Gene Rosner

US Patent:

20040256458, Dec 23, 2004

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872069

Inventors:

Gene Rosner - Marengo IL, US

International Classification:

G06K007/00

US Classification:

235/435000

Abstract:

A decoding device and method for using same for educational, training and/or recreational purposes. The invention provides a card having a visual representation of an item to be decoded, having one or more characters, a pattern strip, a decoding key, wherein the decoding key comprises a plurality of decoding sub-keys, and a legend. Through use of the decoding key, colors in the pattern strip are identified in the proper order, with each color corresponding to a character in the legend. By assembling the decoded characters, the user is able to determine the item to be decoded. Such a system and method enhances the user's ability to retain visually complex materials through the decoding, “picturing” and then retaining in memory multiple elements at once. This is useful for a variety of learning activities, including memorization of “sight words”, i.e. words following no particular phonic or rule pattern (e.g. one, the), mathematical expressions and other random patterns. It is especially effective for those users who have difficulty retaining information visually and/or in sequence.