Patent ID: 6042383
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A portable electronic device for assisting persons with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders in performing given tasks, comprising:at least one processor;memory associated with the at least one processor;a display; anda program supported in the memory, the program comprising:(a) means for enabling a user to create a schedule of tasks to be performed at predetermined times, and completed during predetermined intervals;(b) means for alerting a user at said predetermined times to perform respective tasks;(c) means for displaying the portion of the predetermined intervals remaining after the respective predetermined times to perform respective tasks has occurred;(d) means, responsive to the completion of the respective predetermined interval, for determining, with user input, if the task was completed prior to the completion of the respective predetermined interval, wherein, if the task was not completed in the respective predetermined interval, a second predetermined interval is assigned, initiated and the portion of the second predetermined interval is displayed using the means for displaying;(e) means for determining and recording the time taken by the user to perform the tasks and assigning a point score for the task completion.