EP2599075A1

EP2599075A1 - System and method for the relevance-based categorizing and near-time learning of words

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Publication number: EP2599075A1
Application number: EP11763840.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Erik Landwehr
Original assignee: Belingoo Media Group SA
Current assignee: L&P INNOVATION GMBH
Priority date: 2010-09-24
Filing date: 2011-08-19
Publication date: 2013-06-05
Also published as: US20150024351A1; DE102010046439A1; WO2012038014A1

Abstract

A system and a method for the near-time learning of words and word units is provided, wherein annotations for the words and word units are offered and displayed in exact page synchronism with the source medium and the annotations can be selected by the user when reading the source medium. An author module provides a marking editor, which makes it possible to mark words and word units as annotations in synchronism with the display of the source medium and an annotations editor, which makes it possible to specify in relation to the annotations basic data and metadata for a word. A database stores for each annotation a basic annotation data record comprising the basic data and metadata for the word. A reading module displays during the reading of a selected medium a fixed number of annotations in exact page synchronism with the display of the medium and allows the user-specific marking of an annotation, wherein the marked annotation is stored in a user-specific annotation data record of the database. This allows a reader who, during reading, marks words to be learned to call them up again in near time for specific study.

Description

System and method for relevance-based categorization and prompt learning of vocabulary

Basically, the present invention is directed to a system and method for efficiently building and timely learning a differentiated vocabulary based on relevance-based categorization of annotations.

In an increasingly globalized world, the mastery of several languages is of ever greater value, in addition to the native language. Not only the traveling of foreign countries, but also successful acting and acting in the economic life require increasingly in addition to the differentiated idiom in the native language also the mastery, 10 of one or more foreign language (s).

Whereas in the past language proficiency required a language level that was described as "fluent", today a more sophisticated vocabulary is increasingly required. This sophisticated vocabulary, especially in bargaining situations, should enable not only the reliable comprehension and understanding of the negotiated facts, 15 but also the socially intelligent behavior in the negotiating group.

For a differentiated vocabulary is also necessary in each foreign language that goes beyond a basic vocabulary clearly. The goal here is not only to be able to understand subtleties with differentiated expressions, but also to be able to verbalize in order to influence negotiation situations and to influence results efficiently.

20 Traditionally, the learning of such a differentiated vocabulary

I witness available, such. Dictionaries that specify several possible meanings in the native language for a foreign-language word. It therefore remains up to the learner to classify such a vocabulary as suitable for the context. However, the learner is not provided with any assistance that would enable him to

Depending on the context, it is possible to assess or learn the meaning of a vocabulary in the foreign language. Therefore, on the basis of today's available learning resources, the student has no choice but to choose a course of trial and error. That is, the learner will use a vocabulary in different situations based on the positive or negative feedback from the present

The native speaker will learn in which situations the use is appropriate or in which situations this use was inappropriate. However, the necessary beneficial attitude of the respective communication partner is not to be assumed, especially in the negotiation situations mentioned above.

Therefore, there is a need for learning tools that allow a learner to build a differentiated vocabulary in a foreign language independent of third-party feedback for specific communication situations.

Further, the prior art learner will usually be given a number of vocabulary words to learn that are not tailored to individual needs, e.g. is adapted in the sense of the individual interest, the individual knowledge etc. If the learner has learned vocabulary from a recent occasion, he can only learn it together with a multitude of other vocabulary, which may not be needed at all. When the learner re-learns this multitude of vocabulary, he has often lost the concrete context of meaning; he no longer knows what the reason was for the single word he appropriated for a recent occasion. As a result, an associative support is lost, which reduces the learning success.

The invention is therefore based on the object to provide a system and an associated method for vocabulary, which in particular enable a timely learning.

This object is solved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Preferred embodiments are subject of the dependent claims.

The invention enables a learner, during the consumption of a medium, eg reading a text, listening to an audio file, watching a video in each language to be learned, to use individual words and / or phrases of the medium as for their individual learning. " categorize relevant, ie evaluate it for a relevance determination, and call the words categorized as relevant at any time, eg the next day, back to learning, so that the learner can easily and individually address the individual and subjectively relevant Learning material as it were, ie synchronously with the perception of the medium, and efficiently repeating this individual and subjectively relevant learning material - and only this - supported by filter-based selection of subjectively relevant terms and expressions, in particular, can and does do so promptly not with other, especially special individually irrelevant, vocabulary overloaded. In a timely manner, the learner is enabled to focus on and thereby efficiently repeat the relevant subject matter, eg by retrieving the vocabulary that has been categorized as relevant on the pages of a book that have just been read. Thus, in this moment learning is still the context just read in the memory available and a deeper learning is facilitated. The learner is thus enabled to repeat the relevant material in a timely manner in order to perceive the medium in such a way that it is still present which words or phrases were categorized as important, in which context these were, etc. Furthermore, the learner is also enabled to do likewise to prepare for the reading of a medium in a foreign language in a timely manner by selecting the relevant vocabulary of the next reading section for preparation, eg by means of a filter, and learning it in a preparatory manner. These possibilities of timely learning thus significantly increase the learning success.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a computer-implemented system is provided for relevance-based and timely learning of vocabularies and word units, wherein annotations to the vocabulary and word units are offered and displayed in exact page synchronism with the source medium and the user's annotations for their relevance can be categorized and selected at any given time. In this context, "page-exact-synchronous" refers to the possibility of assigning an annotated vocabulary to a particular "page" of the medium, so that the learner can synchronously classify the individually and subjectively interesting vocabulary as "relevant" in synchrony with the reading of this "page The learner limits the categorization to the most interesting vocabulary and at the same time quickly calls up the corresponding categorized, ie relevant vocabulary and learns it through repetition In each of these repetitive learning processes the categorization by the learner can be based on changing learning success and / or changing interests be changed or adapted.

In this case, a "page" can have the conventional meaning of a book page, but also specify a different display unit, for example a page in a web browser, a time section in an audio file and / or a defined section of a video, achieving a page-synchronous assignment may include the use of a conversion table or matching table, for example if different outputs use of a particular book, and these issues have different page breaks. For example, if annotations were made to a copy of the Gutenberg Bible and the Gutenberg Bible thus serves as a reference medium, but the reader reads a more modern edition of the Bible and there categorizes the relevance of individual interesting so relevant vocabulary, then the table is used for page translation one in the other issue.

To this end, the system according to this aspect of the present invention comprises an authoring module having software-implemented means adapted to load a source medium converted further adapted to provide a marking editor which, in synchronism with the display of the converted source medium, indicates Allows words and word units to be annotated and to associate language level and knowledge category parameters with the annotations, and further configured to provide an annotation editor that allows specification of vocabulary reason and metadata for the annotations in parallel with the display of the converted source media.

Further, in accordance with this aspect of the present invention, the system includes one or more databases that stores an annotation primitive set consisting of the vocabulary primitive and metadata for each annotation based on the entries in the tagging and annotation editor. These databases further determine and store relevance for each annotation based on the metadata, and additionally store for each source medium at least one matching table that defines the page-to-synchronous mapping for each annotation relative to a medium and relative to a reference medium.

Further, the system according to this aspect of the present invention includes a read module having software-implemented means adapted to select one or more media that are further configured to have a multi-dimensional rele for each selected medium based on the categories of metadata to set vanz prioritization for annotations to be displayed, which are further configured to display a fixed number of the relevance-prioritized annotations parallel to the medium while reading one of the selected media page-synchronously with the display of the medium, and which are further configured for this purpose To provide functions for user-specific updating of the relevancy of an annotation based on user-specific parameters for one or more elements of the metadata, wherein the Annotation with the updated relevance is stored in a user-specific annotation record of the database.

The learning system according to the invention therefore provides a solution that realizes improved possibilities of context-oriented language training. The solution is based on the recognition that for efficient language training vocabulary should be construed in its context and this via various media, such as e.g. Books that should be in various digital formats, e.g. ePub, PDF, etc. or analog, such as audio or video. Furthermore, the invention is based on the finding that, ideally, page-synchronously and parallel to the display of such an analog or digital medium, a number of vocabulary words categorized by the learner should be displayed according to their relevance. Thus, through the (re) categorization of displayed vocabulary thus available synchronously to the reading of the medium, the timely repetitive learning about the retrieval of filtered vocabulary lists can e.g. page-accurate (vocabulary of the last pages read or the next page to be read) or even vocabulary-accurate.

Furthermore, the present invention is based on the finding that context-sensitive language training on these different media then gains in efficiency if annotated vocabulary or annotated through these different media, or about the different formats and / or editions of these media page synchronized to the reading fluency Wording units are offered, so that regardless of the medium, eg irrespective of whether a text, an audio file, or a video file is present, whether this text is physically read in a book and / or text, audio, or video files are offered via various digital platforms and formats, the user can use the filters and the annotation or adjust the vocabulary to his individual needs. In this prioritization of the needs, the present invention utilizes the findings that the learning prioritization of the user is primarily determined by the factor of relevance, which is determined in an embodiment according to the invention at least about importance and knowledge from the perspective of the learner.

Therefore, the object is achieved in a further aspect of the present invention by computer-implemented method for relevance-based learning of vocabularies and word units, wherein annotations are offered to the vocabulary and word units page synchronous to the source medium and displayed and the annotations the user can be categorized and selected in terms of their relevance at a given time.

The method according to this aspect of the present invention comprises loading, converting and displaying a source medium, and tagging words and word units as annotations in synchronism with the display of the converted source medium and associating language level and knowledge category parameters with the annotations.

Further, the method according to this aspect of the present invention comprises indicating root and metadata of the annotations in parallel with the display of the converted source medium, storing based on the specified root and metadata of a basic annotation record for each annotation consisting of the vocabulary reason and source Metadata and the determination and storage of a relevance value for each annotation based on the metadata of the annotation and the creation and storage of at least one matching table for each source medium, the page-exact-synonymous assignment for each annotation relative to a medium and relative to one Reference medium defined.

In addition, the method according to this aspect of the present invention includes selecting one or more media and setting multi-dimensional relevance prioritization for annotations to be displayed for each selected medium based on the categories of metadata and selecting and displaying a fixed number of Relevance-prioritized annotations while reading one of the selected media page-exact-synchronous parallel to the display of the medium.

Finally, the method according to this aspect of the present invention comprises updating the user-specific relevance of an annotation based on user-specific parameters for one or more elements of the metadata, wherein the annotation with the updated relevance is stored in a user-specific annotation data set.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, when executed by a computer, configured to perform the method steps outlined above. The present invention therefore offers the advantage that the user can access a personalized vocabulary treasure each time through any changed values of importance and knowledge, and can only select or prioritize those vocabulary items that match his filter setting in the specific session (eg in terms of importance and state of knowledge) on the one hand and the current relevance value of personally assigned vocabulary (also based, for example, on the basis of importance and state of knowledge) on the other hand.

In this way, the advantage of a relevance orientation is realized, which enables the efficient construction of a multilingual, differentiated vocabulary on the basis of annotated expressions and word units. Further, the present invention provides the advantage that the user is page-synchronous to reading an original source, i. in the read or page flow of an original text annotations to this text is displayed and at the same time gets the possibility of categorizing the annotated expressions and word units offered. Conceptually, the system according to the invention is based on multilingualism in all language pairs (source languages / annotation language) and character sets. Also in the field of audio several pronunciations can be offered. This advantageously makes it possible to take account of speech dialects or different pronunciations, for example the distinction between Australian, Irish, Texan or British pronunciations of English terms.

Further preferred embodiments are specified in the dependent claims and are described below with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:

1 schematically shows the architecture and construction of an embodiment of the system according to the invention, FIG. 2 gives a schematic overview of the module structure and structure of an embodiment of the present invention,

3 shows a schematic representation of graphical operating elements of an application window of the authoring module according to an embodiment of the present invention, 4 shows by way of example the structure of a reference medium according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 shows a schematic representation of graphical operating elements of an application window of the reading module according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 6 shows a schematic representation of graphical operating elements of an application window for the scenario creation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG

7 shows a schematic representation of graphical operating elements of an application window of the reading module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 shows schematic representations of graphical controls of exemplary educational game modules according to one embodiment of the present invention.

1 schematically shows the architecture and construction of a relevance-based system according to the invention for the efficient construction of a multilingual, differentiated vocabulary by synchronously reading and categorizing annotated expressions and word units.

According to the invention, the relevance-based teaching system 100 comprises application service 110, a content management system 20 or a browser connected to databases 130, and the application programming interfaces (API) for authors 140, learners 150, and community programmers. Subscriber 160. In a preferred embodiment, the eLearning API 150 is connected to terminals 152 and 154 via a data network 190, preferably, for example, the Internet or cellular networks. Terminal 152 is preferably a computer 152 or a portable computer 152 or similar portable computer terminal or laptop 152. The terminal 154 is preferably a mobile phone terminal 154, eg, a smartphone 154 or a multimedia device 154. Type and number of terminals 154/152 however, by way of example only, so that in embodiments of the present invention, another, in particular, larger number of terminals 152/154. Further, embodiments of the present invention may use other or alternative or alternative terminals 152/154. The eLearning API 150 according to the invention is preferably designed such that it enables the most versatile possible use of the application service 110 in different application contexts on terminals 152/154. In particular, in a preferred embodiment, the eLearning API 50 is designed to cover the requirements of an Internet based eLearning application. Therefore, the eLearning API 150 provides all the functions necessary to handle a user-driven learning concept. The definition of this interface 150 includes all available methods, the number and data types of the function parameters and the data types of the return values in the application service 1 10. The definition of the APIs 140-160 are available as independent third-level domains.

Preferably, the broad usability of the eLearning API 150 is ensured via implementation standards, in a preferred embodiment through the use of the Web Services Description Language. Preferably, the community application programming interface 160 and the authoring API 140 are designed in a similar manner. The APIs 150, 160, 190 are preferably designed in such a way that other application environments can access the function and the application service 10 via these APIs. For example, in a preferred embodiment, the eLearning API 150 is designed so that an application installed on the mobile terminal 154 can use this interface to connect to the application service 110 and thus the eLearning API 150 as a data provider to use. Furthermore, preferably, the community API 160 is designed so that various, for example, Internet-based portals 162, forum environments 166 and community environments 164 can access the function and the application service 110. An example of such an environment 162-166 is Facebook's increasingly popular environment. Similarly, however, in a preferred embodiment of the inventive system 100, other third-party environments, such as e.g. Search engines (e.g., Google, Bing ...), forums, or even book stores (e.g., Amazon ...) through the community API 160 to the functions of the application service 1 10. For this purpose, the third-party platforms 162-166 are preferably connected to the community API 160 via a data interface 190. In a preferred embodiment, this data interface is designed by the Internet and / or a mobile network environment.

Similarly, as the third-party environments 162-166 discussed above access the community API 160 and the terminals 152/154, respectively, the eLearning API 150 also intervenes the terminal 144 to the authoring API 140 too. The authoring terminals 144 are preferably embodied as computer terminals 144 which, in the embodiment of a PC, a mobile computer terminal, a laptop or even a smartphone, interact with the application service 110 via the authoring API 140. Similarly as described above, the terminals 144 access the authoring API 140 via a data interface 190, which then provides the function and the application services 110 on the terminal 144. In a preferred embodiment, this data interface 190 is implemented as the Internet or mobile network, such as a mobile radio network. Further, in a preferred embodiment, the application server 110 executes on one or more server computers accessible over WAN networks, such as the Internet, to the terminals 144, 152, and 154 and to the third party platforms 162-164. In principle, however, any form of connection which has a corresponding data protocol is suitable for enabling the application service 110, ie the server computer (s) on which the application service is provided, to connect to the terminals or the third-party platforms ,

In another preferred embodiment, the application service 110 is connected via a data interface to a content management system 120 installed on the same or on other server computers. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the application service 110 may be implemented as a system extension that extends the core functions of such a content management system 120, eg, Typo3. In another embodiment, functions of a content management system 120 may be implemented as separate or integrated distributed functions independent of a content management platform and, for example, integrated into the functions of the database 130. Preferably, the application service 1 10 allows the answering of remote procedure calls, which are transmitted via the networks 190 and the APIs 140-160. In a preferred embodiment, the application service is implemented in accordance with a service-oriented architecture and uses rich standard description languages, eg XML, as a message format using a popular message protocol, eg HTML. The preferred embodiment according to a service-oriented architecture and the use of rich, standard description languages, such as XML, allows great usability in a variety of application platforms and good accessibility of a large different number of terminals. Thus the application service is 1 10 preferably accessible and usable by a broad base of various clients using a variety of techniques.

The implementation of the application service 10 according to the invention is based in a preferred embodiment on the modeling of the system classes according to the model view controller software architecture paradigm. Therefore, in the application service 1 10, in a preferred embodiment, three separate application layers can be found, which realize the representation of data 1 12, the processing of data 1 14 and the data management 1 16 each with separate functions and responsibilities in individual program parts. This ensures maintenance, expansion and reuse. The application layers data storage 16 and processing 14 are preferably used within the content management system 120 to generate new views 112 based on the generation of XLM messages. In a preferred embodiment, the data model is further outsourced into an independent class hierarchy, so that the basis for a redundancy-free and integrity-based data backup is created. Accesses to the database 130 occur only at one point and at defined times, so that the information exchange between the application layers 1 2-1 16 via the content management system 120 to the database 130 can be monitored and optimized at any time. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the application service 110 is connected directly and / or via the content management system 120 to the database 130, in which the storage of the necessary primary data, e.g. Texts as well as vocabulary, annotation, etc.

However, the number and design of the database (s) 130 or their connection to the content management system 120 and / or the application service 110 are rather exemplary in nature. In particular, the database 130 may be implemented by one or more databases, on the same or different server computer 120 as the content management system 120 and / or on the same or other server computers as the application service or the APIs 140-14. 160 are installed and running. Therefore, in various embodiments of the learning system 100 according to the invention, not only one but several databases 130 may be connected to the content management system 120 and the application service 110 in different ways. Furthermore, as shown, the connections from the application service 110 can be made via the content management system 120 to the database or databases 130. gene and / or parallel or alternatively a direct connection between the application service 1 10 and the banks 130 exist.

The application service 110 therefore preferably implements a plurality of functions which are made available via the APIs 140-160 in different application contexts and on different terminals 144-154 and third-party platforms 162-166. Preferably, the application service 1 10 implements, inter alia, functions that test the reachability of the application service 110 and thus serve client developers with the correct implementation of a client 162-166. Such functions preferably transfer a value and in this way ensure the communication between the client to be developed and the server that includes or executes the application service. Furthermore, the application service 110 preferably implements a login function, which logs a user of a third environment 162-166, of a terminal 152/154 or of a terminal 144 as a front-end user in the application service 110 and / or the content management system 120. Preferably, the username and a password are passed, which are recorded during registration. It returns a hash string that serves as the user's identification on the following API calls and can be used to recover the user session. Furthermore, the application service 110 preferably provides a logout function which logs the previously registered front-end user on the application service 110 and / or the content management system 120. This function ensures that user-specific session data is deleted from the database 130.

In a preferred embodiment, the application service 110 further provides a function that returns the eLearning relevant data of all media purchases of the front end user. This function "Get books" uses the parameter of the session ID and returns the data type "Book". In a preferred embodiment, the application service 1 10 provides, in addition to this function, another one which not only returns the data of all media buyers, but also the eLearning-relevant data of all scenarios of the user. In a preferred embodiment, in a scenario, multiple titles, eg books, are combined into a lesson. For example, these books can come from different areas of knowledge and thus facilitate the learning of vocabulary in different contexts of meaning. Preferably, for each title within the scenario, it can be specified which vocabulary is to be queried therefrom. Therefore, in a scenario dataset several text sources, eg books, are used as datasets. types of the book type, namely those compiled by the front-end user within a scenario. Together with the "Get books" function described above, which uses the session ID as parameter as well as the "Get scenarios" function, the return values of these two functions serve as the basic data record for the media selection of the learner.

Preferably, based on these functions, the actual amount of data on vocabulary is provided in a user-specific manner in a further function "Get learning tags by book", via which this front-end user will learn in the next step. In addition to the session ID, this function uses the parameters Order-ID, Destribution-Type and Word-Count as parameters. The parameter Order-ID identifies the specific medium whose content the front-end user or the learner wishes to select as the basis for the respective session.

The parameter of the order ID is specified in the database by previous purchase transactions of the user. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, via the application service 110 and / or in another preferred embodiment via the third-party platforms 162-166, shop functionalities are offered. Through this shop functionality, in this preferred embodiment, the end user can purchase annotated texts, media or multimedia files, so that the end user can access them by accessing the eLearning API 150 from a terminal 152/154 accesses. In another embodiment, the eLearning API 150 may alternatively be implemented such that access to the media is via a read API 155 and a Learn API 153. In this embodiment, instead of an integrated interface for both functions, eLearning API 150, two separate APIs are implemented, one for the read functions (Read API 155) and the other for the learning functions of the inventive system 100. The technical frameworks and forms of implementation set out above for the eLearning API 150 apply equally to the Read API 155 and the Learn API 53 in this embodiment.

