JP2002341735A - Broadband digital learning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish an individual educational learning method according to the continuity of client's taking lessons and the features of each client in a culture school which has training contents like English conversations or the like. SOLUTION: By providing a broadband two-way communication system of satellite communication, optical fiber communication or others with an educational learning system, the new individual educational learning system which has not been conventionally developed can be provided, and the system is more effectively operated by virtually organizing three parties of a broadcast enterpriser, an instructor, and a client, who live in places different by regions, in various forms on a computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to distance education and learning, and is an education and learning system constituted by digital contents provided in satellite communication, fiber optic communication and other broadband interactive communication systems, and uses thereof. About effective individual education learning method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional interactive distance learning system between an instructor and a client, which is performed using a broadcasting facility, a main server, a network, a multimedia personal computer, etc., the "downward direction" for delivering contents to each client is as follows. Broadcasting is performed by broadcasting means such as wireless television broadcasting with a wide frequency band or cable cable television, and the “up direction” in which the client responds to the instructor in the “up direction” is a narrow band public telephone network or the like. Was adopted. For example, Guy
See "Distance learning system" by Frederick R. et al. (Patent Publication 2000-505259). on the other hand,
In the existing SNG system (satellite news gathering system), news material such as video is transmitted from a mobile vehicle equipped with a parabolic antenna or transmitting equipment to a broadcasting station from a remote location via a communication satellite for coverage purposes. Was transmitted. Recently, satellite Internet television broadcasting using a VSAT system (micro satellite communication earth station system) has begun to be put into practical use. These all use the broadband characteristics of broadcasting, but the former is intended for news gathering, and is not necessarily one that considers interactivity. The latter has a bidirectional characteristic of broadband, but the “upward direction” uses a cable-type cable television network, and is not a wireless system.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to utilize a satellite or fiber optic communication and other broadband interactivity to provide a locally dispersed or densely populated instructor and client on a computer. It is to provide a new and unprecedented digital education and learning system that is well organized and highly utilized to best suit individual clients. In particular, there has not been a system in which instructors and clients residing in a geographically dispersed manner use two-way remote education and learning by using only a satellite communication radio line. One problem to be solved is that in a culture school with educational content such as English conversation, the continuity of client attendance is an issue, and how to maintain interest is a very important issue from the viewpoint of corporate management. is there. In the traditional learning format, the client is passive, the content and curriculum provided by the host are uniform, and each client's will, goal, placed situation, preference and individuality, proficiency, etc. I could hardly match. This is one of the reasons that the continuity of the course cannot be maintained. On the other hand, we knew from an early stage the need for an educational learning method that emphasized the individuality of each client, but if we wanted to actually implement it, we needed to secure a considerable number of instructors. It was necessary, and the economic burden was large. In addition, a great deal of labor was required, and it was extremely difficult to realize. In addition, education and learning has an immediate, a thoughtful, an information exploratory, and a positive willingness side,
Is required to be able to respond flexibly, including physical movements, when unexpected situations occur continuously in the daily life of the client, but this is equivalent to two-way conversation with the client in live classes. Can train to a degree. And is a case in which a certain task is considered deeply, but rather tends to be learned by repeating self-study learning. Are items that are strengthened in both live class and self-study class. Therefore, by using the live lesson and the self-study lesson together, the education and learning effect of the client can be three-dimensionally promoted. Another problem to be solved is a curriculum attendance mode managed on a schedule, and in a conventional educational learning system, it was produced from the beginning on a regular basis assuming the continuity of attendance. That is, the courses, contents and instructors to be taken are determined to some extent from the beginning, and the range in which each client can actively select is limited.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The purpose of connecting people who are dispersed and living in a region with a broadcasting station and a satellite line, and performing a broadband wireless digital interactive learning in both the "down" and "up" directions. Thus, a small satellite antenna capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from a communication satellite is installed in each home.
The communication satellite serves as a relay station to a broadcasting station, and incorporates a device for performing parallel processing of electric signals as necessary. Similarly, a broadcasting station is provided with a parallel processing processor or a parallel processing computer. The digital education and learning system that is part of the present invention is not limited to satellite communication,
It can also be equipped as fiber optic communication or other broadband interactive content. This system, when accessed by each client,
Scenes and the like adapted to the situation of each client must be displayed each time. Therefore, a computer having a server function or a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) is required on the broadcast station side. Requires a personal computer or multimedia terminal to display them in response. The broadband digital learning system according to the present invention is composed of an interactive lesson that is performed in real time through a broadband two-way communication and a broadband self-learning that can be performed at any time. A member management database that manages the curriculum of each client, a course management database that manages each client's curriculum, a video database that provides scenes each time the client requests it, a teaching material database that provides teaching materials to each client, and the learning situation of each client It consists of a grade point database that evaluates In particular, in the video database, the content of the lesson with the story that each client is expected to take is prepared in the computer in advance, and these scenes and scenes are immediately recalled when the instructor or the client selects / instructs by computer operation. It is a mechanism that is. In addition, conversations between the instructor and the client are superimposed as voice conversations in these scenes, allowing them to play their designated roles and exchange roles with each other as needed. It has become. Both the video and the audio are recorded and accumulated as the conversation progresses. This video database will be used for both interactive lessons and broadband self-study. A major feature of the class solution server installed on the host side is that it can provide two-way conversations, the Internet, text and diagram teaching materials, video databases, etc., and link them to each other to provide classes in real time. On the other hand, the self-learning voice storage server has a mechanism in which the result of each client responding by self-learning is stored, and the instructor scores this. In this case, the instructor may go to the broadcast station, or access the audio storage server of the broadcast station from home or the like to score. Also, the location of a computer or a personal computer having a server function need not be limited to a broadcasting station. The learning results of each client's interactive lessons and broadband self-study are accumulated in the grade point database, and as the number of times of attending increases, the characteristic information of each client becomes clearer, and the reliability of the data improves. The next time the computer attends, the computer will automatically present the contents to be attended to the client. The client can either follow the instructions or ignore it and choose a new content of his choice. The free-choice curriculum system is a display method designed to respect each client's independence and to take active actions. A structure is provided in which a plurality of contents having different contents and different time zones can be selected. At this time, when each client starts a lesson, the computer performs a learning progress analysis with reference to the grade point database, and gives an instruction on what kind of lesson should be taken. Each client may follow the instructions of this computer, or may ignore the instruction and freely select the lesson of the day each time.
If you want the continuity of the content, you can make such a choice, or you can choose a lesson with a different content every time. You can also make such a choice if you want to improve the difficulty, or even if you want to take a lot of different instructor classes with the same difficulty. In any case, if you take a course, the process and the result are always stored as data in the grade point database and the course management database.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wireless broadband digital two-way communication system utilizing satellite communication according to the present invention is a broadcast station, a communication satellite equipped with a wide-angle high-sensitivity satellite antenna, and a super-wide-area distributed satellite. It consists of an earth station with a small satellite antenna. If necessary, a parallel processing repeater is installed in the communication satellite, and a parallel processing computer is installed in the broadcasting station to simultaneously transmit and receive electric signals between the broadcasting station and a plurality of earth stations.

