Systems and methods for adaptation of SCORM packages at runtime with an extended LMS

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11847579-B2
Application number	US-202318118028-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2023
Priority date	Aug 28, 2020
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for tailoring shareable content object reference model (SCORM)-compliant content to one or more users. A learning management system (LMS), configured to be SCORM-compliant, initiates shareable content object (SCO) to provide content to users. The LMS implements an instance of application programming interface (API) comprising a plurality of functions to be called by SCO during runtime to access data model elements accessible via LMS. The LMS is configured to support one or more data model elements undefined by SCORM. Further, LMS receives a call to a function of the plurality of functions of the API from SCO to access information about users. The call references a name of a data model element undefined by SCORM. The data model element identifies information about users. The LMS provides information about the users to SCO and the SCO tailors the content to the users based on the information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
calling, by a shareable content object (SCO) established in accordance with a shareable content object reference model (SCORM) to provide content to a user, a function of an application programming interface (API) of a learning management system (LMS) to request information about the user to tailor training content to be provided to the user, the call referencing a name of a data model element that is undefined in SCORM;
receiving, by the SCO in response to the call, information about the user from the LMS to tailor the training content to be provided to the user, the LMS identifying, using the data model element, information from storage about the user to tailor training content for the user, the LMS providing the response to the call while ignoring an error code with respect to the data model element being undefined by SCORM;
tailoring, by the SCO using the information from the LMS, the training content to be provided to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a theme for tailoring the training content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tailoring, by the SCO using the information, the training content based on a role or job function of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tailoring, by the SCO using the information, the training content to include one or more logos.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tailoring, by the SCO using the information, the training content to adjust a palette of a presentation in accordance with a branding.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tailoring, by the SCO using the information, the training content for the user based at least on a department, affiliate or entity associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tailoring, by the SCO using the information, a language used to present the training content.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the SCO, information about one or more training modules the user has undertaken.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adapting, by the SCO, training content to remove content in common between training modules based on the one or more training modules the user has undertaken.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising removing, by the SCO, a section of the training content the user has completed.

11. A system comprising:
one or more processors, coupled to memory, and configured to;
call, by a shareable content object (SCO) established in accordance with a shareable content object reference model (SCORM) to provide content to a user, a function of an application programming interface (API) of a learning management system to request information about the user to tailor content to be provided to the user, the call referencing a name of a data model element that is undefined in SCORM;
receive, by the SCO in response to the call, information about the user from the to tailor the content to be provided to the user, the LMS identifying, using the data model element, information from storage about the user to tailor training content for the user, the LMS providing the response to the call while ignoring an error code with respect to the data model element being undefined by SCORM;
tailor, by the SCO using the information from the LMS, the training content to be provided to the user.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises a theme for tailoring the training content.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to tailor, by the SCO using the information, the training content to be provided to the user.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to tailor, by the SCO using the information, the training content based on a role or job function of the user.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to tailor, by the SCO using the information, training content to adjust a palette of a presentation in accordance with a branding.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to tailor, by the SCO using the information, training content for the user based at least on a department, affiliate or entity associated with the user.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to tailor, by the SCO using the information, a language used to present the training content.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive, by the SCO, information about one or more training modules the user has undertaken.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to adapt, by the SCO, training content to remove content in common between training modules based on the one or more training modules the user has undertaken.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to remove, by the SCO, a section of the training content the user has completed.

Assignees

• Knowbe4 Inc

Inventors

• Kritzinger Carl
• Barreto Francisco
• Patton Mark William

Classifications

• G06N5/04 Primary

  Inference or reasoning models · CPC title

• G06F9/541

  via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications · CPC title

• G06F16/212

  with details for data modelling support · CPC title

• G06F16/337

  Profile generation, learning or modification · CPC title

• G06F16/9035

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title