RU2142651C1 - Method for entertainment and active self- advised learning and device which implements said method - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: entertainment games, interactive education. SUBSTANCE: method involves defining information arrays including empty arrays, setting one-to-one correspondences between parts of said arrays, which are arranged into sets by this procedure, putting sets onto carrier, so that corresponding parts of said sets are adjacent to one another, using carrier by means of specific equipment, so that first part of set is activated. Then carrier is switched so that corresponding part of set is activated. EFFECT: increased functional capabilities, increased efficiency of information representation for tasks involving bounded information arrays. 13 cl, 1 dwg, 2 tbl

Description

 The invention relates to the field of presentation of related arrays of information and can be used for dialogue (interactive, game) training, self-training and entertainment. This group of inventions, in particular, implements the ability to record, select and repeat parts of sequentially available information.

 All methods and devices of training and self-learning are directly related to the methods of information transfer. Access to information is of three types: free, parallel and sequential. The most popular is serial, which is determined by its low cost and reliability.

 At the same time, it has a huge drawback: information can be obtained only in one, once and for all specified order, and any change in this order (even just repeated reproduction of part of the information) requires the use of special search devices, specially recorded clock signals and, most importantly, long expectations while rewinding. Therefore, if necessary, to influence the flow of information, until now always had to refuse sequential access, and the price of the training device increased by 12 - 470 times.

Storage price 100 MB of information with the ability to overwrite:
sequential access - $ 8
with parallel access - $ 100
with free access - $ 3700
The dependence of the price of the service device on the method of accessing information is of a similar nature.

 Previously known methods of organizing information in which access to it is practically unlimited. The price of training devices using these methods is at least 1500 today. really useful ways require a computer with a multimedia kit. At the same time, the price of each CD-ROM for language learning is $ 50 - $ 150 (see, for example, PC Magazine Feb. 7, 1995, p. 382), and the price of portable devices is usually even higher. These technical solutions are close to the proposed invention in terms of the result achieved, but not in terms of technical nature and price.

 Somewhat cheaper ($ 250 - $ 500) there may be specialized devices with a parallel way of accessing information, but very few people will want to spend hundreds of dollars on unusual devices with a narrow specialization.

 Known methods of sequential organization of information using well-known tapes or cassettes on various kinds of tape recorders (including auto-reversing). These methods are close to those proposed in technical essence, but not in terms of the achieved result. It is known that when training the least effective (almost useless) is the flow of information in one, once and for all set order, however, this is what all sequential access methods have been so far different from. The process of such training is very boring, and the results are clearly poor. From devices that implement these methods, information can be obtained only in one, once and for all specified order, any change of which, even just repeated reproduction of a part of the information, requires the use of special search devices, specially recorded clock signals and, most importantly, long waiting times rewind.

 Reducing the rewind time is possible through the use of well-known closed endless cassettes. This technical solution is close to the proposed one, but its applicability is extremely narrow. A comparative analysis of this solution and the proposed one is given below in Table 1.

 The well-known Card Readers are so inconvenient to use that despite the huge amount of money invested in their advertising in the West, they have not found any noticeable use.

 Thus, the well-known methods of presenting information in textbooks do not really give satisfactory results, which is especially pronounced in the process of teaching foreign languages. Practice clearly shows that children somehow “grasp” languages, and adults, if they succeed, it is most likely not due to any system, but contrary to it. Therefore, we need a different, truly effective way of teaching, the need for which is especially acute in teaching foreign languages.

 As noted above, the worst, least effective is learning in one, once and for all a given order, which still differ in cheap ways. Known expensive methods also do not solve the task, since people with special training (for example, owning a computer) can use them and devices for their implementation cannot be used on the go.

 Closest to the proposed method is a method of dialogue learning and entertainment, in which information is entered onto the medium in the form of arrays of information, which are then reproduced (see PCT application WO 92/18965, class G 09 B 5/04, 1992).

 Closest to the proposed device is a device for interactive learning and entertainment, including a storage medium, recording on a storage medium and reproducing equipment, the storage medium containing information arrays (see PCT application WO 92/18965, class G 09 B 5/04 , 1992).

 A disadvantage of the known method and device is the inability to solve the problems of training, self-study and entertainment and more efficiently organize information for tasks with associated arrays.