Preferably, these annotated media are stored in the database 130 as electronic texts and / or media files. Metadata attached to each of these media allow the end user to decide which medium corresponds to their particular learning interest. Preferably, this metadata contains at least information via the publisher, the content medium, such as text, audio and / or video, the source language, the explanatory language, and the amount and type of annotations, including the number of words declared, the number of words in different difficulty levels, and the number of declared ones Words in different word categories. These metadata enable the end user to acquire a desired title in a personalized form, eg based on their own language, the language level, the annotations displayed depending on the category or level of difficulty of the annotated words, font size, layout, and other filters , such as word units, subjects, technical terms and the like. Furthermore, the purchase can preferably distinguish between black and white or colored media. In a preferred embodiment, the personal word base of the respective end user deposited in the database 130 is considered for the purchase of a personalized title. It is preferably extracted from this personalized word base which words or parts of speech from the point of view of the respective user were rated as "important" and "known" on the one hand. On this basis, preferably a personalized version of the respective medium can be created automatically, in which only those words are highlighted as annotation that is at least "important" or "unknown" or both based on the existing word base of the user in the database 130 of the system 100. Such a personalized title or such a personalized medium receives a unique order ID.

On the basis of the parameter Order-ID, which specifies such a personalized medium, the parameter Destribution Type determines the selection of the learner's desired relevance of the vocabulary to be learned on the basis of the personalized medium. In a preferred embodiment, this parameter has an initial value which selects only those words of "high" relevance. However, this parameter can be changed to user input so that even those words that have only "low" relevance have been selected or only those that have "very high" relevance.

Further, the Word-Count parameter restricts the number of words to be learned based on the personalized medium identified by the Order-ID parameter. In a preferred embodiment, this parameter also has a default value, which is set to 25, for example. However, this value can also be changed at any time for user input. The function "Get learning tag by book" thus provides a functional algorithm that selects on the basis of an identified personalized medium, the words that are important for the current learning session. In addition to the three parameters mentioned above, the functional algorithm will, in a preferred embodiment, also take into account further information which is requested by the end user. Preferably, these additional details are like those of the learner's knowledge of specific vocabulary, of importance of specific vocabulary, and further, the function algorithm in a preferred embodiment will take into account the last learning time and the occurrence of specific vocabulary in the text. Analogously to the functions "Get books" and "Get scenarios", the application service 110 will moreover preferably have a function which works analogously to the function "Get learning tags by books", but includes as a database all personalized media contained in a scenario. Preferably, the distribution of the vocabulary in the result set is determined, inter alia, based on the proportion of the number of vocabulary per book in the total vocabulary of the scenario. This means that preferably media containing only a few words are also involved in the result set only with a correspondingly small proportion. Return values of both functions are each a basic data record for the user's vocabulary selection on the basis of the emphasis in the text, ie the annotations or tags that are identified in the media.

The feedback of the learner during the session is recorded in a preferred embodiment during the session by the function "Get learning feedback" as feedback from the learner. For each annotated and displayed vocabulary, the user may set one or more parameter values, in a preferred embodiment, those that reflect the user's knowledge of that vocabulary and those that assess the user's appreciation of the importance of the particular vocabulary ( importance). Each word, preferably identified by a tag ID, thus receives in one embodiment a personalized relevance, which is calculated at least by the combination of the values of "knowledge" and "importance". This personalized relevance relative to a single vocabulary is linked to the order ID of a personalized medium and stored in the database 130 of the learning system 100 for the respective user, so that personalized relevance at any later time in the calculation of the relevant for a learning session vocabulary can be used for this user. That is, the selection algorithm of the above-described function "Get learning tags" (either based on a book or based on a scenario) is accessed in each session by possibly changed values of importance and knowledge of the personalized vocabulary treasure and in the functional algorithm Accordingly, only those vocabularies corresponding to the filter setting of the user in the specific session (eg with regard to importance and knowledge level) on the one hand and the current relevance value of personally assigned vocabulary (likewise for example on the basis of importance and knowledge level) on the other hand correspond. In this way, a relevance-based system 100 is provided for efficiently building a multilingual, differentiated vocabulary based on annotated expressions and word units. The functions of the application service 10 described above exemplify the basic functions of the application service 1 10. In embodiments of the present invention, therefore, the number and / or implementation of these functions may differ, in particular additional or further functions and / or also other or alternative functions are implemented. These different functions or variants of the above-described basic functions of the application service 1 10 enable the realization of a wide variety of applications in which the learning system 100 is executed. Common to all these applications is, in a preferred embodiment, the synchronous reading of an original source, ie, the original text is read synchronously with the annotations to that text, and in one embodiment of the invention the possibility of categorizing the annotated phrases and word units by the reader is offered simultaneously. In an application scenario, the medium used for reading is the original book or the printout of a digital medium downloaded via the terminals 152/154. In synchronous with the page-by-page reading in the physical original book or the printout on the one hand, the explanations or annotations are retrieved in parallel in this application on a computer terminal 152/154. That is, even if the reader has a non-annotated original book as the reading source, the annotations to that source, ie, a selected relevant set of annotated vocabulary of that medium, may be provided via a digital terminal 152/154 so that the user during the Reading synchronously, ie by synchronous, annotated vocabulary read and categoro- can cause. That is, the user will see via the digital terminal, eg a so-called smartphone 154 by the function "Get learning tags" selected annotated vocabulary, these according to the function "Set learning feedback" with a subjective assessment regarding at least the points importance and knowledge and store the vocabulary data set thus updated in the database 130 of the learning system 100 so that it can be called up again in another reading session if necessary.

Another use case is that by reading both text and annotation via a digital terminal 152/154. Preferably, in this application, the Internet browser will fall back on a personalized title or media and the annotated vocabulary will be marked in the text being read by graphical highlighting. In a preferred embodiment, this annotation is displayed either by mouseover (the mouse pointer hovers over the highlighted vocabulary) or by clicking on the highlighted vocabulary. Preferably, in this application, the annotated term, together with explanations and its current categorization, e.g. regarding importance and level of knowledge related to the respective user. This display of explanation and categorization, which is preferably displayed as the text overlaying window, in this preferred embodiment further includes functions that allow the user to directly update the annotated term regarding its categorization, i. another subjective assessment of e.g. the importance and the level of knowledge related to this term.

Similarly, the inventive learning system 100 enables reading of titles or media in a variety of other formats, such as the ePub format (an open standard for e-books from the International Digital Publishing Forum replacing the older standard Open eBook) alternative eBook format, as an interactive PDF, as a website in the browser or similar. Furthermore, the learning system 100 according to the invention makes it possible to read the electronic formats of the media or titles on different platforms or terminals 152/154 or via third-party platforms such as 162 to 166 or even a multimedia-based terminal such as a television. Regardless of the particular medium or format and also independent of the terminal 144-154 used in each case not only the annotations can be read out of sync, but also the annotated vocabulary synchronized with an updated, user-specific dueling categorization. During reading, a user-specific vocabulary treasure arises in this way in the learning system 100 according to the invention, which has been updated and categorized by the user during reading, eg with regard to the categories importance and state of knowledge or also with respect to further or additional or also alternative categories. This catalog of currently categorized terms may be used for later vocabulary learning by this user. In order to make this vocabulary learning as efficient as possible, the vocabulary can be filtered in a preferred embodiment according to numerous criteria, eg along the categories of relevance such as importance and knowledge but also related to the title of the

10 These words should come from the field, the field of occurrence in the text, or content limitations such. Terms from the geography, from the history, from the culture

'area and / or technical or legal or business terms.

The learning system 100 according to the invention further enables text units to be read in a reading session, e.g. to narrow down in a medium based on the page number.

For example, at the beginning of a reading session, the user can enter from which page to which page in the medium he intends to read in this session. This information can be used in a preferred embodiment, optionally after or even before reading this particular text unit in the respective personalized medium beforehand all terms categorized with a certain relevance measure as a summary, ie after reading the particular text unit or as a preparation, ie before the reading of this passage. In a preferred embodiment, this preparatory or summarizing display of a set of vocabulary words can also be carried out dynamically such that, for example, after a fixed size, such as in each case after five pages or before the next ten pages of the text in the medium, one such - or follow-up compilation of vocabulary will be displayed. The display of such lists of vocabulary can be based both on the subjective categorized relevance on the basis of, for example, importance and level of knowledge, and on the basis of objectively determined relevance, which could be based, for example, on textbooks and / or dictionaries. Furthermore, such relevance values can also be predefined by community inputs which are determined for a specific medium, for example by the third-party platforms 162 to 166. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, learning system 100 according to the present invention also allows categorizing vocabulary in texts that have not yet been annotated by a bilingual author. In this application case of the learning system 100, the user or in a web browser will read the text of a foreign-language news portal online, for example, transfer this medium to the media database 130 of the learning system 100 by link, or parallel to reading the message text via an integrated into the browser Additional application of the learning system 100 mark a term in the message text to include this term in the vocabulary database 130 of the learning system 100, and at the same time provide a personal categorization for that term, which is stored in the vocabulary database 130 for translating that term.

The initial translation of this term from a non-annotated text is in one embodiment e.g. by reference books such as electronic dictionaries, online dictionaries 162-166 etc. take place. In this sense, online dictionaries are other third party platforms 162-166 that can be connected to the application service 110 not only through the community API 160 but also through the authoring API 140. While in this case the identity of the source via e.g. Given the Internet address (URL) of the message text, similar to this application, the use case of a physical originating text such. in an un-annotated book by the inventive teaching system 100 so that the title of the book is either entered directly or identified via the barcode of the book. This barcode or source number, e.g. the ISBN number of a book is transmitted to the learning system 100 by the user, and thus the application service 110 in communication with the third party platforms 162-166 can identify the underlying source or title. In a preferred embodiment, the application service 110 will therefore have another function that allows the user, e.g. Using the camera of a smartphone to photograph the barcode of a book and send this image over the Internet to the Application Service 1 10. The corresponding function will interpret this image via image evaluation algorithms so that the semantic meaning of the corresponding barcode is read out and the book can be identified in the databases of third-party platforms 162-166.

Therefore, the relevance-based learning system 100 of the present invention provides functions for efficiently building a multilingual, differentiated vocabulary allow the user to read any text of eg web pages, digital media in browsers or other platforms, such as an eBook reader either digitally or physically, to use page synchronous annotations to these texts for reading and / or unknown terms in this text Annotation in order to then provide the respective terms with a personal individual relevance categorization corresponding to the time, which is characterized at least by parameters such as importance and state of knowledge. Similarly, the learning system 100 according to the invention not only allows to process textual media but also to use audio and video sources as a starting point for the learning process. For example, subtitles are used as the annotation medium for video media, and speech-to-text software is used for translations in the context of audio media.

The learning system 100 according to the invention therefore provides a solution that realizes improved possibilities of context-oriented language training. The solution is based on the knowledge that the context, ie media such as books in various forms must be offered for efficient language training, for example optionally digital or analog or in various digital formats such as ePub, PDF, etc. Furthermore, the present invention Based on the knowledge that context-sensitive language training gains in efficiency through these different media, if annotated vocabulary or annotated word units are offered via these different media, or via the different formats and / or editions of these media, synchronized with the reading fluency irrespective of the medium, eg, whether there is a text, an audio file, or a video file, whether that text is physically read in a book and / or text, audio, or video files are offered through various digital platforms and formats, the user in each case via filter the notation and / or the vocabulary n can adjust to his individual needs. In this prioritization of the needs, the present invention utilizes the knowledge that the learning prioritization of the user is primarily determined by the factor of relevance, which is determined in an embodiment according to the invention at least about importance and knowledge from the perspective of the learner via a corresponding individual relevance categorization. In further preferred embodiments, the vector that determines the relevance for the prioritization may include other factors, in particular the learner's level, the subject's learning focus, the learner's interest in particular subject areas, the learning progress of the learner Learners as well as the information of third parties in the sense of, for example, a relevance based on community feedback.

The starting point of the annotated vocabulary or word units offered independently of the media and / or formats is a reference medium or a reference page of the relevant source text which is preferably provided via comparison lists or also matching tables to the different media. Formats and / or editions or versions are transposed. For this, the application service 110 according to the invention has uniform APIs 140-160 and, below them, flexible functional structures 1 12-1 16.

On this basis, 100 different application modules are provided by the learning system 100 according to the invention, which are illustrated in a schematic representation in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows that various modules can be provided via the application service 210, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the author module 240, the read module 15 250, the categorization module 255, the learning module 260, and the community module 270.

Similar to that shown in FIG. 1, on the one hand the application service 210 is connected via a data line 290 to the database 230 as well as via corresponding data connections 290 such as e.g. an Internet 290, cable or wireless LAN or LAN or other fixed-line or wireless network connections with terminals 244-254.

However, the number and configuration of the application modules 240-270 of the application service 210 are rather exemplary in nature and can be described in different embodiments.

^• shapes of the learning system 200 according to the invention vary. In particular, in other embodiments, the application service 210 may have additional or alternative and also additional application modules. Similarly, the number and type of terminals 244

25-254 of an exemplary nature, so that in other embodiments of the present invention, both alternative and alternative and additional devices may be used. Fig. 2 exemplifies terminals such as e.g. a mobile computer or laptop 244, a stationary PC 252, and a smart mobile device or multimedia device 254.

In a preferred embodiment, the categorization module 255 according to the invention provides functions and interfaces for the user-specific relevance categorization in the sense of personal relevance. These user-individual relevance categorizations for individual vocabulary are stored in database 230 as personalized relevance in the sense of meta-data to personalized vocabulary data sets. In the learning system 200 according to the invention, this individual categorization of subjective relevance can take place both during reading (via reading module 250) and during learning (via learning module 260). Furthermore, a relevance categorization, for example initially during the creation of the annotations, can be carried out by an annotation author (via author module 240). In addition, vocabulary relevance categorizations can also be created based on community contributions. This can be done, for example, by merging several community comments in the sense of relevance to relevance categorization (via community module 270). Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the categorization module 255 is implemented as a cross-sectional module, so that the respective other modules can access this categorization module 255 and use its functionalities. The relevance determination in categorization module 255 is based on a vector determined by various parameters. In a preferred embodiment, the parameters taken into account are individual or subjective "critical and individual" knowledge levels with respect to the respective vocabulary, but in further embodiments, further or alternative parameters, such as "reading time point" or the like, may also be used Evaluation and weighting rules determine the subjective relevance category on the basis of these parameters In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination or calculation of the individual relevance or relevance category is initially determined by standard rules applicable to all users, eg equal weighting of "knowledge level". However, based on this, in one embodiment, the categorization module 255 also enables the creation of personalized rules that determine the determination of the individual relevance category or the subjective relevance prioritization the weighting of the parameters is individually changed or set.

Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, the categorization module 255 first gives a default "default relevance" for all vocabularies that is the same for all users based on evaluation rules of the relevance vector parameters that are also the same for all users Relevance category can be, for example, by a suggestion of the annotation author and / or on the basis of community contributions respectively. In the case of the first individual relevance prioritization by a user, for example in the learning module 260 or the read module 250, however, each user can perform an individual relevance categorization for each vocabulary, both the individual change or setting of the relevance-determining parameters and the change of the relevance-determining evaluation rules include you.

The categorization module 255 according to the invention also further enables the individual relevance categorization of non-annotated text, eg starting from any PDF document, a website in a browser or a physical print page. Specific functions are provided for identifying and reading a vocabulary and its context. This can be done, for example, by manual co-pying and paste operations in the case of a digital output medium (eg website, PDF), by partially automated parsing (eg as a browser plug-in) or by using scanners and / or camera functionalities, for example one Smartphones and subsequent OCR capture (eg for print templates). Following the identification and reading in of a vocabulary and its context, a proposal for translation will be provided. This new vocabulary data record can then be individually relevance-categorized by use of the categorization module 255 and thus fed to later annotation and learning processes. These and the above functions are provided for both text and audio and video media. In one embodiment of the present invention, for example, subtitles for video and / or text for audio source material are used. Thus, the same learning process using different media forms and devices can be done, for example, with mixed use of print and / or Digitat sources by using smartphone or camera functions and / or by using OCR functionalities. The author module 240 according to the invention provides functions and interfaces for the creation of context-oriented annotations in a preferred embodiment. For this purpose, the author module 240 generates a specific data record for each annotated vocabulary or phrase which, in addition to the vocabulary itself, in each case contains a translation in a specific language, as well as further metadata. In a preferred embodiment, the metadata of this data set contain information on the language level, the importance of the vocabulary, the language of the vocabulary in the original text and the translation, the category of vocabulary in terms of subject and subject areas, as well as information on the localization of the vocabulary in the reference source. Furthermore, the author module 240 according to the invention provides matching tables which are used to transpose the reference localization to other editions or variants or other media and platforms of the original source. The authoring module 240 thus makes it possible via the matching tables according to the invention to have a dynamic annotation of the vocabulary or phrase depending on the source variant in terms of the version of the source, the format of the source, and also the indicator platform on which this source is displayed. In a preferred embodiment, the author module 240 according to the invention stores the respective vocabulary or word group data record according to a multi-level data model as annotation basic data for referencing this 10 data according to a user-specific categorization in the database 230 of the learning system 200.

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The reading module 250 according to the invention provides the user with functions and interfaces for synchronized reading of a source with a simultaneous supply of annotated vocabularies or phrases. In addition to the page synchronized offer of the anno-

15 vocabulary or groups of words is the user via the functions and surfaces of the read module 250, the categorization of offered Annotationsvokabeln or groups of words. This categorization is carried out according to the invention on the basis of the subjective assessment of the offered vocabulary or groups of words by the user, whereby different parameters are set by the user for the categorization.

20 that can be calculated from the parameters as a vector relevance value. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the relevance vector is calculated on the basis of at least two parameters, namely the subjectively assessed importance of the vocabulary for the respective user and the respective level of knowledge of the user

'User to this particular vocabulary. In a further embodiment of the present

In the invention, the relevance vector may be alternative, or more, i. include additional factors in the calculation of relevance value, such as the language level of the learner, the learning focus of the learner, the specific interest of the learner, the current learning progress, as well as third-party information resulting from a community relevance vector.

In order to offer vocabularies or word units that are synchronized with pages exactly in time, the reading module 250 according to the invention provides functions for the dynamic transposition of stored annotation basic data. These functions dynamically transpose the records stored in the database 230 to annotated values for the user's read flow. cabling and phrases based on the source variant used by the user, or the source version and the display platform for the source that the user selected. Through these dynamic transposition functions, the vocabulary annotated for the respective source are referenced page-synchronously and made available to the user 5 that the page of the medium he or she is currently reading accurately displays the correctly annotated vocabulary or phrases become.

Furthermore, the read module 250 according to the invention provides dynamic filters that allow the user to set the respective referenced or displayed vocabulary according to their respective preferences. These filters access the metadata of the Vocabulary 10 record, allowing the user to specify which vocabulary or phrases should be displayed in exact page synchronicity for reading, individually and at the time ₍ which means that in a preferred embodiment the user will set filter criteria). which includes, inter alia, information on their language level, information on the respective learning focus, information on the subject-related interest, information 15 on the current learning progress and also information on the relevance criteria of third parties, for example

Community relevance should be considered in the selection. Furthermore, the reading module according to the invention provides the user with read-parallel and user-specific categorization options via corresponding functions and surfaces.

In a preferred embodiment, a number of words are referenced or

20, which correspond to the user-specific filter setting. For each of these displayed vocabulary, the user of the learning system 200 according to the invention can change the categorization in a read-parallel manner by providing the user with the relevance criteria of the respective individual

Sets or modifies vocabulary in terms of the metadata of a personalized vocabulary data set. In this sense, for each word displayed, the user is

Reading module 250 set a dialog in which the parameter values of the metadata set in the vocabulary data set are displayed. This metadata, which is used to calculate the relevance vector, can be changed individually by the user in this dialog so that, depending on the user input, individual words receive a high importance, others a lower importance,

30 again others are given a high degree of difficulty and others are assessed with good knowledge. On this basis, the reading module 250 according to the invention generates a user-specific and time-specific personalized vocabulary data record, which is used in a renewed reading or selection process of the user in question is used to recalculate the relevance of a vocabulary and to consider it for the selection of the vocabulary. The personalized vocabulary data record is again stored by the reading module 250 according to the invention in the database 230 of the learning system 200. Thus, for each user of the learning system 200, a set of individually categorized 5 or prioritized or individually pertinent vocabulary is generated, which can be used for efficient context-oriented language training.

This context-oriented language training is further supported by the learning module 260 according to the invention, which provides the user with function and user interface for user-specific vocabulary training. The learning module 260 according to the invention uses the set of user-specifically categorized or prioritized vocabulary data records that have been generated from various sources, media, formats, etc. and have been stored in the database 230 with reference to the respective user.

Through the use of filters and the use of scenarios, the learning module 260 allows the user to see exactly the vocabulary learned

15 should be. Furthermore, the learner is shown the corresponding vocabulary in their respective context, ie in connection with the text surrounding the word or word unit concerned. In addition, in a preferred embodiment, the user is presented with additional information about the searched word, e.g. the title used, the author and the like. Based on this information displayed to the user

20 Context-oriented learning with increased efficiency offered. Furthermore, by accessing the categorization module 255, the learning module 260 enables the user-individual relevance categorization of each word during or after each learning process.

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In one application, the vocabulary learning occurs synchronously with reading a medium, so that in particular the words and expressions of interest of the annotated medium can be categorized using the categorization module 255 and then learned in a timely manner using the learning module 260. Thus, the user does not have to categorize all displayed or annotated vocabulary words during the reading, but only to highlight the particularly interesting vocabulary through the subjective categorization. This enormously increases the efficiency of the learning process.

Alternatively or additionally, before or after or even during reading, annotated texts may ideally be published promptly and ideally using suitable filter selections (eg with regard to the page number of the source medium, the relevant language level, relevance, etc.). vanz- category, etc.) are learned by means of the learning module 260 annotated words and word units and thereby possibly first learned words are so prioritized using the categorization module 255 by the user that the specified by the system 200 relevance "standard" value is replaced by a subjective or individual relevance category value 5. This new or personalized relevance categorization then has an effect on the next or subsequent learning cycle be determined individually and newly by the user.

10 The use of the categorization module 255 can thus both synchronously to read as I and asynchronously, for example, in the case of timely learning and several times in or for a text. Based on this, the learning module 260 in combination with the categorization module 255 also enables the pure display of vocabulary to be learned without a previous text-synchronous learning process and / or prior determination of individual relevance categorization of words and word expressions before or during or after reading in certain display areas. For example, in one embodiment of the system 200, this may be accomplished by displaying at the beginning and / or end of the chapter as a summary a list of the relevant vocabulary for learning. This learning form is made possible by the learning module 260 according to the invention on different terminals 244-20 204 using different media. This further increases the intended learning effect through the possibility of timely repeated learning, e.g. by repeating all the relevant vocabulary of a section that has just been read, summarized for a learning repeat. In various embodiments of the learning module 260, this repetitive compilation of the vocabulary may be done with or without a display of the context surrounding the respective vocabulary. Further, in embodiments of the learning module 260, the amount and type of repeatedly displayed vocabulary may be individualized using filters and setting options.

For the realization of a context-oriented language training, within the learning system 250 according to the invention, the embedding of the user-specific relevance-categorized vocabulary in the source context of the respective source takes place so that the user perceives the respective vocabulary in the learning process not only as a single word but also in the context of the respective source of origin and can learn. In a preferred embodiment, this contextual orientation is not only realized for vocabulary originating from annotated sources, but, as stated above, also allows the user to include in the user-specific relevance-categorized vocabulary vocabulary emanating from non-annotated sources. In order to avoid redundancy and to increase the performance of the learning module 260 according to the invention within the learning system 200, the user-specific relevance-categorized vocabulary is stored on the basis of a multilevel data model or a multi-level data management, so that the portability of these vocabulary data sets to a wide variety of media and platforms, such as third-party platforms 162-166. Furthermore, the learning system 200 according to the invention will provide the community module 270, which, for example, by the connection of the application service 210 to third-party platforms 162 to 166, enables the extension of the use of the aforementioned author modules 240, read modules 250 and learning modules 260. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, authoring is enhanced by providing author module 240 functions through community module 270 in third-party platforms 162-166. For this purpose, the community module 270 provides annotation basic data on these third-party platforms 162 to 166. This basic annotation data is generated by referencing the vocabulary data records of the database 230. Therefore, not only the annotation basic data of the original source context, but also the community module 270 can be used also provide vocabularies categorized or taken from non-annotated sources on the third platforms 162 to 166 for the creation or revision of the annotation or translation Therefore, the community module 270 according to the invention provides functions and interfaces which enable the users of the third party Platforms 162 through 166 allow existing annotations and / or translations to be revised so that a new version is created for the particular annotation or translation, Further, the community module 270 of the present invention provides functions and interfaces to existing annotations translation of translations and / or translations into a new language. Thus, for example, new language pairs can be created and transferred into the basic annotation data via the community module 270. Further, in a preferred embodiment, the community module 270 of the present invention will provide functions that aggregate the feedback of multiple users with respect to the categorization of annotation reason data such that a "network relevance" is calculated. For this, the categorization of several individual users of the community module 270, ie the respectively entered parameter values of the vocabulary metadata are combined via a function algorithm to form a common community relevance vector.

To ensure execution of the abovementioned author modules 240, read modules 250, learning modules 260 and community modules 270, the modules of the application server 210 are preferably implemented in a multi-language capability, so that a wide variety of character sets can be activated or displayed via these modules. In particular, in a preferred embodiment this is done so that a variety of fonts can be displayed simultaneously, e.g. European and Cyrillic character sets, or European and Asian character sets, or at the same time Cyrillic and Asian character sets. Furthermore, the implementation according to the uniform application programming interfaces 140 to 160 described above takes place in such a way that the availability of the modules of the application service 210 is guaranteed by a wide variety of platforms.

Thus, the application service 210 in a preferred embodiment, the reading or the read-synchronous categorization of vocabulary via a web browser allows. However, in a similar form, the platform of an eBook reader is also possible by the users of the modules 240 to 270 of the application service 210. Furthermore, the modules of the application service 210 according to the invention are also transmitted via mobile terminals, e.g. Mobile telephones, multimedia devices and / or mobile computers to be accessible so that the reading and the reading-synchronous learning on the combination of either digital media and digital annotation data and / or the reading of a physical book with a parallel running annotation reader 250 is possible.

For this purpose, a complex multilevel data structure is stored via the application service 210 in the database 230 according to the invention, which allows the operation of the application modules 240 to 270 according to differentiated methods. In particular, the application service 210 according to the invention enables the mapping of any language pairs, in particular combinations such as, for example, the source language Arabic and the annotation language Chinese. For this purpose, functions are provided for the cross-media representation of a wide variety of character sets, in particular of a wide variety of character set pairs. 3 exemplarily shows extracts from the surfaces and functions of the author module 240 according to the invention in the user interface 300. The author module 240 according to the invention preferably provides functions via the user interface 300. th, which are accessible via tabs 302 to 314. The tab 302 allows the user of the author module 240 to input master data such as the author, the project name, the title of the source to which the project relates, and uploading the content of the source 350. In a preferred embodiment, a Annotation project versioned over the creation date. Furthermore, the author of the original as well as the language of the original and the annotation language are recorded for each project. In addition, in a preferred embodiment metadata of the original source is captured, such as content category, subject area, and medium of the source.

Using the various project-specific functions of tab 304, the author of a project can, in a preferred embodiment, assign roles in the project to determine who is entitled to which activities (write, read, modify, save, share, ...) in this annotation project , Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, details of the publication in the bookshop and details of the project status can be maintained here. Furthermore, the functions of the project tab 304 preferably allow the publication of messages for searching team members and / or translation aids. The layout tab 306, in a preferred embodiment, will provide functions that allow the project manager of the project to influence the basic layout of the text 350 of the original source. Further, via the multimedia router 312, preferably different multimedia data may be assigned to the source, e.g. Audio books in various pronunciations, videos and / or illustrations.

The order, number and contents of the tabs 302 to 314, however, are rather exemplary and may vary in different embodiments of the learning system 200 according to the invention. In particular, further or alternative tabs can be shown in the menu bar of the author module 240 according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, function contents and order of the tabs 302 to 314 from left to right are designed such that the sequence or functions of the tabs 302 to 314 correspond to a process flow which basically takes place via the processing of the project from left to right , Preferably, however, the author module 240 is designed so that no strict process flow must be adhered to, but, on the contrary, frequent iterations are favored.

In a preferred embodiment, the author module 240 is designed such that the surface of the author module 240 is displayed via a web browser. Preferably, the selection of the tab 308 allows the author to change to the marker. Author Module 240 Mode. In Mark mode 308 of this preferred embodiment, the author is allowed to mark relevant words and word units via mouse gestures. Based on the marker, the author makes a categorization. This categorization is done in a preferred embodiment by specifying the part of speech (eg Adverb) and the style level. In this sense, the categories "basic", "advanced", "sophisticated" and / or "word unit" are preferably offered as language categories for each marked word. Furthermore, the author is preferably offered to assign the vocabulary to a knowledge area or a knowledge container so that he can also categorize the technical assignment of the vocabulary or word unit. By way of example, the author can assign a marked word unit or a marked vocabulary to the subject area of knowledge "geographic", "historical", "cultural", and / or also the category "technical term".

Thus, it is possible for the author, preferably by mouse marking and / or double-clicking a mouse or other input source of one or more words in the displayed context 350, to mark that word or word units and then word or knowledge categories appropriate to it via an additionally displayed legend 330 335 select. Preferably, the storage of this categorization selection is automatically stored in the database 230 of the learning system 200 as a vocabulary data record in such a way that the category information 335 of the author is stored as metadata of the vocabulary set. These annotation metadata input by the user of the author module 240 can be used by the user of the read module 250 or the learning module 260 to control the display of the vocabulary to be learned or the display of the annotated vocabulary by means of corresponding filter information. that only those words are displayed that correspond to the particular interest or the current prioritization of the user.

