Patent ID: 11961413
Assignee: VITRUV INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method performed in a system for assisting listening study, the system comprising a microprocessor, and the method comprising the steps of:
by the microprocessor, instructing a device of a user to output an audible sound of assessment study sentences and receive first feedback from the user;
by the microprocessor, instructing a screen of the device to display the assessment study sentences by text and receive second feedback from the user;
by the microprocessor, determining a plurality of weak study sentences that the user fails to understand, with reference to the first feedback and the second feedback from the user;
by the microprocessor, converting each of the plurality of weak study sentences to a set of predetermined codes, wherein converting each of the plurality of weak study sentences to a set of predetermined codes includes converting each of the plurality of weak study sentences into phonetic symbols, and converting each of the phonetic symbols to a series of Unicodes;
by the microprocessor, determining at least some of pronunciations or pronunciation combinations commonly included in the plurality of weak study sentences as weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations that the user fails to understand by identifying one or more predetermined codes that are included in each of the sets of predetermined codes; and
by the microprocessor, determining a compensatory study course to be provided to the user, with reference to the determined weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations,
wherein in the step of determining a plurality of weak study sentences, an assessment study sentence is determined as a weak study sentence when it is determined with reference to the second feedback that the user fails to understand the assessment study sentence even if it is determined with reference to the first feedback that the user understands the assessment study sentence,
wherein in the step of determining a compensatory study course, the compensatory study course is specified by at least one compensatory study material associated with the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations, and a sequence in which the at least one compensatory study material is provided,
wherein in the step of determining a compensatory study course, the sequence in which the at least one compensatory study material is provided is determined with reference to linguistic or phonetic elements regarding the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations or correlations between the elements,
wherein the step of determining the compensatory study course comprises determining a frequency of inclusion of each of the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations in the plurality of weak study sentences, determining a ratio for the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations based on the frequencies, and determining the compensatory study course including the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations at the ratio, and
wherein in the step of determining weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations, pronunciations or pronunciation combinations that are commonly included in the plurality of weak study sentences at frequencies equal to or greater than a predetermined level are determined as the weak pronunciations or pronunciation combinations.