[0006] The educational learning system according to the present invention is installed in satellite communication, optical fiber communication and other broadband communication systems, and is used as digital content software of various culture schools utilizing bidirectionality.

This educational learning system includes a member management database that manages registration of each client, a course management database that manages a curriculum course management of each client, a moving image database that provides scenes in response to each client's request, It is composed of a teaching material database that provides teaching materials to students, a grade point database as learning progress analysis means for grasping the learning situation of the client, a lesson solution server, and a self-study voice storage server.

[0008] The member management database is prepared for registering and managing an ID and a password inputted by the member's personal computer or multimedia terminal. When a member becomes a member for the first time, a new ID is created.
A number is given, a password determined by the member himself is given by the number of characters based on rules, available characters and numbers, and when the member accesses this educational learning system again, it is for the purpose of referencing whether or not it is a member Is also used. This database is also a course management database,
It is linked to the grade point database and contains other information about members, such as zip code, address, name,
Gender, age, interest, phone number, fax number,
An e-mail address and the like are also recorded as needed.

[0009] The attendance management database is registered with what kind of curriculum the member has selected in the past in the interactive lesson, and is also used to give an instruction on the curriculum to be taken according to the characteristics of the member. You. This database has nothing recorded when members take interactive lessons and broadband self-study for the first time, but if they take at least one of them, member information remains in the grade point database. When the access is made after the first time, the member ID and password are referred to, and the past accumulated result data is referred to.

