Dynamic response entry

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9836986-B2
Application number	US-201414284281-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2014
Priority date	May 21, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic response entry are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a dynamic response entry system can include a user device that can be a proctor device or a testee device. The testee device can display a list to a testee for a predetermined time period. After the passing of the predetermined time period, the displaying of the list to the testee can be terminated. The testee can provide response to one or several questions, which responses can be input into the proctor device. The input responses can be evaluated and categorized and displayed according to the evaluation and categorization.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of dynamic response entry enabled by a dynamic response entry system via a communication network, the method comprising:
receiving a task at a proctor device from a battery database, wherein the battery database comprises a plurality of tasks associated with a test;
receiving list data at the proctor device from a list database, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items;
providing a task to a user device, wherein the proctor device and user device are components of the dynamic response entry system that are enabled to communicate with each other in the dynamic response entry system across the communication network, wherein the providing the task to the user device comprises temporarily displaying the list to the user and requesting the user to identify the items from the list;
providing a user interface with the proctor device, the user interface comprising an input region simultaneously displaying a first handwriting input region and a second handwriting input region;
receiving a first input at the proctor device, wherein the first input comprises an electronic capture of handwriting indicating a user identified item in the first handwriting input area;
receiving at the proctor device an indication of the completion of the providing of the first input to the first handwriting input area;
determining with the proctor device when an additional input is provided, wherein determining when the additional input is provided comprises:
determining whether a signal indicative of an input in the second handwriting input area is received; and

upon receiving the signal indicative of the input in the second handwriting input area, storing the first input.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the first input in an answer list.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising determining a status of the first input.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the status of the first input indicates at least one of whether the input is included in a list or group and whether the input is a repeat input.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining the status of the first input, wherein determining the status of the first input comprises retrieving categorization data from a database and comparing the categorization data to the first input.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the categorization data comprises one of list data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items, group data, wherein the group data identifies a subset of the plurality of items in the list data, and input data, wherein the input data identifies a previously received input.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a button region to the user, wherein the button region comprises a plurality of input buttons.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein providing the button region comprises generating the plurality of input buttons.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of input buttons is associated with an item identified in list data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items.

10. A dynamic response entry system for dynamic response entry, the dynamic response entry system comprising:
a communication network that enables components of the dynamic response entry system to communicate with each other, including a proctor device and a user device;
a memory comprising:
a battery database comprising a plurality of tasks associated with a test; and
a list database, wherein the list database comprises list data indicating a plurality of items;

the proctor device communicatively connected with the memory, wherein the proctor device is configured to:
receive a task from the battery database;
receive list data from the list database;
provide a task to the user device, wherein the task comprises a temporary display of the list data to a user;
provide a user interface, the user interface comprising an input region simultaneously displaying a first handwriting input area and a second handwriting input area;
receive a first input, wherein the first input comprises the electronic capture of handwriting indicating a user identified item in the first handwriting input area;
receive an indication of the completion of the providing of the first input;
determine when an additional input is provided, wherein determining when an additional input is provided comprises:
determining whether a signal indicative of an input in the second handwriting input area is received; and

upon receiving the signal indicative of the input in the second handwriting input area, store the first input.

11. The dynamic response entry system of claim 10 , wherein the proctor device is further configured to display the first input in an answer list.

12. The dynamic response entry system of claim 11 , wherein the proctor device is further configured to determine a status of the first input.

13. The dynamic response entry system of claim 12 , wherein the status of the first input indicates at least one of whether the input is included in a list or group and whether the input is a repeat input.

14. The dynamic response entry system of claim 13 , wherein the proctor device is further configured to determine the status of the first input, wherein determining the status of the first input comprises retrieving categorization data from a database and comparing the categorization data to the first input.

15. The dynamic response entry system of claim 14 , wherein the categorization data comprises one of the list data, group data, and input data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items, wherein the group data identifies a subset of the plurality of items in the list data, and wherein the input data identifies a previously received input.

16. The dynamic response entry system of claim 10 , wherein the proctor device is further configured to provide a button region to the user, wherein the button region comprises a plurality of input buttons.

17. The dynamic response entry system of claim 16 , wherein providing the button region comprises generating the plurality of input buttons.

18. The dynamic response entry system of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of input buttons is associated with an item identified in list data, wherein the list data comprises data indicating a plurality of items.

Assignees

• Pearson Education Inc

Inventors

• Buchenau Marion
• Gerardi Linda A
• Hanagan Thomas A
• Mcgivney David E
• Gravrock Stephen D
• Anagnostopoulos Athena Despo
• Bielenberg Maximilian Kevin

Classifications

• G06F17/30678

  Physics · mapped topic

• G09B7/06 Primary

  of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers · CPC title

• G06F16/3341

  using boolean model · CPC title

• G06F16/285

  Clustering or classification · CPC title

• G06F16/258

  Data format conversion from or to a database · CPC title