzers may receive and analyze content resource execution session data received from one or more mobile devices, and determine user performance conditions for content resource execution sessions.

Abstract: In an approach for determining a preferred learning style of the user, a computer receives user information of a user. The computer collects data for user model development, wherein data includes actions performed by the user. The computer creates one or more associations between actions in the collected data for user model development and received user information. The computer determines a preferred learning style of the user based on the created one or more associations.

Abstract: A portable information processing apparatus, comprising: an execution part which executes an application of a test; an input part which inputs answer data of an examinee of the test; a storage part which stores the answer data in association with identification information of the examinee; and a sending part which sends the identification information and the answer data stored in the storage part to a server during the test or after completion of the test.

Abstract: A file receiver receives an electronic structure file that includes structure-file data associated with a spatial arrangement and detects a content object for processing that includes content-object data. A file transformation engine transforms the structure-file data from the structure file into an electronic record. A rendering engine renders an image of the transformed structure-file data arranged in the spatial arrangement. An interface engine detects an input corresponding to specification of a position of a data segment. A parsing engine defines a segment-position specification indicative of the position. A template engine generates an electronic template that associates an identifier of the data segment with the segment-position specification and associates the electronic template with a template identifier. A record classifier determines that the content object corresponds to the template identifier.

Abstract: A method for assessing imagination includes providing, to each of a plurality of assessment subjects, at a first time, a first assessment prompt. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a first response to the first assessment prompt. The method includes safeguarding each of the received first responses. The method includes providing, to each of the assessment subjects, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second assessment prompt. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a second response to the second assessment prompt. The method includes safeguarding each of the second responses. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a self-evaluation of the first response and the second response. The method includes analyzing the received responses and self-evaluations. The method includes generating a recommendation for a modification to a resource available to the plurality of assessment subjects.

Abstract: An online education platform manages and integrates a number of education services for users of the platform, including job recall services. These job recall services include management and distribution of job recall materials that test whether job applicants have acquired desired knowledge or skills for a particular job opening or class of jobs. The job recall materials are uploaded to the education platform and mapped to one or more learning units. Each learning unit is associated with an educational course and includes a distinct concept in the associated course. Responsive to a user of the education platform completing the learning unit to which a job recall material is mapped, the job recall material is recommended to the user.

Abstract: A method and system for providing computerized education may provide a user with a first set of educational segments such as problem sets or presentations, and may further monitor the user's reactions and responses using electronic devices, including biometric sensors, to identify difficulty points. Reports may be generated and presented to the user or another party to assist in manual identification of the difficulty point. New or modified educational segments may be provided to the user based on the identified difficulty points.

Abstract: Method to perform an operation comprising receiving, from a set of input devices, data of an environment surrounding a computing device, determining a current context of a discussion based on the data and a timing schedule specifying a list of planned contexts, receiving a request to perform an operation on the computing device, determining a context of the requested operation, determining a measure of relatedness between the contexts, and upon determining the measure of relatedness does not exceed a predefined threshold, restricting execution of the operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated aggregated content commenting are disclosed herein. Such a system can include a memory including a content database; an evaluation criteria database; and a comment database. The system can include at least one server. The at least one server can: receive a content identifier; receive a user identifier; provide a representation of the piece of content to the user; receive a comment from the user identifying a portion of the piece of content; generate a portion of the comment database linked to the user and the content; generate an entry in the portion of the comment database linked to the user and the content; and store the comment in the entry in the portion of the comment database.

Abstract: A learning management system and method delivers an instructional material to a student workstation after authenticating an student's entry into a learning session that is associated with a plurality of contacts. Stored electronic addresses in a database include a first electronic address that is associated with a first contact and a second electronic address that is associated with a second contact. The first contact is associated with the learning session and the second contact is not associated with the learning session.

Abstract: A customized questionnaire is generated for a content item, such as an eBook, audio file, video file, and so on. Upon an occurrence of predetermined event, the user is presented with the customized questionnaire soliciting responses to questions and/or rating evaluations relating to the content item. The responses may include reviews, ratings, recommendations of similar items, discussion topics, and other things. Information from the responses may be collected and associated with the content item to build a user-driven index.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system determines the best communication channel to be utilized between multiple participants and establishes a communication link between the multiple participants via that communication channel. The system analyzes the preferences, limitations, behaviors, and capabilities of each of the participants and displays an aggregate of these traits from each of participants. The system then applies a set of rules and guidelines for determining which communication channel is best suited for establishing a communication link with all of the participants. The system comprises a computer system including at least one processor. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for determining the best communication channel to be utilized between multiple participants and establishing a communication link between the multiple participants in substantially the same manner described above.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for context-aware cognitive processing are provided herein. A method includes creating a progressively increasing map of a knowledge state as a function of time based on one or more topics covered during a user session by utilizing one or more processing techniques to process at least one of (i) text input, (ii) audio input and (iii) video input derived from content of the user session; analyzing a knowledge base to determine a response to a user query submitted during the user session; and customizing the response to the user based on (i) the map of the knowledge state and (ii) a collection of one or more items of context information pertaining to the user.

Abstract: An indication of a portion of a lesson to be viewed by students is received. Computing devices of the students are notified that the portion of the lesson is to be viewed and student interaction information that indicates whether the students are viewing the portion of the lesson plan on the computing devices is received. An amount of the students viewing the portion of the lesson is determined based on the student interaction information and task information that indicates the determined amount of the students that are viewing the portion of the lesson is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments that perform confidence-based authentication of a user. An identification of a user account is obtained from a user, and a minimum confidence threshold is determined. Multiple authentication challenges are presented to the user. Responses are obtained from the user to a subset of the challenges, with each response having a corresponding authentication point value. A confidence score is generated for the user, where the confidence score is increased by the respective authentication point values of the correct responses. The user is authenticated as being associated with the user account in response to determining that the confidence score meets the minimum confidence threshold.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a touchscreen configured to display an execution screen of an application, and a controller configured to respectively display, on the execution screen, a mark corresponding to a page displayed on the execution screen and a mark corresponding to a page changed from the page and, upon reception of input for selecting one of the displayed marks, to display a page corresponding to a selected mark on the execution screen. According to the present invention, a mark corresponding to a page displayed on an application execution screen is displayed to allow a specific page to be easily accessed.

Abstract: A method of providing a flash card and apparatuses for performing the method are disclosed. A method of providing a flash card in a learning system including a first terminal and second terminals may include creating, by the first terminal, a first flash card associated with a corresponding page of an electronic book (e-book) currently being displayed on a display of the first terminal, and transmitting, by the first terminal, the first flash card to the second terminals.

Abstract: A social choice engine is disclosed for eliciting and receiving responses to questions or issues and ranking the responses using the Borda ranking system. The social choice engine provides a user interface to a survey administrator that allows for the defining of the social choice survey. The social choice engine also provides a pick list of possible participants, where the possible participants are members of an online community. To administer the social choice survey, the social choice engine sends electronic notifications to selected participants. The participants respond to the social choice survey through a user interface that includes interactive features. The results of the social choice survey are then displayed to the survey administrator.

Abstract: A training system that provides web-based distribution, centralized control of pedagogy consistency and content customization, and efficient and economical resource utilization via group oriented training in which a plurality of trainees can be trained without the overhead of providing each trainee with an individual PC. Because the proven education delivery method includes entertaining situational modeling videos, game playing, and a high degree of interactivity, it assures high trainee comprehension with a minimum investment in hardware and instructor overhead.