[0010] When a client selects a curriculum, if there is a large number of applications for one instructor class during the same time period, a computer randomly selects a predetermined number of people and organizes one class. Those who are out of the lottery are given the right to choose another instructor's lesson and will organize the next class with members from a similar random selection. This process is repeated over and over, and small classes with instructors at the core are formed one after another.

[0011] The video database is used for both interactive lessons and broadband self-study and is exchanged between the instructor and the client as scenes and scenes are provided to the interlocutor and the story evolves according to the selected theme. The state of conversation (audio and video) and the state of conversation (sound and video) between students are recorded. This video database is integrated and used in the lesson solution server in the case of interactive lessons.

The teaching material database stores text teaching materials necessary for learning, such as characters, sentences, illustrations, figures, and graphs, and is provided to the lesson solution server in accordance with the lesson contents selected by each client. It has become.

The grade point database records the grade results obtained by each client through interactive lessons and broadband self-study. At this time,
The computer may score automatically or, if necessary, the native instructor may score directly. In the case of a broadband self-study conversation or pronunciation, the response voice of the client is scored and recorded in this database as well. At the time of the next attendance, these results are referred to from the grade point database, and the client is notified of the optimal attendance contents.

As for the grade points, the reference numerical value of the points for each item is not changed as set at the start, at least during a period in which the client is attending, but items such as attending a class, submitting an assignment, achieving a goal, etc. And can be exchanged for other awarded products depending on the number of points earned.

[0015] The learning progress analysis is an analysis means for grasping the progress of the learning in the interactive class of the client and the self-study of the broadband. The learning progress is analyzed as to whether the progress of the learning is earlier or later than a predetermined time, and a hearing for the conversation training. Items such as accuracy, response speed to instructor questions, pronunciation accuracy, proficiency, comprehension, exploration ability, aggressiveness, etc. are automatically calculated by the computer, and bar graphs, radar charts, three-dimensional charts, other It is visually displayed with numerical values in a graph display format or the like, and instructs what kind of learning should be performed to compensate for the weakness of the client.

The lesson solution server is used in an interactive lesson, and is provided to the client in a form that integrates two-way conversation, the Internet, a teaching material database, and a moving image database. Clients can indicate menus, icons, images and other digital characters displayed on the monitor screen,
You can select the target text or conversation scene.

The self-learning voice storage server selects a self-learning subject when the client self-learns, and records the voice of the client responding when the self-learning content is executed. Instructors may go to the broadcasting station to perform scoring and data processing, or access the broadcasting server from a different location from the broadcasting station through a network,
Scoring and data processing may be performed while at home. These results are recorded in the grade point database.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an instructor and a client who are dispersed and resident in a wide area, for example, the entire land of Japan through a satellite network, and perform a broadband interactive education and learning. There is a broadcasting station 1a that provides the contents of education and learning to clients, and transmits / receives information to / from instructors 3a and a plurality of clients 4a to 8a that are distributed locally by relaying a geostationary satellite 2a. At this time, the broadcasting station 1a is provided with a satellite dish 1b for transmitting and receiving radio waves. Similarly, a satellite dish 2b having wide-angle and high sensitivity is installed on the communication satellite 2a, a small satellite dish 3b on the instructor 3a, and a small satellite dish 4b on the clients 4a to 8a.
8b are provided respectively. Now, the antenna 3b of the instructor 3a and the client 4a through the antenna 1b of the broadcasting station 1a via the antenna 2b of the communication satellite 2a.
The transmission of the antenna 8a to the antennas 4b to 8b means "downward transmission" of information, and is indicated by a solid arrow in the drawing. On the other hand, the antenna 1b of the broadcasting station 1a is transmitted from the antenna 3b of the instructor 3a and the antennas 4b to 8b of the clients 4a to 8a via the antenna 2b of the communication satellite 2a.
When transmitted to b, it is “upward” and is indicated by a chain line arrow in the figure. In this embodiment, the “downward direction” is, for example, 10 to 40 Mbps, and the “upward direction” is 1 to 10 Mbps.
The value is s, but is not limited to this value. It suffices if audio, video and data signals can be bidirectionally communicated in a wireless format according to the Radio Law. In this embodiment, the area is limited to one country and the number of relay satellites is one. However, the number of relay satellites is increased to form a satellite network, and instructors and clients are organized on a global scale across international countries. The system can also be operated. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the instructors and clients of various culture schools are targeted for organization, but the present invention is not limited to this, and circuit components and equipment design, design, books,
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to various forms such as when producing and editing magazines and movies. In addition, in this embodiment, the class including the instructor and the client is one class. However, more classes may exist at the same time, or a plurality of instructors may be arranged. In addition, the number of clients is not limited to five, and there may be more clients in one class. Here, it is assumed that the instructor resides in a different area from the broadcasting station, like the client, but it is not limited to this, and the instructor may be at the broadcasting station. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the communication satellite is a geostationary satellite. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and orbiting satellites in a middle orbit and a low orbit may be used. Similarly, the satellite antenna is a parabolic antenna, but the shape is not limited to this. What is necessary is just to have the property of transmitting and receiving electric signals to and from the communication satellite. In the “downstream” of the present embodiment, when distributing different contents to different classes, or in the “upstream”, when a broadcast station receives responses from a plurality of clients at the same time, the relay station or broadcast station If a processor or a computer having a parallel processing function is installed, the mutual communication is performed more efficiently.

