US Patent:
20020132213, Sep 19, 2002
Inventors:
Charles Grant - Kensington CA, US
Robert Bekes - Berkeley CA, US
Casey Rogers - Sant Barbara CA, US
James Scott - El Cerrito CA, US
International Classification:
G09B007/00
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for acquiring content components from content authors, uploading them onto a server and organizing them to enable future access. The content components are optimized for representing solutions to published text-book problems. A special purpose markup language is used, HM/SL, capable of making up problems, solutions, hints, steps, queries, formulas and figures, describes content components. The process for acquiring content components onto the server consists of the steps of preparing a solution for processing, creating an uploadable ZIP, performing the upload, browsing the solutions via drill-down interface, retrieving various reports, checking the status of these reports, and managing a shared solution message area.