Patent Document ID: 20020001794
Application ID: 09897149
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A training interface apparatus for teaching proper use of a variety of devices, comprising: (a) a storage device; (b) a processor connected to the storage device; (c) a computer program under control of the processor that provides, for each of a plurality of devices, a corresponding interactive training session to a user, wherein the interactive training session resides on the storage device of said training apparatus and is automatically launched when a device is connected to the training interface apparatus through a communications interface, and wherein the interactive training session comprises at least one lesson related to the operation of the device and tracks progress of a user and adjusts the lessons based on said progress; (d) a user interface under control of the processor for receiving input from the user, wherein the user interface detects and interprets inputs made into the device through the communications interface operatively connected between the device and the training interface apparatus; (e) a display unit operable to display an output corresponding to the interactive training session and a simulated image that resembles the device.