The annotation is carried out by the user of the author module 240 according to the invention, preferably contextually on the respective side of the original source 350. This promotes a good or high reading fluency of the learner by reference to the exact meaning of a vocabulary in the respective context and the small amount required by the context embedding Scope of explanation for the vocabulary. The author module 240 according to the invention will preferably provide additional functions for the author, so that besides the category of the vocabulary, category of knowledge and the translation of the vocabulary also further meanings, eg alternative meanings, information on phonetics, multimedia files for Support for pronunciation and the like can be deposited. Thus, for each vocabulary, the user of the author module 240 generates a learning unit which is deposited in the database 230 according to the invention and displayed to the learner in context such that the perception of the respective vocabulary in the context based on neurobiology findings improves anchoring can be generated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the annotated vocabulary is thus annotated and categorized manually by the user of the author module 240. In a further or supplementary embodiment, this annotation provided by human authors may be supplemented on the basis of the individual or personalized Vo - Wired treasure of a learner. This personalized vocabulary treasure or this learning basis makes it possible to carry out standardized categorizations for further, in particular new vocabularies, in one embodiment of the application service 210, and automated and personalized annotations for new, in particular further and not yet annotated texts without requiring manual intervention by a user of the author module 240. This can be done, for example, by omitting words that have been categorized as "known" by the user as part of the learning progress on their learning basis or by automatically adding in new, previously unannoted texts those terms that the learner uses in other sources than " important ", automatically highlighted, with at least one translation eg taken from sources of third-party platforms 162-166 and offered for subjective categorization.

In a preferred embodiment of the mark editor 308 according to the invention, the markings of the author of the author module are highlighted in the text of the source, e.g. highlighted in color by corresponding color marking of the annotated word or the annotated word group and additionally or alternatively, this emphasis is carried out by colored pipe bars in the course of the text. Preferably, the tag editor 208 allows nesting of tags such that e.g. a proverb can be marked and categorized as a word unit and, at the same time, a single word can additionally be marked and annotated within the proverb.

The annotation editor 310 of a preferred embodiment of the author module 240 is started by selecting the corresponding tab 310. Preferably, the annotation editor shows the context or source text 350 on one and the same page synchronously the annotated vocabulary 315 on the other side of a screen display. Alternatively, the selection of the marked words can also be performed alphabetically in such a way that overview information is displayed for the respective word, eg in the sense of a table, so that the author can recognize which information, for example in the sense of categorization and in the sense of additional information for the respective annotation vocabulary already created. In a preferred embodiment, each vocabulary dataset has at least the specification of a basic form, the specification of additional information, the specification of a part of speech, the specification of a style level, as well as the context meaning or brief description in the translation language further additional meaning or long descriptions, author comments and additional information, such as links, or additional general translations on. The preferred embodiment of the authoring system 240 according to the invention will have as mandatory fields of a vocabulary data set at least the basic form of the annotated vocabulary and its context-specific translation in the sense of a brief description.

Preferably, categorizations such as e.g. Part of speech and / or the style level not as a free text entry, but as a selection from a limited list of values for this category. In addition, in a preferred embodiment, the annotation editor will have multiple tabs to input vocabulary data sets in different translation or annotation languages for each annotated vocabulary. Preferably, the annotation editor 310 additionally has functions with which the author can create contributions in forum platforms 162-166 so that other users of the system can also name possible translations. Furthermore, workflow management functions are preferably provided so that individual participants in an annotation project can communicate with one another. For this purpose, a release procedure is furthermore preferably provided so that input, change and release rights can be uniquely determined and executed. By specifying the knowledge categories, additional meanings and long descriptions, the learning system 200 according to the invention not only allows the annotation of vocabulary in the sense of individual words and word units, but also allows the annotation of cultural, professional and language-specific knowledge, the so contextualized by the user of the learning system can be learned exactly synchronously.

The author module 240 according to the invention thus enables the context-oriented annotation of words and / or word groups by the users of the author module 240. In a preferred embodiment, a text is inserted into the author module as the basis for the annotation 240 was loaded or called by it, which was converted into a plain text format. Starting point for this conversion process can be a variety of digital formats, such as text formats of popular word processing programs or formats of layout or graphics programs, such as the well-known PDF format. Similarly, however, conversions based on multimedia output sources such as audio and video files may also be made. In this case, text-to-speech technology is preferably used for the conversion.

Based on the conversion starting from the original source, the text is imported into the authoring mode of the learning system 200 according to the invention or its author module. Preferably, this can be done via the function of the mark editor 308 or the project tab 302. In one embodiment of the learning system according to the invention as an upload in txt format. After this upload of the content, the author can switch to the marker editor 308 in the author module 240 according to the invention. Here, as described above, the author can highlight and thus annotate the words he finds important. Preferably, the tag editor realizes highlighting relevant passages while preserving the existing text of the original source. In one embodiment of the present invention, the mark editor is implemented as a function within the display of a web site via a web browser. In order not to disturb the author's reading flow and work, in a preferred embodiment, an asynchronous data transfer concept is used which allows to communicate with the database 230 based on input from the author and update the displayed page accordingly, without this page to reload completely. In this way, in this preferred embodiment of the browser-based marker editor 308, desktop-like behavior is simulated in the web browser, eg in the form of pop-up windows. Thus, in the embodiment as a web application, the marker editor 308 also communicates with the database 230 during the author's input so that markers of the author are automatically and without delay taken into the database 230 as annotation reason data. In addition to the marked word or the marked word unit, categorization information of the author as metadata is stored for the annotated vocabulary basic data record. In a preferred embodiment, this metadata designates information about the language level of the marked vocabulary or phrase and the subject-specific knowledge area in which this vocabulary is embedded. In one embodiment, the language level is categorized in the levels "essential", "advanced", "challenging", and independent of these three levels, it is possible to specify whether it is a single word or a word unit, ie an "expression". Further, in one embodiment of the learning system 200, the factual-linguistic domain of the annotated vocabulary is characterized along indications such as "geographical", "historical", and / or also "culture". Irrespective of this, the author can mark whether the tagged vocabulary or word unit is a "technical term".

If text or a vocabulary or word unit is marked, then in one embodiment of the present invention an asynchronous data transmission request is sent to the application server 210 or the database 230. This request contains an identification number which is associated with the tag or the tag, the tagged word or word unit, as well as the above-mentioned information on the tag categories or metadata. This database request generates a record in the table of annotation basic data and links this record with the author project or the ID of the author project, the annotation or the tag itself as a string and the parameterized category values. After execution of this asynchronous database request, in an embodiment of the authoring module according to the invention in the editor display 310, the relevant text part or the affected word is extracted from the text and highlighted. When using web technology for the implementation of the marker 308 or annotation editor 310 according to the invention, HTML and cascading style sheets, for example, can be used for this purpose. Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of this marker editor 308 according to the invention, in which the word "Lurem" is marked and highlighted accordingly.

The respective annotation or the relevant tag is localized preferably by the author in the annotation editor 310. In the annotation editor 310, the author has the option of creating his own translation for the languages of his choice. For each annotation or vocabulary data set in the basic annotation data of the database 230, a plurality of indications may preferably be made for each desired language. In one embodiment of the learning system 200 according to the invention, the user of the author module 240 for each language, the information and basic form, additional information, part of speech (noun, verb, adverb, etc.), style level (colloquial, exalted, etc.), context meaning or brief description , Additional meaning or long description, lecture commentary and a link to additional information or media. In one embodiment, mandatory fields are the basic form and contextual interpreted. However, in other embodiments additional or additional or alternative information may be provided as mandatory or optional information of a basic vocabulary data set.

A link to the additional information of the short description or long description is produced via the ID of the annotation data record, since these can vary in one embodiment of the present invention. After specifying this data, the author saves the record in the annotation editor 310. Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, when a project is complete, the author has annotated a book or source in the shop portion of the read module 250 of the Application Service 210. This export is preferably handled as a publication. Therefore, in the export in this embodiment, the content of the book is transmitted as published annotation basic data and stored again. In this transfer, it is preferably checked whether the project has already been published, so that in the event that there already is a publication of this source, the new publication another, i. new version number is received. Thus, the author is given the opportunity to customize his annotation at any time and the user of the learning system has the ability to continue to access the older version or to read this and learn on the basis of this.

In further preferred embodiments, language technologies can be used in the marker 308 or annotation seditor 310, which perform automatic markings and create annotations context-based. In the case of video or audio source material, speech-to-text technology is used to generate source code based on the source material. The integration of third-party platforms 162 to 166 further allows access to author module 240 to be expanded so that opportunities for crowded sourcing can be used. About the number of authors but also by individual authors so specific expertise can be detected, explained and made learnable, so that the annotations and historical terms, technical terminology and the like for the users of the learning system 200 according to the invention are available.

4 shows, by way of example, an annotated text as can be retrieved after completing an annotation project in the author module according to the invention via the application service 210 of the learning system 200 according to the invention. In this example, an embodiment of the output of annotated sources is shown, in particular an excerpt in PDF format, with the annotated text on the left and the contextual text on the right. related translation in the annotation language. In this embodiment, the annotations in the text are highlighted by underlines and further marked by numbering. Thus, in this embodiment, the user is facilitated to identify the corresponding vocabulary in the annotation on the right-hand side, thus reading, learning, and classifying the corresponding context-related translation of the annotated vocabulary without interrupting the reading flow. This concrete example shows the implementation of the abovementioned ability of the learning system 200 according to the invention to process different character sets simultaneously, in this specific example the combination of a standard ASCII character set with a Cyrillic character set based on the translation or annotation from English to Russian. Similarly, annotated sources may also be obtained and read in the reader module 250 of the learning system 200 of the present invention. The example of FIG. 4 thus shows an embodiment of the reference medium already described above, in this example an annotated PDF document as a reference document. To read such a source that has been annotated, the user of the learning system 200 will first acquire one or more titles. For this, in one embodiment of the read module 250, a shop functionality is provided that allows the user of the learning system 200 to purchase one or more titles. The available titles are preferably displayed with their title, the source language and the explanatory language. Further, it is preferable to display metadata for the annotated source, such as the number of annotated vocabulary, the amount of annotated vocabulary in certain categories, such as the amount of vocabulary in particular parts of speech, certain knowledge areas, certain language levels, etc. Further, the user becomes in this shop functionality decide in which format he wants to acquire this source. In one embodiment of the read module 250, the user is therefore offered a PDF download, but at the same time it is also possible to load an ePub file. Further alternative and / or additional formats of a digital nature may be offered in further embodiments. In addition to downloading the entire file, ie the source code and the annotations, it is also possible to download only the annotation list of words to use, in parallel with reading a physical source, ie a physical book. In addition to the download, the reader module 250 also preferably offers the option of reading the annotated text in a comparatively similar form to the representation of FIG. 4 online, ie in the browser of a computer, laptop or mobile telephone. In other embodiments, the user is offered based on the acquisition of a source of various functionalities, such as specific forms of interactive reading and learning, forms of games that can increase motivation in learning, and specific eLearning forms. Thus, all titles of various formats, download capabilities, platform compatibility, versions, and learning capabilities are provided in one embodiment of the present invention as a digital user-specific "book rule." In addition to the various formats, versions, and forms of downloading an entire source Thus, in addition to the annotated sources, the user of the reading module according to the invention will also be provided with audio books with several variants of different pronunciations per title and / or audobooks, each with several pronunciation variants per word and correspondingly In addition, various forms of learning and learning are offered, which allow alternative forms of context-based learning and can be specifically individualized.

Thus, the reading module 250 according to the invention already offers personalization functionalities at the time of purchase, which may preferably extend to the output format of the source referred to, the layout of this source, e.g. in the sense of the format, the character set, the design in black and white or color, the emphasis on vocabulary at different language levels or the filtering of displayed vocabulary by category, the explanation of technical terms, etc., the choice of output formats or platform, such as eg ePub and PDF.

By purchasing or completing an order, the Application Service runs 200 different operations that assist the user in reading and learning right after the order has been placed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a special order record is stored in the database 230 which maintains the data describing the ordering process. In a preferred embodiment, this data includes the identity of the user, the user-selected specific publication and annotation language combination of a project and its version. Thus, the user can access sequentially successive versions of a project. Each of these publication versions can contain several annotation languages, which can be obtained individually or in total from the user. Furthermore, in the order data record the language level of the order is displayed as guistic level, whereby the user can limit the number of annotations or tags to the language level he / she desires during the ordering process.

Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, all orders of a user session or session are summarized in such a way that the user acquires the rights to all individual orders combined in this data set upon check-out from this session. Thus, after successful completion of the order process, all purchased media are part of the digital bookshelf of the user, which is stored in the database 230 as a personalized media record for the respective user. Thus, the user can start the export of these media from there, through which, in addition to the corresponding media file, e.g. In a PDF file containing the media text and the annotated links, further user-specific data is written to the database 230. In order to ensure the page-based learning or the annotation display of the annotations, in a preferred embodiment, during the export, the position of the tags or tags related to the page and / or the chapters are stored in an annotation data record. These positioning of the markings or annotations are preferably dependent on the restriction set by the user during the ordering process, e.g. to the language level and / or other categories related to the vocabulary data metadata. Position storage is thus based on the limitation of the total marking quantity in the published project which the user has obtained.

Thus, the descriptive data for the annotation vocabulary is stored in the user-specific annotation data record. This preferably includes the string literal of the tag or text, its grammatical specifics, and associated metadata, e.g. describe the linguistic and stylistic features of the marker. Thus, in the multi-level data management model of the learning system 200 according to the invention, the tag or the tag is treated as the central data unit for the e-learning and linked to the referenced project via a common connection to the version of the publisher. These data recorded or calculated during the ordering process and the subsequent export of the ordered media form the basis of the learning function of the learning module 260, which is individually tailored to the personal needs of the respective user.

By way of example, FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the user interface of the read module 250 according to the invention. Similar to the representation in the downloaded PDF format, as shown in FIG For example, as shown by way of example in FIG. 4, a representation of the text on the left side and the corresponding annotation on the right side also follow here. In the example of FIG. 5, the linking of different character sets is again shown, in this case a European character set associated with Chinese character sets. In one embodiment of the read module 250, in addition to the text and its annotations, further multimedia files are displayed to the user, such as audio files, for example, which were integrated into the project via community functionalities of the third-party platforms 162-166. These audio files may include, for example, various pronunciations of certain words. In addition, the user will be provided with additional information via links that have been set in the author module 240 by the publisher of the project. Thus, in parallel with the reading of the text, the user can access audio files which provide examples of pronunciations and thus train not only the reader's comprehension but also the speech skills of the user.

Furthermore, the window 530 provides the user with the ability to categorize words as they read to establish a personalized focus on relevant words. In the example of FIG. 5, the relevance is determined by the importance (very impor- tant, quite important, not important) and the level of knowledge of the user (well known, hardly known, unknown). In a preferred embodiment, additional information is displayed in the window 530, such as the pronunciation, the phonetic transcription, the fundamental meaning and the basic form as well as the contextual meaning of the annotated vocabulary. The connection to third party platform 162-166 is shown by way of example in function 560, which in the embodiment of FIG. 5 enables the connection of the user to the IP communication platform SKYPE. Thus, the pronunciation can be practiced here via a verbal chat. Before or after reading, the function 570 gives the user the possibility of determining the number of annotated vocabulary words, in one embodiment of the read module 250, setting the relevance, determining the absolute number of annotated vocabularies (in this case 25) and the language direction of the learning defines, in this case, from the source text to the annotation translation. The learning module 250 therefore gives the user the possibility to read a text and at the same time to categorize the tags or tags in this text. Via the connection to the third platform 162-166, in various embodiments of the present invention, on the one hand, the connection to the community platform is made possible, via the further Content and, in addition, connect to online dictionaries that allow the incorporation of additional information about annotated third-party vocabulary.

Regardless of the medium used or the formatting used or the digital format of the source referred to, page-oriented learning is realized in the reading module 250 according to the invention. This page-oriented learning, in one embodiment, is based on a reference source, e.g. may be the PDF file shown by way of example in FIG. In this embodiment, for the page-oriented learning in the Web browser, which is exemplified in Fig. 5, the PDF file of Fig. 4 is selected as a reference. The page breaks within the PDF document are considered authoritative for the electronically published source form, e.g. selected in an ePub file. In a preferred embodiment, non-visible table cells, which are provided with a fixed width and height, are used on the pages in the PDF document for this purpose. Based on these table cells, a counter is initialized in author module 240 which checks whether there is still room available on the respective page. If this is not the case, i. Once the bottom has been reached, a new page is started. The digital publishing algorithm e.g. Publishing an ePub file uses this reference source algorithm when generating this file. To understand the various possibilities of visual page discrimination in various digital output formats, depending on the platform or formats used, e.g. ePub or to realize a mobile phone, a new file is then generated in the respective digital output format and written to the table of contents of the digital output format, if the corresponding algorithm of the reference file displays a new page in the reference source. When publishing, e.g. In the output format of the ePub and a reference file as PDF, a new HTML file is then generated in the ePub and written to the table of contents of the ePub file when the PDF algorithm reports a "new page" to the ePub function. Each new HTML file in the ePub thus represents a new page. This functionality supports browser-based output, as exemplified in FIG. 5.

In this browser-based output, the user can navigate through a page tree, which ensures read-out and display of annotations synchronously. This functionality is used in the learning system 200 according to the invention in different ways, for example in eLearning so that the markings or annotations are written together with the respective page number in the marking data record. Similarly, as in the author module 240, in the browser-based reading embodiment, an asynchronous database access technique is used so that the reader's read flow is not disturbed and the information in the window 530 can be built without the user having to a reload of the website is irritated. The starting point for the display, which is shown by way of example in FIG. 5, is the retrieval of the version of the published version of the purchased medium. In a preferred embodiment, this is due to the creation of an ePub file which contains information about the structure of the document via the mechanism described above. The text content, which has an HTML coding in the output format as ePub, is then searched for tags or tags. Within this page description language are tags with an ID number, a classification along the categories specified by the author and the vocabulary text. Thus, these annotations can be evaluated automatically, so that the text of the vocabulary is parsed by the ID, ie the content of the text is filtered out, recognized as vocabulary text and exploited as such, with a corresponding script execution within the browser display of Fig. 5 as Höver Display.

To identify the record of the corresponding vocabulary in the system 200, the ID of the tag is taken as a starting point. In this preferred embodiment, shown by way of example in Fig. 5, the user travels over a mark in the text and will thereby see the window 530 to the right of the text superimposed on the rest of the interface screen as additional information. By opening this elevation display, an asynchronous database request is sent to the application service 210 or the database 230. This database request reads the annotation records and verifies with the id of the parsed vocabulary. Based on the identification of the parsed vocabulary in the target language, the order data sets of the respective user are checked to see whether the relevant vocabulary has already been sorted with relevance parameters, ie whether, for example, category parameters for importance and knowledge have been stored. Among other things, this information forms the basis for the later relevance-based and context-oriented eLearning. On this basis, the user can classify vocabulary in such a way that he does not get displayed those he already knows, or those are not displayed, which he rates as unimportant and in turn these are displayed, which he does not know and are displayed which he determines as important. For the further execution of the Höver display, the normal form of the corresponding vocabulary and from the translation data records via the assignment of the corresponding IDs short and long descriptions or additional information on the vocabulary is queried and displayed from the annotation data records. In a preferred embodiment, these data are sent as XML to the browser and written to the Höver display. Via the retrieved normal form of the vocabulary, third-party platforms 162-166 can be parameterized and the return values of these queries can be displayed, for example, via links to corresponding online dictionaries or search queries. Furthermore, in the Höver display, the user is given the option of further sorting in the vocabulary, ie of changing the relevance value of the vocabulary by indicating importance and knowledge parameters for which three sorting possibilities are specified in a preferred embodiment.

If a new parameterization is performed by the user, a new asynchronous database request is correspondingly sent to the application service 210 or the database 230 and the corresponding data of the user's order data records are updated and saved again. Since the data and the information for the sorting of the vocabulary has already been created when generating the page 510/520 shown in FIG. 5, the database request is only for the new sorting or the new parameterization and the display of the already sorted vocabulary. Thus, the asynchronous database request function algorithm can be reduced to a few states, in a preferred embodiment to that state that provides information about the vocabulary, e.g. in the sense of the basic form, the long and short description and further information and a second state concerning the relevance of the vocabulary, e.g. composed of the user's knowledge and / or importance. If relevance has already been sorted or parameterized by the user, this parameterization is preselected in the display based on the execution of the database request.

Thus, the user is given the possibility, via the reading module 250 according to the invention, of being able to obtain annotated vocabularies and word units, which are synchronized with the reading fluency independently of the medium, which can be prioritized to individual needs. Additionally, the user can perceive the source heterogeneously, ie, learn simultaneously via text and / or audio. The determination of the relevance can take place in one embodiment as a function of the time of reading, and of the subjective assessment with regard to importance and level of knowledge. However, the user can set additional or additional filters, such as the language level, parts of speech, such as subject or verbs, put a focus on phrases or word units, or focus on jargon terms. Thus, a basic principle of the inventive learning system 200 is realized, namely, that the user can set in each case what is subjectively important for him, or is known or unknown due to his level of knowledge. In this sense, however, not only the language level can be set and decided when reading titles, which is indicated in the sense of Essential, Advanced and / or Challenging vocabulary, but also the formats of the titles or their output formatting eg in relation to the font size, the layout, the designated word units. In addition, the related titles can be restricted via additional filters, such as subjects or technical terms.