FIG. 2 shows the broadcasting station 1a and the communication satellite 2a of FIG.
The instructors Ia, IIa, IIIa, IVa,... And the clients Ib to Ig, IIb to IIg, III
.. are composed of b-IIIg, IVb-IVe,... and conceptually show how information is combined by radio waves. In this figure, Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV
The class I includes an instructor Ia and clients Ib to Ig, and the class II includes an instructor IIa and clients IIb to IIb.
g is placed, and instructor III
a and clients IIIb to IIIg are arranged,
In the class IV, an instructor IVa and clients IVb to IVe are arranged. The broadcasting station 1a is provided with a parallel processing computer 1e, and the communication satellite 2a is provided with a parallel processing repeater 2e for performing parallel processing of information. In this case, as described above, the instructors Ia, IIa, IIIa, and IVa of each class may perform an interactive lesson in the broadcasting station 1a.

FIG. 3 shows a case where a class is formed by using a local area network (hereinafter referred to as a CATV-LAN) of cable television and connecting instructors and clients who live relatively densely in a region. . When an optical fiber cable is laid to each home, the main optical fiber cable 10c extending from the head end center 1f is branched by the branching device 13a to become an optical fiber cable 10d, and each home VIa, VIb, VIc, VId, VIe,. Extends to. In this embodiment, 10d is an optical fiber cable, but may be a metal coaxial cable. A satellite dish 1c and a ground antenna 1d are installed on the roof at the head-end center 1f, and these received electric signals flow into the mixer / distributor 11b. In addition, programs produced independently in the center are also provided by the program providing device 11.
a, the data is distributed to the mixer / distributor 11b. Further, a cable 10a for the Internet is drawn into the building and connected to the mixing / distributing device 11b through a router 11d and a cable modem 11e. Similarly, the public telephone line 10b is connected to a mixing / distributing device 11b through an exchange. Each of the above-mentioned signals is integrated in the mixer / distributor 11b, and after electro-optical conversion inside,
Output to the optical fiber cable 10c. The main optical fiber cable 10c is a branching device (or a photoelectric converter)
The optical fiber cable (or coaxial cable) 10d is branched by 13a and laid to each home. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the instructor VIa and the plurality of clients VIb to VIe are branched in a corrugated manner from the branching device 13a. In the house of the instructor VIa and the clients VIb to VIe ..., a personal computer 12a, a television receiver 12b, a facsimile telephone 12c, a set-top box 11f, and a cable modem 11g are installed. When the above-described integrated signal is carried to each home by the cable 10d, the set-top box 11f
Distributes signals to the facsimile telephone 12c, the personal computer 12a, and the television receiver 12b by frequency. In this embodiment as well, as described in the description of FIG. 1, the object of organization is not limited to the instructor and the client, but the content business owner and the production supervisor (leader or instructor or responsible person) and the produced person. It may be a relationship of a person. Also, the home instructor may go to a broadcasting station for an interactive lesson if necessary. Furthermore, the equipment installed in each home is
The device is not limited to the devices described in this embodiment as long as the device performs an appropriate function.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a case where class formation is performed using the CATV-LAN shown in FIG. FIG.
In the mixing / distributing device 11b installed in the head-end center 1f indicated by (1), there is a main server (not shown), and the information signal obtained by electro-optical conversion from the main server is connected to the main optical fiber cable 10c as shown in FIG. Is transmitted to the outside. For the purpose of transmitting information to each user of the cable television in the local area, a branching device 13a is installed in some places on the cable 10c. An optical fiber cable or a metal coaxial cable 10d is connected from these branching devices 13a, and the homes Va to Vi, VIa to VIi, and VIIa to V
IIi, ... are laid. In this embodiment, three classes consisting of one instructor and eight clients are organized in the local area. That is,
Class V is for instructor Va and client Vb
