Appeal No. 2002-0954 Page 2 Application No. 09/543,632 BACKGROUND The appellant's invention relates to a teaching aid that may be used to enhance understanding of vocabulary words. The two independent claims on appeal read as follows: 1. A vocabulary teaching aid system, comprising: a programmable apparatus; a video monitor operably coupled to said programmable apparatus; an user-interactive peripheral operably coupled to said programmable apparatus; and a program wherein said program directs the operations of said programmable apparatus to: provide an interactive screen presentation on said video monitor; provide for selection of a vocabulary word from said interactive screen presentation through use of said interactive peripheral; and present an example of usage of the selected vocabulary word on said video monitor wherein said example of usage is a complete sentence utilizing said vocabulary word and wherein said program directs the operations of said programmable apparatus to present a synonym of said selected vocabulary word on said video monitor in the complete sentence. 15. A method for expanding knowledge of vocabulary, comprising the steps of: providing an interactive screen presentation on a video monitor;Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007