 The technical result, to which the proposed group of inventions is directed, consists in solving the problem of training, self-learning and entertainment and in more efficient organization of information for problems with related arrays.

 This technical result in terms of the method of dialogue learning and entertainment is achieved due to the fact that in the method of dialogue learning and entertainment, in which information is stored in the form of arrays of information, which are then reproduced, according to the invention empty arrays are included in the information arrays, one-to-one is defined correspondence between parts of the above arrays, thus organizing sets of them, arrange the resulting sets on a carrier, and mutually corresponding parts of the above of the kits are located close to each other, use this media on the equipment in such a way that the first part of the kit is activated, and then the media is switched so that the corresponding part of the kit is activated, and also due to the fact that the mutually corresponding parts of the above kits are placed opposite each other friend on the tracks recorded in opposite directions, and, in addition, due to the fact that these sets are placed on the carrier in such a way that they form a quasiclosed quasi-infinite on it ny virtual subcarriers.

 This technical result in terms of the method is achieved due to the fact that the specified operation of the medium is carried out by means of the track selector and the selector of the direction of movement of the medium, and due to the fact that the specified functioning of the medium is carried out according to the signals registered in these sets, as well as due to the fact that access to the relevant parts of the above sets is obtained simultaneously and these sets are formed in the form of training proposals, which can be divided into structural, gram logical and semantic parts, and these parts are marked, and, in addition, due to the fact that these sets are made in such a way that the different order of the above parts is possible in different languages, they are arranged in such a way as to ensure identical positioning and marking of the corresponding parts .

 This technical result in terms of a device for interactive learning and entertainment is achieved due to the fact that in a device for interactive learning and entertainment, which includes a storage medium that records on a medium and reproducing equipment, the medium contains information arrays according to the invention into information arrays empty arrays are included for subsequent filling, parts of the above arrays form sets with a one-to-one correspondence between these parts, the above sets placed on the tracks of the carrier so that the corresponding parts are located close to each other, and also due to the fact that the mutually corresponding parts of these sets are located opposite each other on oppositely directed tracks, and, in addition, due to the fact that parts of these sets are located on the carrier in such a way that they form quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers on this carrier.

 The technical result is also achieved due to the fact that the specified carrier is capable of reproducing control signals and clock signals registered in the sets, and in addition, due to the fact that the reproducing and recording heads are configured to achieve mutually corresponding parts of the above sets at the same time.

 The proposed method and device can not only solve a significant part of the problems of training, self-study and entertainment, but also much more efficient to organize information for many tasks with related arrays. The proposed solutions are equally applicable to sequential and parallel access, but in the first case, their advantages are especially pronounced.

 In this section, in a narrative form, a description of one of the applications of the proposed method and device will be given. This description in no way exhausts and does not limit the scope of the invention, but only gives an idea of some of the resulting qualitatively new possibilities.

 It is known that if you switch the "DIR" lever during the operation of a regular auto reverse player, then information from the back of the cassette starts to appear as if this cassette was turned upside down. The idea is that this information is not random, and specially selected and specially positioned. Information and its location must strictly correspond to the corresponding part on the opposite side of the cassette. For example, it can be an answer to a question, an explanation of an idiom, a footnote, a translation of a word (or its form). The result is simply wonderful: it becomes possible to listen to songs in a foreign language at first request to immediately hear the translation of each word and again listen to this word! In addition, by switching "DIR", it is always possible in accordance with the claimed invention to form on an ordinary cassette an almost unlimited number of quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers-cassettes and listen to any word-translation pairs as many times as necessary! As you can see, the proposed technical solution implements a very effective method of training and entertainment - see drawing.

 In addition, this technical solution is extremely cheap - the consumer either already has a reverse player, or the usefulness of buying it is beyond doubt. The cost of replicating the required cassettes on professional equipment is as low as the replication of standard cassettes.

 The great commercial advantage of the technologies proposed here is the complexity of home copying of such tapes: even the best household radio equipment usually does not provide (as unnecessary) simultaneous recording of both sides of the tape, so most sets will be poorly synchronized and the tape will lose its main distinguishing feature! Thus, this is the only technology originally protected from unprofessional copying.

