JP2002311801A - Driver education support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driver education support system for exchanging information on a network between a teacher computer (master set) to be operated by a teacher and a plurality of student computers (slave set) to be operated by students. SOLUTION: The slave set is given an individual data input function of permitting the student to register himself or herself and an education contents display function of displaying education contents to the student. The master set is given an attendance confirming function of displaying the attendance of the student when the student registers himself or herself, a function of monitoring the learning state of the student, a time control function of adjusting the learning time of each student to be fixed, a seat movement function of transferring the learning contents in the slave set which is being used by the student at present to another set and a learning stop function of erasing data of the student by indicating the stop of learning by the teacher.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation in which information is exchanged between an instructor computer (parent machine) operated by an instructor and a plurality of learner computers (child machines) operated by a learner on a network. Education support system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As typical examples of car driver training, there are training at driving schools and training for offenders who have committed traffic violations, all of which are conducted under the control of the Public Safety Commission. ing. Currently, subject training and offender training at driving schools are conducted in a form in which learners are gathered in classrooms and instructors give lectures.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned lecture-based training at a driving school has the following disadvantages. The subject training at the driving school is performed according to a predetermined lecture schedule. Therefore, the learner has a difficulty in selecting a convenient date and time by looking at the timetable when taking a lesson for an item that has not been completed. The subject training at a driving school usually has more than twenty items, and it is desirable to take the second item after the first item is completed. However, in the current classroom-type teaching, it is necessary to take the first item first, but considering the convenience of the learner, the order of the second and subsequent items must be arbitrarily determined by the learner. Absent. The training at the driving school is conducted under the control of the Public Safety Commission in accordance with the educational program set in advance. You cannot take the same level of lectures, which is unfair in this regard.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has as its object to provide a driver education support system which solves the above-mentioned disadvantages of the lecture-type driving education by using a computer. I do.

[0005]

The present invention provides the following driver education support systems (1) to (3) in order to achieve the above object. In this case, the driver education support system according to the present invention can be applied to various driving education such as a subject training at a driving school and a violator training for a person who has committed a traffic violation.

(1) A driver education support system for exchanging information between an instructor computer (parent machine) operated by an instructor and a plurality of learner computers (child machines) operated by a learner on a network. The child device has a personal data input function for the learner to register himself and an educational content display function for displaying the educational content to the learner. Attendance confirmation function to display that the student attended when registered, monitoring function to monitor learner's learning status, time management function to adjust each learner's learning time to be constant, It is equipped with a seat movement function to transfer the learning content of the child machine currently used by the learner to another child machine, and a learning stop function that allows the instructor to delete the learner's data by instructing the learning stop. That Driver education support system and butterflies.

[0007] (2) A progress display function for displaying the learning history of the child to the learner, a re-learning function for allowing the learner to re-take an arbitrary learning item, and the learner calling the instructor. At least one selected from a calling function that can perform a call and a pause function that temporarily stops the progress of learning
The driver education support system of (1), which further has two functions.

(3) A learning history display function in which the parent machine displays the learning history of all the students present, a learning start function in which the learner starts learning, and a progress confirmation function in which the learning speed of the learner is displayed. , A detailed progress display function to display the learner's detailed learning history, an answer status display function to display the learner's answer status to the questions, and a learning end to return all slave units to the initial state when learning is completed (1) or (2) at least one function selected from a function, an end notification function for notifying a learner that training is about to end, and a data recording function for recording learner data.
Driver education support system.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a hardware configuration used for a driver education support system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a master unit.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the child device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a network configuration of the parent device and the child device. The driver education support system of this example is configured as a subject training system of a driving school.