Thus, the teaching system 200 of the present invention allows reading of any texts, e.g. through digital media in, for example, browsers or eBook readers. In a preferred embodiment, therefore, the learning system 200 according to the invention is used as an extension of a browser software so that when reading any text from a website digital terms from this website or the website text are read based on the user's personalized setting, Information about the read-out vocabulary from the database 230 can be used via the described asynchronous database requests and thus displayed as a superimposed display, for example analogously to the Höver display 530 for the digital text of the website, so that the user can individually categorize these expressions for later learning ,

Thus, cross-media and context-related learning of vocabulary is possible via several output media, eg PDF, EPUB, print books in various editions, and different platforms, such as smartphones, computers, laptops etc. Relative to the media obtainable by the shop functionality of the read module 250, a synchronized learning takes place in the sense of the page-accurate or page-synchronous offer of annotations. This takes into account the respective version or versioning of the medium, ie new annotations or changed annotation of individual titles during reading. Thus, the user of the read module 250 according to the invention has the ability to switch to new or different versions within the read mode without losing the learning and / or cataloging results of the previously read or previously read version. When reading for the first time, standard rules for the relevance-based prioritization of the displayed annotation vocabulary will continue to be used in a preferred embodiment. det. However, during each reading process personalized offers are created by the offers of the individual categorization, so that at least a subjective prioritization takes place. This can be supplemented and / or superimposed on user input by objective prioritizations eg by authors and / or community prioritization in terms of eg a relevance determination on the basis of multiple feedbacks. The publication functionality of the read module 250 permits the publication of the media in parallel in different international character sets, as shown in FIG. 5 and by way of example in FIG. 4.

Starting from the above-described ordering or procurement of media, in the learning module 260 according to the invention, several of these media obtained by the user can be combined into a learning scenario. This learning scenario as a function of the learning module 260 according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. In this function, the user may preferably create a learning scenario such that it is shared across titles, i. across several books or media, can set vocabulary for learning. Thus, the function of the learning scenario by the inventive learning module 260 enables the definition of individual learning scenarios that provide efficient vocabulary filters to efficiently achieve a personal learning goal.

In one scenario, several titles are preferably combined to form a learning unit. In addition, the Scenario functionality, in addition to specifying a name for Scenario 610, also provides the functionality to add multiple titles from a selection of titles to this scenario. This functionality 620 will serve as a starting point of the title list of those titles which the specific user has ordered / purchased in the reader module 250 according to the invention. The user will see meta-information about the respective titles that are part of the scenario. The scenario titles 630 are displayed on the one hand with their title, preferably with information on the author, as well as information on the language pairing in relation to the source language of the medium and the translation language of the annotations. This makes it possible for the user in a preferred embodiment to integrate titles of different translation direction in a scenario. The example of FIG. 6 shows a medium in a translation from English to German and another medium in the translation from English to Chinese. Furthermore, different filter criteria can be set by the user, so that from these media vocabulary lists are created that correspond to the personal priority of each user. For this purpose, in an embodiment shown in FIG. to the level of the language, ie to the levels of the language level that should be considered. In addition, it is preferably displayed how many words have annotated the respective medium at a specific language level. On this basis, the user can decide how many vocabulary are taken into account in each language level. Furthermore, the user can decide how many of these vocabulary are again to be used for vocabulary training. For this he can set the absolute number of these words in different embodiments, or limit the selection of vocabulary to specific pages of the source. In this way, the user of the learning module 260 according to the invention can specifically set, for example, which pages of the reading of the original source he would like to prepare in this learning scenario.

Thus, in one embodiment, the user is presented with at least two different ways in learning module 260 according to the invention of learning specific vocabulary based on selected titles. The example of Figure 7 shows that this vocabulary learning can either be based on a single title from which relevant vocabulary is selected, or on a scenario involving different media, and again, a user-definable number of words 710 is included a user definable relevance 720 selected from the media of the respective scenario.

Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the user may choose the learning direction, i. from the source language to the explanatory language or vice versa from the explanatory language to the source language, select 730. This allows the user to select for him individually individually interesting vocabulary and word units or phrases from the respective texts, to read them and memorable to learn. By combining cross-title scenarios, a targeted and page-accurate learning environment is provided from a large selection of titles. This targeting accuracy is achieved according to the invention by the relevance determination of the user in which the user can individually determine, while learning how important individual vocabulary is for the user and thus achieve an optimization of the learning success.

This continuous optimization of the relevance of vocabulary continues after the user has selected the function of the eLearnings 740. After selecting function 740, the first of the vocabulary selected by the user via relevance and number appears. In the display of the word 750 shown schematically in FIG. 7, not only the word itself but also the context 760 is displayed in which this word 755 is embedded. The concept of "context", in this as well as in the previously In this context, the text or audio or video segments "around" refer to the word or phrase and / or word unit sought, for example, by the 100 characters Alternatively, this can also be done by corresponding time units for audio and / or video segments as well as by alternative or deviating suitable characterizations.

Furthermore, the user is offered options for categorizing 770/780. In the example of FIG. 7, the relevance-oriented categorization is based on the level of knowledge and the importance which are individually evaluated by the user. Thus, the user can, via the level of knowledge 770, respectively set whether these words have become more familiar or unknown to him or whether the importance 780 has become rather larger or smaller. Further information, such as Information on the underlying title 790 and connection to the third-party platform 795, make it easy to handle the learning environment. Thus, the relevance of each vocabulary for the individual user and the respective time is taken from the feedback of the user, respectively the updated categorization. Initially, uncommented vocabulary is filled with a default value.

In addition, forms of playful learning can be offered to diversify the vocabulary learning. For example, in Game 810, the user is encouraged to figure out, word by letter, a searched vocabulary within a context. For each failed attempt, another stroke is added to the indicated gallows. An alternative game form shows the game 820. Here, the required vocabulary is displayed with their letters, but these are brought by random generator in a chaotic order. Here, the user is encouraged to complete by pulling individual tiles from the top line to the bottom line of the searched word or phrase searched. For this purpose, a timing is provided, so that fast recognition can be trained. In addition to these game forms, the learning module 260 according to the invention also makes it possible to automatically send vocabulary lists, which can likewise be set via relevance or categorization or selection of filter and / or parameter values. These vocabulary lists, in one embodiment, can be adjusted to one daily certain time eg by mail or text message on a mobile phone or in an alternative form of shipping to the user. This can be used to deepen the learning success and / or to prepare and postpone the reading of further texts. The use of these different forms of learning is made possible by the implementation of the learning system 200 in the application service 110 and the flexible APIs 140-160. Therefore, in other embodiments of the present invention, further, ie additional or alternative forms of learning can be implemented.

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A computer-implemented system for learning vocabulary and word units, wherein annotations to the vocabulary and word units are offered and displayed in exact page synchronism with the source medium and the annotations can be selected by the user while reading the source medium and relevance categorized synchronously for timely learning, the system comprising: an authoring module (240) having software implemented facilities configured to load a source media in a converted manner, providing a markup editor (308) that enables annotation of vocabularies and word units in synchronism with the display of the converted source media (350), and to further provide an annotation editor (310) that allows the display of the converted source media (350) to provide multimedia vocabulary reason and metadata about the annotations; one or more databases (230) storing, for each annotation, an annotation primitive record consisting of the vocabulary primitive and metadata, based on the entries in the marking and annotation editor; and a reader module (250) having software-implemented means adapted to select one or more media for display, while reading one of the selected media in page-exact synchronous to the display of the media, displaying a predetermined number of annotations parallel to the medium and further configured to provide user-specific categorization functions for determining the relevance of the annotations, wherein the tagged annotation is stored in a user-specific annotation record of the database.

The system of claim 1, wherein the annotations can be categorized and selected by the user in terms of their relevance at a particular time, the authoring module being further adapted to associate language level and context parameters with the annotations, wherein the one or more databases for each annotation determines and stores a relevance based on the metadata, and further stores for each source medium at least one matching table containing the page-per-sine mapping for each annotation relative to a medium and relative to a reference medium and wherein the read module is further configured to set a multi-dimensional relevance categorization for annotations to be displayed for each selected medium based on the user-specific annotation data set, and to provide functions for updating the user-specific relevance of an annotation based on user-specific parameters for one or more elements of the annotation Metadata, where the annotation with the updated relevance is stored in the user-specific annotation record.

The system according to claim 2, wherein the elements of the meta data taken into account for the calculation of the relevance value at least comprise the user's knowledge of the annotation and the importance of the annotation from the perspective of the user.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the read module for the selection of the displayed annotations relies on the user-specific annotation basic data stored in the database and the relevance prioritization is applied to the user-specific relevance of an annotation.

5. System according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the read module on a

mobile terminal is executed and displayed and provides functions for a user-specific relevance categorization.

A system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the text of the medium and the annotations displayed in parallel are displayed in a window of a digital display or a web browser.

7. System according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a number of relevance-prioritized annotations are displayed as a page-exact synchronous list of annotations in an annotation reader. 51

The system of claim 7, wherein the annotation reader is executed as an application on a mobile terminal.

A computer-implemented method of learning vocabularies and word units, wherein annotations to the vocabulary and word units are offered and displayed in exact page synchronism with the source medium, and the annotations can be selected by the user while reading the source medium and synchronized relevantly for timely learning, wherein the method comprises:

Loading, converting and displaying a source medium;

Annotating vocabulary and word units synchronously with the display of the converted source medium (350);

Indicating multimedia vocabulary reason and metadata about the annotations in parallel with the display of the converted source medium (350);

Storing, based on the specified vocabulary reason and metadata, an annotation primitive for each annotation consisting of the vocabulary reason and metadata;

Selecting one or more media to display;

Selecting and displaying a fixed number of annotations while reading one of the selected media in exact page synchronism in parallel with the display of the medium; and

Categorization for determining the relevance of an annotation, wherein the relevance-categorized annotation is stored in a user-specific annotation data record. A method according to claim 9, arranged for operating the system according to one of claims 1 to 8.

A method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the source medium is obtained by scanning a printed text and or wherein the scanned text is scanned by a mobile terminal and an OCR of the scanned text is made.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, are adapted to implement the authoring module in the system of any one of claims 1 to 11.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, are adapted to implement the read module in the system of any one of claims 1 to 12.