Patent ID: 6330426
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61B,A63F,G06Q,G09B,G16H

Abstract:
A remote education system comprising:a. a database for storing an educational program;b. a file server coupled to the database;c. a remote interface coupled to the file server for assigning the educational program to an individual thereby forming an assigned program, wherein the file server includes a memory means for storing an identification code of the individual and a pointer directed to the assigned program;d. a memory card for storing the identification code and an electronic address of the file server;e. a display unit for displaying the assigned program;f. a multimedia processor networked to the file server and coupled to the display unit; andg. a card reader coupled to the multimedia processor for receiving the memory card and for reading the identification code and the electronic address stored thereon,wherein the multimedia processor is programmed to establish a communication link to the file server, transmit the identification code to the file server, and automatically display the assigned program on the display unit, and wherein the file server is programmed to record data indicating completion of the assigned program by the individual.