The master unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes an instructor terminal 4, a monitor 6, a keyboard 8, a mouse 10, a printer 12, a keyboard / mouse / monitor switch 14, a speaker 16, and an uninterruptible power supply 18. . In the figure, 20
Indicates a network server. The child device 22 shown in FIG.
A learner (trainee) terminal 24, a touch panel display 26 and an earphone 28 are provided. And
As shown in FIG. 3, the master unit 2, the slave unit 22, and the network server 20 are connected by a line 32 via a hub 30, so that a LAN (Local Area Network) for subject training at a driving school is established. It is configured. The connection of the LAN may be made by other means such as wireless. In the figure, reference numeral 34 denotes a monitor for the network server 20. Further, the earphone 28 may be a headphone.

The slave unit 22 of the present embodiment has the following functions (a) to (f). (A) Personal data input function This function is for the learner to input his or her personal data. In the child device of this example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the learner inputs his / her own learner number as personal data using the numeric keypad displayed on the touch panel display 26, the learner's name is displayed on the display 26. Is automatically displayed so that the learner can confirm his / her name.

(B) Progress display function This function is to display the learning history of the learner to the learner. In the child device of this example, when the learner inputs personal data and presses the OK button displayed on the display 26, the learning item number is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. The date of attendance and the result of the effect measurement are displayed next to the items attended by the user. Further, when the OK button displayed on the progress display screen is pressed, the training of the item having the number next to the already completed item is started.

(C) Re-learning function This function is a function that allows a learner to re-learn an arbitrary training item without recording it in data. In the slave unit of this example, when the learner inputs a specific number (for example, “99999999”) predetermined as personal data, a retake screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. You will be able to take the course again if you wish. When the learner selects an arbitrary training item and presses the OK button, the learning of the item is started.

(D) Educational content display function This function is for displaying the educational content to the learner. In the child device of this example, images (moving images, natural images, illustrations, animations, etc.), sentences, and the like are displayed on the display 26 as educational contents, and sound is played from the earphone 28. In addition, the earphone 28
It is a special earphone that can be used with the hearing aid on. Further, since the learner listens to the sound through the earphone 28, even if another learner is learning other items, the sound does not disturb the other learners. In this case, the training items of the subject training include, for example, those shown in Table 1.

[0015]

[Table 1]

The training is performed in the following manner, for example. Video commentary (see Fig. 7) Watch the video displayed in the commentary video display part of the screen.
Pause can be performed as needed. Questions (See Fig. 8) Answer the questions displayed on the screen by pressing the select button. In this case, an illustration (question illustration) corresponding to the question is displayed on the screen. In addition, a progress display and a time limit display are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Pause can be performed as needed. Question Explanation (See Fig. 9) The commentary and explanation animation are displayed on the screen along with the correct answer number. If you have any questions, you can call the instructor by pressing the "instructor" button.
If you want to check the commentary again, press the "Confirmation" button. To proceed to the next question, press the "Next" button. A progress indicator is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Pause can be performed as needed.

(E) Instructor calling function This function is a function that allows a learner to call an instructor when there is a question. In the child device of this example, when the “instructor” button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 9 or the like, the seat number of the learner blinks on the instructor screen. Thus, the instructor knows that the learner is calling.

(F) Pause function This function is a function for temporarily stopping the progress of the training.
This function is used, for example, when a learner makes an entry in a subject training record book. When the suspension is released, the training resumes.

The master unit 2 of this embodiment has the following functions (A) to (M). (A) Attendance confirmation function This function is a function for displaying that the learner has attended when the learner inputs personal data to the child device.
In the parent machine of this example, as shown in FIG. 10, when a learner enters a learner's number for an arbitrary seat, a button of "seat number" in a "seat table" on the screen of the monitor 6 indicates a red color to notify attendance. Changes to At the same time, the attendance of the learner is registered in the master unit.

(B) Learning History Display Function This function is to display the learning history of all the attending learners. In the base unit of this example, as shown in FIG.
A "progress" list is displayed on the screen, and the names and the history of completed items are displayed in the order of learner numbers from the top.

