Patent ID: 6793129
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A portable, study aid apparatus for use in a system including the portable, study aid apparatus and a printed textbook, the portable, study aid apparatus comprising:a) a housing; b) a processor in the housing; c) an audio device for providing supplemental information associated with the printed textbook to the user in audio form, wherein the audio device is coupled to the processor; d) a memory for storing the supplemental information and being coupled to the processor, wherein the supplemental information comprises chapter-specific questions for the printed textbook; e) an input device coupled to the processor, wherein the input device includes a directional button on the left side or the right side of the front face of the housing for identifying a choice among a list of answers to a particular question; f) an enter button on the opposite side of the front face of the housing for entering the choice; and g) a display device coupled to the processor and on the front face of the housing.