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Demonstration of NTT Comware Digital Pen Gateway for Educational Areas
-- Interactive Classroom System to allow users to transmit data and illustrations to share with the data collection functions of high-speed and stable digital pens --
Digital Pen Gateway System developed by NTT Comware Corporation (below, NTT Comware; Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuhji Imai) is employed by Interactive Classroom System Research Group of Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, President: Sukekatsu Ushioda), School of Knowledge Science Kunifuji Laboratory (below, Kunifuji Laboratory). This system is commercialized by NTT Comware Tokai Corporation (below, NTT Comware Tokai; Head office: Nagoya-shi, Nagoya; President: Toru Nakagawa). The research group of Kunifuji Laboratory will begin the demonstrations of Digital Pen Gateway classroom system at the end of February 2007 to verify how it works in educational institutions such as high school.
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[Background]
Kunifuji Laboratory participates in Research of Real World Oriented Education Creativity Support System as part of Grant-in-Aid Programs for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on Research of New Generation Math and Science Education. This is applied for Interactive Classroom programs to collect data of individual students in a classroom for an active feedback to the lecturer.
Demonstrations have been conducted using ultrasonic pens (*1) and PDA which are distributed to students to enact the wireless communication functions of PDA. However, this service required cable connections between PDA and the sensor of pens, as well as position settings whenever the paper is refilled, so the students had to reset the system each time.
For the solution, Digital Pen Gateway for high-speed and stable collection of information is employed for the wireless communication to transmit data from digital pens of students (about 40) and Anote Components digital pen system, which automatically recognize data without cable connection.
[Outline of Digital Pen Gateway]
Digital Pen Gateway is the access point dedicated to Anote System digital pens. Since data is transmitted from the Digital Pen Gateway to digital pens by Bluetooth, the simultaneous data transmission using multiple pens is possible. There is no requirement for a cable connection. This allows the digital pen can be carried around freely like regular pens. This system is optimum for services using multiple pens at the same time such as educational institutions, questionnaire in event venues and customer service counters.
The hardware is NTT Comware-developed ultra-small Linux server, L-Box, which achieves low power consumption, noiseless and continuous operation. L-Box is the small in size of paperback so it is easy to carry and install.
[Future Scenario]
Digital Pen Gateway service has been has been used as the questionnaire assistance system for visitors of a museum. It is expected to be used in classroom lessons and other educational areas including clam school based on the results of current demonstrations.
NTT Comware aims to provide an advanced digital pen solution as the system integration service including consulting of Digital Pen Gateway to meet the customer needs.
[Terminology]
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Ultrasonic electronic pen
A user interface to generate ultrasound wave. The pen is positioned by the data of texts and illustrations handwritten based on the time required for transmission of ultrasound from a digital pen to the receiver fixed on papers.
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Anoto Digital Pen
A user interface to allow the built-in camera of digital pens to scan specific dot patterns printed on the special paper. It calculates the coordinates and save the records of handwritten data and illustrations. |
[Notice]
School of Knowledge Science Kunifuji Laboratoryfs Interactive Classroom Support System will be displayed at the New Generation Math and Science Education Research, Debriefing Session held at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on February 16th and 17th.
New Generation Math and Science Education Research, Debriefing Session
http://risuka.ei.tohoku.ac.jp/rsroot/index.html
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/index.html
*[L-Box] is the registered trademark of NTT Comware. Other names of corporations and products are the registered trademark of each corporation.
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