The problem in terms of the method is solved due to the fact that in the method of active dialogue learning and entertainment, in which information and in the form of data arrays are entered onto the medium, which are then reproduced according to the invention;
compose mutually corresponding arrays of information, including empty arrays, for example, questions-answers-comments-sources or words-translations-synonyms-examples, or identical arrays to enable their repeated repetition;
set rigid, one-to-one correspondences between the individual parts of the above arrays, thus organizing sets of them, for example, a word-translation;
place the obtained kits on a carrier, the mutually corresponding parts of the above kits being placed close to each other;
use this media on the equipment in such a way that the first part of the kit is activated, and then the media is switched so that the corresponding part of the kit is used.

 In addition, mutually corresponding parts of the above sets are placed opposite each other on tracks recorded in opposite directions.

 These kits are placed on the carrier in such a way that there are quasiclosed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers on it; in this case, for example, the required (almost unlimited) number of quasiclosed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers (cassettes) is formed on one ordinary cassette.

 The specified functioning of the medium is carried out by means of a track selector and a selector of the direction of movement of the medium.

 Also, in accordance with the claimed invention, the specified functioning of the medium can be carried out by signals isolated from these sets. These kits may also contain specialized control and clock signals.

 In addition, simultaneous access to the relevant parts of the above kits may be provided.

 These kits are formed in the form of training sentences, which can be divided into clear structural, grammatical and semantic parts. These parts are marked, for example, using various underscores, changing fonts, positioning, color highlighting, etc.

 These kits are composed in such a way that the identical order of the above parts is possible in different languages; at the same time they are placed in teaching aids in such a way as to ensure identical positioning and marking of the corresponding parts.

In this way, the maximum possible correspondence between words, speech turns and grammatical constructions is achieved. As a result, the barriers to assimilation of the material through the subconscious are destroyed, such material conflict-free and extremely effectively "acclimates" to the structures of the native language existing in the student’s head. In addition, such training offers are self-sufficient - the student will never need to delve into the dictionaries - and so everything is clear!
As a result of the application of the claimed technical solutions, a person of any age manages to awaken the natural mechanisms of language acquisition and he literally becomes a language genius, as he was in childhood; new words easily and freely enter his subconscious.

 In terms of the device, the problem is solved due to the fact that in the device for interactive learning and entertainment, which includes a storage medium, recording on a medium and reproducing equipment from a medium, according to the invention: the medium contains sets of information from mutually corresponding arrays, including empty arrays for subsequent filling, these sets are placed on the tracks of the media so that the corresponding parts of the above sets are located close to each other. Mutually corresponding parts of these sets are located opposite each other on oppositely directed tracks. Parts of these kits are located on the carrier in such a way that they form quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers on this carrier.

 The specified media contains control signals and clock signals allocated from the kits. Reproducing and recording heads can be made in such a way that they reach mutually corresponding parts of the above sets at the same time.

 The drawing shows an illustration of the proposed method and device. The device includes a storage medium, recording and reproducing equipment, made in the form of an auto reverse tape recorder with a track selector and a selector of the direction of movement of the medium, as well as recording and reproducing heads.

As a result of the application of the proposed method, it becomes possible to surprisingly cheap way to effectively solve a number of problems, for example:
I. On an ordinary reverse player, it becomes possible:
While listening to a song in a foreign language, immediately hear the translation of any word and listen to that word again - just click the "DIR" lever.

 Listen to the questions of the upcoming exam, and upon meeting the unknown, immediately listen to the answer to this particular question; or listen to biblical texts, and as soon as you want to get comments on this particular text; if you wish, you can do the opposite; listen only to answers, or only comments, and if necessary, turn to the issue under consideration, etc.

 By inserting an adapter with a left and right channel switch between the plug and the headphone jack of the most common reverse player (or by entering this option in the "DIR" switch), it becomes possible not only to immediately listen to the translation of any word, but if desired, a synonym, for example; or, for example, listen not only to the commentary on any text recorded on the tape, but also, if desired, comments on the first commentary and comments on the second commentary; at the same time, the main thing remains: all this huge amount of additional information can easily be left outside of perception, and the listener can simply enjoy the song.

