Patent ID: 6585519
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method for providing motivation to a user of a training process which, when executed, presents stimuli to the user wherein the stimuli are designed primarily to improve a cognitive ability of the user and measures the cognitive ability of the user by comparison of responses of the user to the stimuli to predetermined correct responses, the method comprising:establishing a progress milestone in terms of correct responses of the user to the stimuli presented by the training process; displaying to the user a progress indicator at an initial position wherein the position of the progress indicator represents the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone; and in response to the user responding to stimuli of the training process, changing the position of the progress indicator to represent a change in the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone by: animating movement the progress indicator to represent a continuous transition from the previous progress state to the next progress state; and animating the progress indicator independently of a change in position of the animating movement of the progress indicator.