Patent ID: 6987945

Claim:
In a network, a method comprising the steps of: sending a request from a user for a page having educational content over the network, a professional accrediting authority requiring the review of the educational content by the user prior to the professional accrediting authority certifying the compliance of the user with a professional continuing education requirement; receiving said page; displaying the content to a user; identifying an elapsed time during which the user views the educational content to ensure said user views said content for a time period greater than or equal to a minimum time period and less than or equal to a maximum time period, the identifying occurring without interrupting the user viewing the educational content to determine the elapsed time, the professional accrediting authority certifying the compliance of the user with a professional continuing education requirement based on the user viewing the educational content where said elapsed time is a duration of time between said maximum and said minimum time periods, said viewing of educational content by the user not including an examination based on said content.