Adaptable audio instruction system and method

Abstract

An adaptable audio instruction system and method allows for tailoring and modification to audio sequences used for audio instruction of users. The tailoring and modification abilities of the system regard content and presentation details of the audio sequences to comply with user preferences and user progress in learning content contained in the audio sequences.

1 . A system comprising:
 a storage containing a plurality of audio files each containing a different audio content;   a scope reducer configured to select a portion of the audio files from the plurality of audio files contained in the storage according to an arrangement of the portion of the audio files as a plurality of audio file pairs, each audio file pair having a different first audio file of the portion and a different second audio file of the portion, according to the arrangement, for each audio file pair, selection of one audio file of the audio file pair by the scope reducer as part of the portion necessitates selection of the other audio file of the audio file pair by the scope reducer also as part of the portion; and   an audio sequence assembler configured to assemble the portion of the audio files selected by the scope reducer into a single audio sequence containing the audio content of each of the portion of the audio files, the audio content ordered according to a sequence of the audio file pairs of the portion of the audio files.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the single audio sequence is contained in a single audio file. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the scope reducer is configured to select the portion of the audio files based upon user input. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the scope reducer is configured to select the portion of the audio files according to test records of at least one test taken by a user based on the audio content of the plurality of audio files. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  further including a testing module configured to generate tests based on selected audio content of the plurality of audio files and to store as the test records results of at least one of the tests taken by the user. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the audio sequence assembler is further configured to assemble the portion of the audio files according to at least one of a plurality of play patterns for the audio file pairs. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein at least a first one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a first sequence of play of the audio content of the audio file pair and at least a second one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a second sequence of play of the audio content of the audio file pair that is in reverse order to the first sequence of play. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6  wherein at least a first one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a first total number of times of play of the audio content of at least one of the audio files of the audio file pair and at least a second one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a second total number of times of play of the audio content of at least the one of the audio files of the audio file pair, the first total being unequal to the second total. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein for each of the audio file pairs, the audio content of the first audio file and the second audio file includes at least one of the following: a word in a first language and the word in a second language, respectively, a term in a first language and a term in a second language respectively, a question and an answer, respectively, and a cue and a response, respectively. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 storing a plurality of audio files each containing a different audio content;   selecting a portion of the audio files according to an arrangement of the portion of the audio files as a plurality of audio file pairs, each audio file pair having a different first audio file of the portion and a different second audio file of the portion, according to the arrangement, for each audio file pair, the selecting one audio file of the audio file pair as part of the portion necessitating selecting of the other audio file of the audio file pair as part of the portion; and   assembling the selected portion of the audio files into a single audio sequence containing the audio content of each of the portion of the audio files, the audio content ordered according to a sequence of the audio file pairs of the portion of the audio files.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the assembling into the single audio sequence is contained in a single audio file. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the selecting of the portion of the audio files is based upon user input. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the selecting the portion of the audio files is according to test records of at least one test taken by a user based on the audio content of the plurality of audio files. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further including generating tests based on selected audio content of the plurality of audio files and storing as the test records results of at least one of the tests taken by the user. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  further including assembling the portion of the audio files according to at least one of a plurality of play patterns for the audio file pairs. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein at least a first one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a first sequence of play of the audio content of the audio file pair and at least a second one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a second sequence of play of the audio content of the audio file pair that is in reverse order to the first sequence of play. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein at least a first one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a first total number of times of play of the audio content of at least one of the audio files of the audio file pair and at least a second one of the play patterns requires for each audio file pair a second total number of times of play of the audio content of at least the one of the audio files of the audio file pair, the first total being unequal to the second total. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10  wherein for each of the audio file pairs, the audio content of the first audio file and the second audio file includes at least one of the following: a word in a first language and the word in a second language, respectively, a term in a first language and a term in a second language respectively, a question and an answer, respectively, and a cue and a response, respectively. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1  further including assembling the portion of audio files according to at least one of a plurality of play patterns for the audio file pairs wherein at least one of the plurality of play patterns includes audio content of a pause file to be placed by the audio sequence assembler between the audio content of the first audio file and the second audio file of each of the audio file pairs. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the audio content of the pause file is substantially silence. 
     
     
         21 - 28 . (canceled)