To VI, the class VI is the instructor VIa and the clients VIb to VIi, and the class VII is the instructor VIIa and the clients VIIb to VIIi. Now, when the cable 10d is a coaxial cable and a 6 MHz band corresponding to a television channel is used, for example, the maximum "downstream" is about 40 Mbps, and the maximum "upstream" is about 192 k to 10 Mbps. However, if the performance of the cable 10c is improved and the cable 10d is also made of an optical fiber, these characteristics are further improved.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart in the case where a small group is organized for English conversation by applying the educational learning system according to the present invention. When the user accesses the educational learning system, the process starts from the start 10 as shown in the figure. In step 20, the user is prompted to enter an ID and a password. When the ID and password are entered, the member management database 113 is referred to. And a menu of membership guidance are displayed. If there is an error in inputting the ID or password, the display returns to the menu prompting the user to input 20 again. On the other hand, if the user is a member, the process proceeds to the English conversation learning menu indicated by 30. The user selects either the interactive lesson 102 or the broadband self-study 108 in the English conversation learning menu 30, but if the interactive lesson 102 is selected now, FIG.
The learning progress analysis 302 shown in FIG. 9 is executed, the process proceeds to the optimal lesson / selectable lesson display 303, and the curriculum selection menu 401 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. As a result of the selection of the curriculum, if the class is not yet satisfied with the capacity according to the logical judgment 40, the class can be taken, the class of the client is determined, and the class decision 5 is made.
After the execution of 0, the process proceeds to lesson start 60, and when a predetermined time of attendance has elapsed, the lesson ends 70, and finally the end 80 is executed. If the class selected by the logical judgment 40 has already become the capacity, the process returns to the curriculum selection menu 401 again, and this process is repeated until the class is finally determined. Note that the class determined here takes the form shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, for example.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the education and learning system according to the present invention. The branching process on the left side of the English conversation learning 100 indicates the relationship of the interactive class, and the branching process on the right side indicates the process of the broadband self-study. In the interactive lesson, the grade point of the client is referred to from the grade point database 112 in the grade point attendance lesson selection 101, and a lesson that can be attended or selectable is instructed. The interactive lesson 102 includes items such as a two-way conversation 103, an English video movie 104, a textbook (paperless) 105, an English homepage 106, a lesson attendance 107, and the like. On the other hand, the broadband self-study 108 proceeds to the English video database 109, and the conversation in which the client responds in the assumed scene is transmitted as the audio file 110 to the 111, where the accumulation and the scoring are performed. As a result,
It is stored in the score point database 112.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of member management.
Here, it is shown how the results of each client acquired by the interactive lesson and the broadband self-study are reflected in the member management database 113. In the figure, the flow on the right side mainly shows the relationship in the interactive class, and the flow on the left side shows the relationship for the broadband self-study. When the client selects the interactive lesson, the grades accumulated so far in the course management database 200 are referred to from the grade point database 112. In the next lesson selection 201, lessons that can be taken or can be selected are displayed. The lesson solution server 202 has a function of integrating and displaying the contents of the interactive conversation 103, the Internet 204, the teaching material database 205, and the moving image database 207. When the client attends the designated class or the selected class, the class is graded 203 and the result is recorded in the grade point database 112. Two way conversation 10
Reference numeral 3 denotes a case where the instructor and the client exchange information in real time between the client and the client according to the situation in a class conducted using the broadband two-way communication as shown in FIGS. And the monitor screen of the personal computer or multimedia terminal owned by the client,
Each face or figure is shown, and the voice can be heard through speakers, earphones or headphones. The Internet 204 is designed to use overseas English homepages as teaching materials for classes. The teaching material database 205 stores other teaching materials necessary for the lesson, such as characters, sentences, illustrations, figures, and graphs, and is in a state where it can be called at any time as needed. Sometimes, it is a form that asks for a translation of a word, a number, or a sentence, or a form that shows figures and still images and answers them in English. Used in various conceivable cases. In the relationship of the broadband self-learning on the right side, the past performance of the client is referred to from the grade point database 112, and in the self-learning subject selection / instruction 206, the instruction of the self-learning subject by computer or the selection by the client's will is performed.
The selected content is extracted from the moving image database 207, and as the screen progresses, the voice of the response conversation in the assumed scene is processed as the client response transmission 209, the voice file scoring 210 is created, and stored in the score point database 112. In other words, the grade point database 112 accumulates both the grades of the interactive lessons of each client and the grades of the broadband self-study.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of attendance registration.
When a client takes an interactive lesson,
The member inquiry 301 is performed using the TD and password input first, and is referred to by the member management database 113.
If they match, the past performance record of the client is referred to from the performance point database 112, and the learning progress analysis 302 is executed. Next, based on the result, the optimal lesson / selectable lesson 303 is displayed. Here, the optimal lesson is a lesson in which the computer automatically instructs a lesson considered to be better to be taken by the learning progress analysis of 302, and the selectable lesson is a lesson selected by the client on his / her own will. . The selected result is referred to the attendance management database 200, duplicated lessons are omitted, and newly selected lessons that have not been selected in the past are registered in this database. The result is displayed in the attendance class selection 201, and then attendance registration completion 304 is executed to complete the procedure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the free choice curriculum. When the input operation is started according to the instruction on the monitor screen, the past performance of the client is referred to from the performance point database 112, and the learning progress analysis 30 is performed.
2 is executed. Based on the result, an optimal lesson / selectable lesson display 303 is made, and curriculum selection 401 is performed.
Proceed to. In this embodiment, a total of 15 elementary, intermediate, and advanced classes 402 to 416 having different levels of difficulty by five instructors A, B, C, D and E are arranged in a matrix of three rows and five columns. Is displayed. In the case of the optimal lesson automatically selected by the computer, the places to be attended displayed in a matrix are blinking to prompt the user to make a selection. On the other hand, it is possible to select a lesson at will, but in any case, the selected result is registered in the lesson registration database 417 and registered in the lesson management database 200. Next, proceed to attendance 418. The following shows more specific examples of the curriculum. The lesson contents include individual travel, shopping (individual import), the search for themes, e-mail statements, etc., and the difficulty level is elementary, intermediate, and advanced. The difference is evaluated based on the voice speed, the amount of reading / writing, the depth of pursuing the theme, and the like. The courses are selected three times in the morning, four times in the afternoon and three times in the evening, and one course is conducted two days a week. These are merely examples, and it goes without saying that various other forms are applicable.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the broadband self-study. When the client starts self-study, there is a member inquiry 301 of the entered ID and password, which is referred to in the attendance management database 200. If registered, the client's grade is referred to in the grade point database 112, and the learning progress is started. A degree analysis 302 is performed,
Next, there is a selection / instruction 206 of a self-learning subject, the self-learning content is quoted from the moving image database 207, and a self-learning content execution 501 is executed. At this time, the content of the response conversation is recorded in the self-learning voice storage server 209 by the client response transmission 208. This content is scored by the instructor, resulting in an audio file 210,
It is accumulated in the score point database 112. In addition,
The score points shown in FIGS. 5 to 10 are given for various events as described below. For example, I attended a registered class and listened until the end. 2 Active participation in the class (answered the assignment). 2 Make-up: Absent class and class When I came out but couldn't respond to the task, I recovered it by self-study. 2 Self-study more than once for 30 minutes. Or it was pointed out, and rephrased and completed.) ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 1 Submission of assignments in class ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 2 Achievement of registered course goals ‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 20 Participation in special classes ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 5 and so on. Products will be awarded according to points, but depending on the situation, other product forms, such as gift certificates, discount coupons, securities, It can also be exchanged for free or discounts, eligibility for the next session, etc.

[0028]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above, and has the following effects.

Using satellite communication, optical fiber communication and other broadband two-way communication, high-quality distance learning can be realized.

Utilize satellite and fiber optic communications and other broadband networks to connect locally dispersed or densely populated populations and create globally fit-for-purpose organizations on computers as needed. be able to.

The above-mentioned organization is composed of three parties: a telecommunications broadcaster, an instructor, and a client. This is a three-party relationship of a business owner, a production supervisor (a conductor or a leader or a responsible person), and a production manager. It does not matter. For example, a combination of content creator, editor-in-chief, author or creator, or filmmaker, director, sound manager and photographer.

If the instructor or a supervisor in an equivalent position is given special access rights to the main server, scoring and data processing for the client's task can be performed from a place different from the place where the instructor is installed. In other words, it is possible to partially provide instruction by instructor staying at home.

Conventionally, it has been difficult to implement the learning and learning degree analysis, the lesson solution server, the grade point database, the free choice curriculum system, and the like provided with the education and learning system according to the present invention using a computer. Individualized educational learning that matches the individuality and characteristics of the individual can be realized.

The scoring of a text assignment can be automated by improving the speech recognition software in the same way that the scoring of a text file can be automatically scored by a computer by devising the content of the assignment. In this case, the instructor can allocate the spare time for labor saving to the time for advice to the client, detailed guidance, improvement of teaching materials and curriculum, and the like.

The education and learning system according to the present invention is not limited to English conversation, but can be applied to all fields associated with human cultural activities.

By updating the contents of the contents, fresh materials can be provided at all times, the requests of the clients are reflected, and the contents themselves evolve and evolve.

When the client's performance points reach a certain value, a system that can convert some of the stock to a content production company or a communication broadcasting business operating company instead of a product, or a stock that has been purchased. Giving a percentage of profits and having the client become a shareholder could increase the company's capital and develop it, as the client itself could become a sales person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a connection diagram of a broadband two-way satellite communication in which instructors and clients scattered and resident in a wide range are wirelessly connected to a broadcasting station via a communication satellite having a parallel processing relay function.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram in the case where class composition is performed using satellite communication.

FIG. 3 is a connection diagram of a broadband two-way optical fiber communication in which instructors and clients living in a relatively small area are connected to a broadcasting station in a wired manner using a CATV-LAN or the like.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of class organization when a CATV-LAN in which a plurality of branching devices are arranged in an optical fiber cable is used.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart in a case where class formation is performed in the education and learning system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an educational learning system according to the present invention, which includes an interactive lesson and broadband self-study.

FIG. 7 is a diagram related to a member management system according to the present invention having a lesson solution server and a self-learning voice storage server.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of course registration having a member management database, a grade point database, and a course management database.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a free-choice curriculum with different contents and different difficulty levels by different instructors.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a broadband self-study characterized by a learning progress analysis and a self-study voice storage server.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a: Broadcasting station 1d: Antenna for terrestrial television 1e: Parallel processing computer 1f: Head-end center 2a: Communication satellite 3a: Instructor 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a: Client 1b, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 1c:
Satellite parabolic antenna 2b: Wide-angle high-sensitivity satellite parabolic antenna 2e: Transponder with parallel processing computer 10a: Internet 10b: Public telephone line 10c: Optical fiber cable 10d: Coaxial cable or optical fiber cable 11a: Program providing device 11b: Mixing / distributing device 11c: Switch 11d: Router 11e, 11g: Cable modem 11f: Set-top box 11h: Main server 12a: Personal computer 12b: Television 12c: FAX phone 13a: Branching device or photoelectric converter Ia, IIa, IIIa, VIa, Va, VIa , VI
Ia: Instructor Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If, Ig, IIb, II
c, IId, IIe, IIf, IIg, IIIb, II
Ic, IIId, IIIe, IIIf, IIIg, IV
b, IVc, IVd, IVe, Vb, Vc, Vd, V
e, Vf, Vg, Vh, Vi, VIb, VIc, VI
d, VIe, VIf, VIg, VIh, VIi, VII
b, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VII
g, VIIh, VIIi: Client 10: Start 20: ID and password input 21: Re-entry / experience learning / enrollment guide 30: English conversation learning MENU 40: Is the selected class full? 50: Class decision 60: Class start 70: Class end 80: End 100: English conversation learning 101: Grade point attendance class selection 102: Interactive class 103: Interactive conversation 104: English movie movie 105: Textbook (paperless) 106: English Homepage 107: Class attendance 108: Broadband self-study 109: English video database 110: Transmission of response audio files 111: Storage and scoring of audio files 112: Grade point database 113: Membership management database 200: Attendance management database 201: Course selection 202: Lesson solution server 203: Class scoring 204: Internet 205: Teaching material database 206: Self study subject selection / instruction 207: Image database 208: Client response transmission 209: Self-learning voice storage server 210: Voice file scoring 301: ID and PW member inquiry 302: Learning progress analysis 303: Optimal lesson / selectable lesson display 304: Completion of attendance registration 400: Free choice curriculum 401: Curriculum selection 402: Beginner class / teacher A / content 1 403: Intermediate class / teacher A / content 1 404: Advanced class / teacher A / content 1 405: Beginner class / teacher B / content 2 406: Intermediate class / teacher B / Content 2 407: Advanced Class / Teacher B / Content 2 408: Elementary Class / Teacher C / Content 3 409: Intermediate Class / Teacher C / Content 3 410: Advanced Class / Teacher C / Content 3 411: Elementary Class / Teacher D / Content T4 412: Intermediate class / teacher D / contents 4 413: Advanced class / teacher D / contents 4 414: Elementary class / teacher E / contents 5 415: Intermediate class / teacher E / contents 5 416: Advanced class / teacher E / Contents 5 417: Registration of attended class 418: To attend 501: Execution of self-study contents

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[Claims] An instructor and a client that are locally dispersed or densely resident are connected to each other by using satellite communication, optical fiber communication, and other broadband interactivity, and the instructor is a virtual computer on the computer. While organizing into several small classes
At least a member management database (113) that manages the registration of each client, a course management database (200) that manages the curriculum course management of each client, a video database (207) that provides scenes in response to each client's request, A teaching material database (205) for providing teaching materials to the client, a grade point database (112) for grasping the learning situation of the client,
In the interactive lesson (102), integrating and distributing digitalized contents to each client in the interactive lesson (102), that is, the interactive conversation (103), the Internet (204), the teaching material database (205), the moving image database (207), etc. Lesson solution server (202) and broadband self-study (10
8) An educational learning system including a self-learning voice storage server (209) for storing digitized response voices of each client. 2. A menu display of a plurality of contents having different difficulty levels and different time zones assigned to different instructors assigned to different instructors on a monitor screen of a computer or a multimedia terminal, and updating these contents periodically. 2. The education and learning system according to claim 1, further comprising a free-choice curriculum (400) that allows each client to make a free choice. 3. Consisting of interactive lessons and broadband self-study, the client is expected to improve the ability to respond flexibly including physical movements, the ability to plan carefully, the ability to search for information, and the ability to actively comment. The educational learning system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the educational learning system is enabled. 4. In an interactive lesson, when an access is made from each client, the entered ID and password are referred to the member management database. If there is a corresponding client, the client's score is further obtained from the score point database. Reference and analysis of the learning progress (302) are performed to display and prompt the selection of the optimal lesson for each client (303). In the case of the broadband self-study, the analysis of the learning progress is similarly performed by referring to the grade point database. Claim 1 provided with a function for displaying and prompting a client to select an optimal lesson.
The education and learning system according to claim 3. 5. The education according to claim 1, wherein in the interactive lesson, the instructor grades the lesson of each client in real time, accumulates it in a grade point database, and has a function of notifying each client via a network. Learning system. 6. In the self-study of the broadband, the instructor accesses the self-study voice storage server installed in the broadcast station at the broadcasting station or through the network to score the contents of the self-study of each client, accumulates the score in the score point database, and stores the score in the network. The education and learning system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of informing each client through the system. 7. It can be converted into other product forms, securities forms, free or discounted courses, and the right to participate in the next session, as far as it is reasonable for both business management and members. An education / learning system having the score point giving function according to claim 1 and claim 4 to claim 6. 8. A wireless system or a wired system for performing bidirectional communication of broadband digital contents in both the "downward direction" and the "upward direction".
A wide area satellite communication system and a local area network system for cable television having the functions described in (1). 9. A computer system in which a plurality of clients are connected on a computer with an instructor residing in a place different from a broadcasting station or a head-end center as a nucleus to form a network and perform class formation. Item 8. The educational learning system according to Item 8. 10. An instructor operates a personal computer or a multimedia terminal to access the main server from a place different from the place where the main server is installed, and manages and edits the accumulated client data scoring and other data. The education and learning system according to claim 1, wherein the education and learning system is capable of: