Patent ID: 8010037
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G09B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing activities of a child over a communication network, the system comprising: a communication network; at least one computer hosting an online educational enhancement web site accessible to the communication network to define an educational enhancement web server, the educational enhancement web server having a processor and memory coupled to the processor to store operating instructions therein; at least one computer in communication with the educational enhancement web server to provide database management services thereto to define a database server, the database server having a processor and memory coupled to the processor; at least one database accessible to the processor of the database server and having a plurality of child client user records associated with a plurality of child client users, each child client user record associated with at least one parent client user; a plurality of child client user computers each positioned at a respective plurality of child client user sites remote from the educational enhancement web server and accessible to the communication network and having a processor and memory coupled to the processor to store operating instructions therein and to receive data from the educational enhancement web server, a display in communication with the processor to display data using an associated web browser, and a user interface in communication with the processor to provide the child client user with on-line web-based access to the educational enhancement web server over the communication network, the memory of each child client user computer also including an educational enhancement agent adapted to receive commands from the educational enhancement web server to interrupt or resume at least one application program adapted to provide a computer-based leisure activity; educational enhancement program product stored in the memory of the educational enhancement web server to facilitate managing activities of a child over a communication network, the educational enhancement program product including instructions that when executed by the educational enhancement web server, cause the educational enhancement web server to perform the operations of: