Patent ID: 9721477
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G09B,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of gating notification relating to a content object of an electronic learning platform, wherein the computer comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor to perform the method comprising: a) determining whether the content object is available to at least one user, wherein the content object comprises content for a course; b) upon determining that the content object is available to the at least one user, sending a notification to the at least one user indicating that the content object is available; and c) upon determining that the content object is not available to the at least one user, gating the notification until the content object is available to the at least one use, wherein the content object is made available to the at least one user based on one or more release conditions including whether the at least one user has completed a previous assessment; and d) scheduling the content to be automatically published at a publication date, and wherein the determining as to whether the content object is available comprises determining whether the publication date of the content object has occurred, wherein the content object may only be available to the at least one user if the publication date has occurred.