 Tasks such as those described in clause I have so far been solved only on devices with free access to information, which themselves are many times more expensive than devices with sequential access, in addition, these devices must be equipped with complex and expensive nodes: a controller, an extensive NVRAM, each the reproduced word and each translation word must be provided with an individual label, the use of a special sound card (Sound Bluster, AdLib format), etc. is required. In addition, only people with special needs to use such devices Second training (for example, owning a computer), and they can not be used "on the go".

 II. On the basis of a reverse tape recorder, using the virtual cassettes proposed here, an interesting training manual is easily organized, which works as follows.

 On any simple tape recorder, on one side of a regular cassette, the teacher writes phrases in the desired language and breaks out the corresponding recording protection tab on the cassette.

 The “Record” switch in the reverse recorder is modified so that when you press the switch and “DIR” (but not vice versa). Next use this tape recorder.

 The student, after listening to any of the recorded phrases, clicks “Record” and repeats this phrase, clicks “Stop”; then, by switching "DIR", it can easily compare its pronunciation with the exemplary; catching the difference, similarly writes an improved version, etc.

The same device allows you to effectively organize an oral exam:
The student gets the opportunity to calmly listen to questions, think them over and calmly answer, and if necessary, write down the answers again.

 The teacher gets the opportunity to quickly listen to ready-made answers.

 Based on talkative students, questions can be compiled into monosyllabic answers, or the student side of the cassette scrolls at a slower rate.

 The use of the technical solutions proposed here in their full form requires certain changes in the recording and reproducing equipment. These changes are described in detail in the following sections.

 III. The manual described in the previous paragraph (II.) Can be easily supplemented with the function of permanent automatic playback on the basis of the teacher’s voice - student’s voice for any phrase or group of phrases, if the tape recorder used is not mechanical, but electronic.

 Until now, they have tried to solve these problems with the help of special "Card Readers", which are much more expensive than mass-produced tape recorders. In addition, their cards have clearly insufficient playing time and a separate card is required for each phrase. The use of these devices requires special skills in performing labor-intensive operations. On these devices it is impossible to listen to several phrases in a row, or to solve the problem described in paragraph III.

 Received in accordance with the claimed method, quasi-closed virtual subcarriers can be filled with another type of arrays, including those containing control signals. They will be useful for the permanent support of processes, for example, not limited by the time of the permanent sounding of slides, which is described below.

 IV. On the basis of a reverse player with electronic control using the virtual cassettes proposed here, the tasks of permanent support of processes are perfectly solved.

Suppose slides are projected onto the screen of an exhibition stand, each slide must have its own soundtrack, and for each slide (for example, an image of your office), unlimited playback time must be provided. For this:
Virtual quasi-infinite sub-cassettes of the required length are allocated on a conventional cassette; mark the boundaries of these subcarriers with clock signals, each of them being confined to the nearest convenient moment (silence, etc.). In this case, the clock signals on the first and last tracks are different. The materials required for sounding one slide are recorded on each of the received virtual endless cassettes.

Now, guided by clock signals, the player can continuously play a virtual endless cassette corresponding to the slide. If you need to change the slide, the player is given the "change" command, by which he:
a) after the clock signal from the last track, in addition to the usual “DIR” switch, it also mutes the sound,
b) instructs the projector to replace the slide,
c) when a clock signal comes from the first track, the player turns on the sound, but does not switch the track, thereby being on the next virtual cassette and again, guided by the clock signals, permanently plays a new endless recording corresponding to the new projected slide.

 You may notice that in some cases, for example, if necessary, replace the slide “half-word”, a short waiting time is possible. If this is undesirable, then use two players with two cassettes: one for slides with odd numbers, and the other for slides with even numbers.

 Summing up the description of these technical results, we can confidently state that such tasks have not yet had such a cheap and universal solution.

 Known computerized devices are tied to specially equipped workplaces, roads are practically unsuitable for blind people, they require special knowledge and skills. Other known methods of organizing information using well-known tapes, cassettes or cards on various devices allow "no problem" only to consistently reproduce some information without being able to really interact with it, which is generally recognized as the worst, almost useless kind of training.

 Unlike previously known technical solutions, the claimed ones made it possible for the first time to solve the most acute problems of training and self-education at a generally accessible level.