(C) Training start function The training start function is a function that allows the learner to start training. In the parent machine of this example, the “start training” on the screen shown in FIG.
When the button is clicked, the display 26 of the learner whose "seat chart" is red can be operated as a touch panel, and the "seat chart" on the instructor screen changes to yellow. Also, when the learner performs a practice exercise, the "seat chart" turns blue.

(D) Monitoring Function This function is to monitor the current learning status of the learner. In the parent machine of this example, when the seat number in the “seat chart” on the screen in FIG. 10 or the student number or name of the “progress check” is clicked, a “tour check” screen shown in FIG. 11 appears, and the learner's name is displayed. , The learner's number, the screen currently being studied, and the correct answer rate for the questions so far are displayed. When the “return” button is pressed, the “tour check” screen returns to the “progress check” screen.

(E) Progress Check Function This function is a function for displaying the learning speed of the learner. In the parent machine of this example, when clicking "Check progress" on the screen of FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, a "Check progress" screen shown in FIG. 12 appears, and the standard learning speed and the learning speed of the learner are displayed by the level meter. You. By referring to this screen, it is possible for the instructor to provide individual guidance to a learner who is extremely slow to increase the learning speed.

(F) Detailed Progress Status Display Function This function is to display a detailed learning history of the learner. In the parent machine of this example, when the student number / name is clicked on the “progress check” screen of FIG. 12, a “detailed progress status” screen shown in FIG. 13 appears, and the learner's training items that have been completed in the past are displayed. The list and evaluation of the effect measurement can be referred. In addition, the seat number can be changed in order with the “previous” and “next” buttons to refer to “detailed progress”, and the “return” button can return to “confirmation of progress”.

(G) Answer Status Display Function This function is to display the answer status (for example, the correct answer rate) of the learner to the question.

(H) Time Management Function This function is a function for adjusting the learning time of each learner so as to be constant. It is desirable that the training starts all at once, learns predetermined contents in a predetermined time, and finishes all at once, but since the learning speed of learners actually varies, The training time of each learner will not be constant as it is. Therefore, in the parent machine of this example,
Always calculate the learning speed of the learner and the time until the scheduled end time, and adjust the contents of the training, for example, automatically adjust the answer waiting time, automatically adjust the commentary speed, set the review questions, etc.
The training time of each learner is set to a certain time.

(I) Seat Movement Function This function is to transfer the learning content of the child machine currently used by the learner to another child machine. This function is used when it is necessary to move a seat due to a terminal failure or the like after the training is started. In the parent device of this example, if the child device breaks down after learning is started, when the “seat move” button in the B menu on the screen shown in FIG. 14 is clicked, the selected seat number blinks, and the destination You will be asked to specify a seat. If a seat that is not used for the lesson is designated as the destination, the contents of the lesson up to now can be directly copied to the destination terminal, and the learner can continue learning. Note that A
Switching between the menu and the B menu is performed by clicking the (A) and (B) buttons.

(J) Learning stop function This function is a function of deleting data learned by a learner when an instructor gives an instruction to stop learning. This function is
This function is used when a specific learner needs to leave during the training after the training has started. In the parent machine of this example, if the learner is forced to leave after the training has been started, the “learning stop” in the B menu on the screen shown in FIG.
When the button is clicked, the training of the terminal having the selected seat number can be completed. In this case, it is considered that the training is not completed, and the data learned by the learner is deleted, so that the item is treated as the training not completed.

(K) Learning end function This function is a function for returning all the slave units to the initial state when the learning is completed. In the parent machine of this example, when the “end of course” button in the B menu on the screen shown in FIG. 16 is clicked, the training terminals are simultaneously returned to the initial state.

(L) Completion Notification Function This function is a function for notifying a learner that the training will be completed soon. In the parent machine of this example, when the “end notification” button on the screen shown in FIG. 16 is clicked, a message “learning will be completed soon” is displayed on the learner's question explanation screen.
Note that the “start training” button on the instructor screen changes to a “notify end” button when the training starts. Also, when the “end notification” button is pressed, “next” on the learner screen changes to “end”.
Changes to

(M) Data Recording Function This function is for recording the learning data of the learner (for example, completed training items, effect measurement results, etc.).

