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<title><![CDATA[Presenting answer options to multiple-choice questions during administration of a computerized test]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Embodiments of the present invention are directed to presenting a multiple-choice question during delivery of a computerized test. Answer options corresponding to a multiple-choice test question prompt are presented serially either individually or in groups at a time in accordance with pre-established rules. Answer options can be presented randomly or staged. Staged presentation can be performed in accordance with a predefined selection algorithm and/or based on analysis of prior answer option selections from the same or previous questions. Questions end when a question end condition, such as, for example, selection of a plurality of incorrect answers or selection of a correct answer, is satisfied.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for creating true perspective drawings and drawings created by same]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A method and system for creating perspective drawings on a preferably curved drawing surface. An easel and a drawing surface are provided. The artist securely positions his head at a central point relative to the drawing surface and looks past an edge of the drawing surface at an object to be drawn, thereby creating an illusion of a transparent margin of the drawing surface overlapping the object. The object is then traced onto the transparent margin of the drawing surface. The traced-upon margin is cut off and removed from the drawing surface, thereby creating a new transparent margin. These steps are repeated on the new transparent margin until all of the drawing surface is used. The cut-up pieces of the drawing surface are reassembled to form a complete image. The easel includes structure that allows the artist to position an eye at the center point of the drawing surface.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prayer strand marker device]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A marker device for use by a votary in marking his position on a prayer strand includes a pair of identical body halves that are respectively provided with identical semi-circular grooves formed on inside surfaces of each body half. When the body halves are joined together, the semi-circular grooves are in registry so as to collectively form a throughbore that is centrally located on the body of the marker. The throughbore extends completely through the body of the marker in a position that is transverse to the body. The halves are held together by a pair of identical O-rings or a pair of identical miniature rubber bands. The outer surface of the body of the marker is further provided with a pair of identical channels for seating the O-rings therein. The diameter of the central throughbore is sized to match that of the outside diameter of a prayer strand bead.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for providing instructor services using a plurality of client workstations connected to a central control station]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A system for connecting a plurality of computing systems to a single network for providing instructor services in distributed computing environment. The system includes a plurality of client workstations; a control unit for configuring the operation of the plurality of client workstations; and a communications network for transmission of data and commands between the control unit and the plurality of client workstations, the communications network being a TCP/IP based communications network. The control unit presents test questions to users on one, any, or all of the plurality of client workstations. Each of the plurality of client workstations accepts responses from users to the questions presented. Each of the plurality of client workstations provides status of the responses received from the users to the test questions and the control unit maintains a real-time display of the status of users taking a test consisting of the test question present.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Point of sale display for lighting fixtures]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A plurality of lighting fixtures with interchangeable sensors and transmitters are displayed for sale to the consuming public such that a customer of such a display may easily choose a specific lighting fixture and combine it with a specific sensor and/or transmitter enabling the customer to buy a lighting fixture meeting a customer's aesthetic and functional requirements.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Portable telephony apparatus with music tone generator]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A sound control apparatus is provided in a portable terminal for sounding a music tone in association with operation of the portable terminal, which is controlled by a main CPU. In the sound control apparatus, a memory memorizes music information representing a music tone and configuration information associated to a timbre of the music tone. An information acquiring section acquires the music information and the configuration information from the memory. A tone generating section is configured by the acquired configuration information to create a timbre specified by the configuration information. The tone generating section operates according to the acquired music information to generate the music tone being represented by the music information and having the specified timbre. A dedicated CPU is provided separately from the main CPU for controlling the memory, the information acquiring section and the tone generating section.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electronic-book read-aloud device and electronic-book read-aloud method]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A control unit of an electronic-book read-aloud device reads book data and electronic-book data from an electronic bookmark and stores the read data in a storage unit. Further, the control unit sets a read-aloud-start position based on the electronic-bookmark data, reads the book data after the read-aloud-start position from the storage unit, and transmits the book data to a speech-output unit. The speech-output unit converts the book data into a speech signal and transmits the speech signal to a speaker through an amplifier. If the read-aloud processing is stopped, the control unit writes read-aloud-end-position data and read-aloud-date data into the electronic bookmark of the electronic book.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 7, 2009</pubDate>
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