 In addition, we present a comparative analysis of consumer characteristics of the claimed quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers with known closed endless cassettes.

 Above were a few examples, which in no way exhaust and do not limit the scope of the claimed invention, but only illustrate the most obvious forms of its application.

 The great commercial advantage of the technologies proposed here is the complexity of home copying of such tapes: Even the best household radio equipment usually does not provide (as unnecessary) simultaneous recording of both sides of the tape, so most kits will be poorly synchronized and the tape will lose its main distinguishing feature! Thus, this is the only technology originally protected from unprofessional copying. On professional equipment, dubbing such a cassette will be as cheap as recording a standard one.

 Note that for full-fledged controlled listening to sets of two parts, such as questions-answers or words-translations, no additional equipment is required, except for a regular reverse player. No special control and clock signals are also required for this.

 The claimed solution also includes the preparation of such training sentences, which can be divided into clear structural, grammatical and semantic parts. These parts are marked for example, using various underscores, changing fonts, positioning, color highlighting, etc.

 The claimed solution also includes the preparation of training proposals in such a way that in different languages an identical order of the above parts is possible; arrange these sentences in study guides in such a way as to ensure identical positioning and marking of the corresponding parts in different languages.

In the case of English and Russian, this solution can be illustrated with a simple example (see table. 2)
In this way, the maximum possible correspondence between words, speech turns and grammatical constructions is achieved. As a result, the barriers to assimilation of the material through the subconscious are destroyed, it is conflict-free and extremely effectively "acclimates" to the structures of the native language existing in the student’s head. In addition, such training offers are self-sufficient - the student will never need to delve into the dictionaries - and so everything is clear!
The new technical solutions protected here together solve the same problem. This unity is illustrated by the attached page from a series of textbooks in preparation for publication.

 As a result of using the claimed complex of distinctive features in a person of any age, it is possible to awaken the natural mechanisms of language acquisition and it literally becomes a language genius, as it was in childhood; new elephants easily and freely enter his subconscious.

It is noted in the text that on one ordinary cassette one can form an "almost unlimited number" of quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual cassettes. This formulation is permissible due to the fact that the playing time of a typical closed cassette is 20 seconds, and a regular C-120 cassette will freely accommodate 360 of its analogues!
Accepted designations:
"DIR" - designation of the selector "Direction"; NVRAM - Non-Volatile Randon Access Memory

Claims (13)

 1. A method of dialogue learning and entertainment, in which information is entered in the form of arrays of information, which are then reproduced, characterized in that the arrays of information include empty arrays, specify one-to-one correspondence between parts of the above arrays, thus organizing sets of them, place the obtained sets on the carrier, and the mutually corresponding parts of the above sets are located close to each other, use this carrier on the equipment so that The first part of the kit operates, and then the media is switched so that the corresponding part of the kit is activated.  2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the mutually corresponding parts of the above sets are located opposite each other on tracks recorded in opposite directions.  3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the said sets are placed on the carrier in such a way that they form quasiclosed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers on it.  4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said functioning of the carrier is carried out by means of a track selector and a carrier direction selector.  5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the specified functioning of the medium is carried out according to the signals registered in these sets.  6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that access to the corresponding parts of the above kits is obtained simultaneously.  7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the said sets are formed in the form of educational sentences, which can be divided into structural, grammatical and semantic parts, and these parts are marked.  8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the said sets are made in such a way that the identical order of the above parts is possible in different languages, they are positioned in such a way as to ensure identical positioning and marking of the corresponding parts.  9. A device for interactive learning and entertainment, including a storage medium, recording onto a storage medium and reproducing equipment, the storage medium containing arrays of information, characterized in that the arrays of information include empty arrays for subsequent filling, parts of the above arrays form sets with mutually an unambiguous correspondence between these parts, the above sets are placed on the tracks of the carrier so that the corresponding parts are located close to each other.  10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the mutually corresponding parts of these sets are located opposite each other on oppositely directed tracks.  11. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that parts of these kits are located on the carrier in such a way that they form quasi-closed quasi-infinite virtual subcarriers on this carrier.  12. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that said medium is configured to reproduce control signals and clock signals registered in the sets.  13. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the reproducing and recording heads are configured to achieve mutually corresponding parts of the above sets at the same time.

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