An example of the progress of the subject training at the driving school using the driver training support system of the present example is as follows. First, the instructor and the learner enter the classroom. The learner submits the original book to the instructor, sits down, enters the learner's number into the slave unit, confirms the name, and confirms the course items. The instructor checks the original book and the learner, checks the learner's seat number, name, and completed training items with the parent machine, and then presses the training start button. Thereby, the learning of the learner is started. During the lesson, the learner can pause the lesson or call the instructor as needed. The instructor performs tour confirmation (monitoring), progress confirmation, seat movement, training cancellation, display of answer status, and the like as necessary while the learner is learning. When the training is nearing the end, the instructor presses the “notification of end” button to notify the learner that the training will be finished soon. After the training is completed, the instructor confirms the completion of the learner's course on the screen, then seals the original book and returns the original book to the learner.

The driver education support system according to the present invention is not limited to the above example, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. The means for realizing each function of the master unit and the slave unit is not limited to the above example, and other means can be adopted as appropriate.

[0034]

The driver education support system according to the present invention has the following effects. (A) By using a computer as a medium, a variety of expressions can be performed using images (moving images, natural images, illustrations, animations, etc.), sounds, and the like that are particularly necessary in a place for driver education. (B) Since each person can learn different items in the same classroom, the learner can always learn any items regardless of the timetable. Therefore, the convenience of the learner can be enhanced and the burden can be reduced. (C) Since each person can learn different items in the same classroom, the learner can learn the learning items in numerical order. (D) By using a computer as a medium, the same level of learning can be performed according to a preset educational program, which is fair for learners. (E) The time management function, the seat transfer function, and the learning suspension function are not so required in other educational sites such as school education and social education. However, since the driver education support system of the present invention includes these, public safety is required. It is suitable as a system for subject training at driving schools and training for offenders under the committee.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a parent device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a slave unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a parent device and a child device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a slave unit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the parent device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a parent device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a parent device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the parent device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the parent device.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of the parent device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a parent device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 parent machine 4 instructor terminal 6 monitor 8 keyboard 10 mouse 12 printer 14 keyboard / mouse / monitor switch 16 speaker 18 uninterruptible power supply 20 network server 22 slave 24 terminal for learner (student) 26 touch panel display 28 earphone 30 hub 32 line 34 monitor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A driver education support system for exchanging information on a network between an instructor computer (parent device) operated by an instructor and a plurality of learner computers (child devices) operated by a learner. The child device has a personal data input function for the learner to register himself and an educational content display function for displaying the educational content to the learner. The parent device allows the learner to register himself / herself in the child device. Attendance confirmation function that shows that the student attended when the student performed, monitoring function that monitors the learning status of the learner, time management function that adjusts the learning time of each learner to be constant, learner Has a function to move the seats to transfer the learning content of the child device currently used to another child device, and a function to cancel the learner's data when the instructor instructs to stop learning Especially Driver education Support System for. 2. The slave unit has a progress display function of displaying a learning history of the learner to the learner, a re-learning function of allowing the learner to re-take an arbitrary learning item, and the learner calling the instructor. The driver education support system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one function selected from a calling function that can be performed and a pause function that temporarily stops the progress of learning. A learning history display function for displaying a learning history of all of the learners present, a learning start function for causing the learner to start learning, a progress confirmation function for displaying a learning speed of the learner, Detailed progress display function to display the learner's detailed learning history, answer status display function to display the learner's answer status to the questions, and learning end function to return all the slaves to the initial state when learning is completed The driver education according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising at least one function selected from an end notification function of notifying a learner that training is to be finished soon and a data recording function of recording learner data. Support system.