Interactive information delivery system and method of training

Abstract

An interactive information delivery system for use in computer-based training is disclosed. The system has a laser disc player which reads training materials from a laser disc to produce high-quality video pictures and training text, etc. Operation of the laser disc player is controlled by a computer which accepts student input data from a keypad. Responsive to the input data, the computer issues commands such as ON, PAUSE, OFF etc. to the laser disc player, thus allowing the student to interact with the system.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for training a student comprising the steps of: a) providing an information delivery system comprising a video disc player, a computer connected to the video disc player, a keyboard connected to the computer, a video display connected to the video disc player and a printer;   b) playing on the video display a video lesson recorded on a video disc;   c) displaying a question on the video display relating to said video lesson;   d) inputting a student answer to the question from the keyboard to the computer; and   e) printing an answer to the question.   
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of updating a student record for the student to include the performance of said student in the lesson modules. 
     
     
       3. A method for training a student comprising the steps of: a) providing an information delivery system comprising a video disc player, a computer connected to the video disc player, a keyboard connected to the computer and a video display connected to the video disc player;   b) inserting a video disc into the video disc player, the video disc having recorded thereon a plurality of lesson modules, each lesson module comprising: a video lesson portion having pictures and text and comprising a plurality of video frames;   a plurality of quiz frames each having a question relating to said video lesson portion;   a plurality of answer frames each having an answer corresponding to one of said question; and   a disc identification identifying a training program to which the disc corresponds;     c) retrieving into the computer said disc identification;   d) displaying on said video display a prompt for a student identification of the student;   e) inputting the student identification from the keyboard to the computer;   f) determining from said student identification whether the student is authorized to use the information delivery system;   g) if the student is authorized to use the information delivery system, playing one of said video lesson portion on the video display;   h) displaying and freezing on the video display one said quiz frame relating to the one of said video lesson portion;   i) inputting a student answer to the question of the one of said quiz frame from the keyboard to the computer;   j) if the student answer is correct, notifying the student that the student answer is correct;   k) if the student answer is incorrect, displaying on the video display the answer frame having the answer to the question;   l) determining whether all questions relating to said video lesson portion have been answered;   m) if all questions relating said video lesson portion have not been answered, repeating step (h) with another said quiz frame;   n) if all said questions relating said video lesson portion have been answered, determining whether all the lesson modules on said video disc have been played; and   o) if all the lesson modules on said video disc have not been played, repeating step (g) with another of said lesson modules.   
     
     
       4. The method of claim 3 wherein the information delivery system further comprises a printer, wherein said method further comprises the step of printing an answer to a question. 
     
     
       5. A method for training a student comprising the steps of: a) providing an information delivery system comprising a video disc player, a computer connected to the video disc player, a keyboard connected to the computer and a video display connected to the video disc player;   b) inserting a video disc into the video disc player, the video disc having recorded thereon a plurality of lesson modules, each lesson module comprising: a video lesson portion having pictures and text and comprising a plurality of video frames;   a plurality of quiz frames each having a question relating to said video lesson portion;   a plurality of answer frames each having an answer corresponding to one of said question; and   a disc identification identifying a training program to which the disc corresponds;     c) retrieving into the computer said disc identification;   d) playing one said video lesson portion on the video display;   e) displaying and freezing on the video display one said quiz frame relating to the one of said video lesson portion;   f) inputting a student answer to the question of the one of said quiz frame from the keyboard to the computer;   g) if the student answer is correct, notifying the student that the student answer is correct;   h) if the student answer is incorrect, displaying on the video display the answer frame having the answer corresponding to the question;   i) determining whether all questions relating to said video lesson portion have been answered;   j) if all questions relating said video lesson portion have not been answered, repeating step (e) with another said quiz frame;   k) if all said questions relating said video lesson portion have been answered, determining whether all the lesson modules on said video disc have been played; and   l) if all the lesson modules on said video disc have not been played, repeating step (d) with another of said lesson modules.