WO2024157040A1

WO2024157040A1 - Smart metaverse desk for smart educational equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2024157040A1
Application number: PCT/IB2023/050547
Authority: WO
Inventors: Seyedjavad ROUDEHCHI TABRIZI
Original assignee: Roudehchi Tabrizi Seyedjavad
Priority date: 2023-01-23
Filing date: 2023-01-23
Publication date: 2024-08-02

Abstract

It is a smart and modern Metaverse desk, consisting of a height- adjustable desk, a top with a digital book display on the right side, a notepad on the left side of the desk, headphones on the left side, a camera on the upper right corner, a drawer built on the right side of the right side legs, required sockets on the left side of the desk, the screen in the front of the desk, a power cable embedded in the desk leg and the electronic circuit embedded in the desk, and finally the VR glasses specific to each desk, designed according to the conditions allowing the improvement of teaching and learning.

Description

Smart metaverse desk for smart educational equipment

It is a smart and modern Metaverse desk, consisting of a height-adjustable desk, a top with a digital book display on the right side, a notepad on the left side of the desk, headphones on the left side, a camera on the upper right corner, a drawer built on the right side of the right side legs, required sockets on the left side of the desk, the screen in the front of the desk, a power cable embedded in the desk leg and the electronic circuit embedded in the desk, and finally the VR glasses specific to each desk, designed according to the conditions allowing the improvement of teaching and learning.

A47B 41/00 E01F13/02 F41H5/06

Benefiting from educational facilities and providing learning comfort for students is of special importance for education to the point where we have shifted from traditional educational methods to modern schools with various technologies. The apparently simple but extremely important equipment such as desks and chairs are one of the inseparable elements of schools and the education system of any country.

Technological development is observed in numerous fields, however, the traditional way of designing, producing, and providing desks still continues strongly.

One of the crucial issues that should not be overlooked from the perspective of education facilitation is the physical growth of the new generation, which can be seen in Tables 1 and 2 listed in the maps section.

The new generation students are in the first rank by an approximate amount of height increase compared to their previous generations. Relying on the principles of the theory of generations, first proposed in 1973 by philosopher and sociologist, Karl Mannheim, today's generation witnesses an increasing height increase. The percentage of height increase in men and women has increased by approximately 14% during a one-century survey which in turn is a significant figure.

First point: Consider a tall student who has to sit behind a school desk and chair, with the constant problem of adjusting the desk height and the discomfort at the desk.

The second point: Consider a student with a shorter height (shorter than the reasonable limit) who keeps his feet on the floor with difficulty when sitting on a chair, and the desk height is not suitable for him.

Therefore, based on countless pictures-writings and unsaid words, one may think that not only technology has not significantly contributed to facilitating education and learning (of course, it is not pure unfairness), but also the traditional method still plagues different generations, even the upcoming generations, therefore, we need to find a solution.

This may look easy and understandable, but we should bear in mind that with the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus and, unfortunately, interference with the entire normal affairs of human life, we witnessed the closure of schools, the development of electronic training, and the holding of online training courses and webinar. In some communities, hybrid courses are held which once again, unfortunately, had many drawbacks, these drawbacks are as follows:

Forgetting educational materials at home (due to the existence of a hybrid education system)

Lack of willingness to attend class

Interest in attending online classes at home

Not holding books, notes, or pamphlets of the subject

Failure to activate video and microphone during the virtual presence in class, etc.

Here is another issue, in addition to facilitating attendance in the class (attendance of absence in principle), increasing the number of online games, watching movies while attending the online class, students' lack of attention to the subjects, etc. does technology facilitate education? Of course not.

It is now the turn of Metaverse technology to provide an education platform for more activity and interaction and develop a new and innovative window regarding learning. Imagine a student who is not attending the hybrid class and is unwilling to participate when he is at home. Now is the time for the knowledge of Metaverse technology to provide students with an online physical presence so that they can not only participate in the class but also interact with their teacher, experience active presence and learn with the pleasure of presence.

STUDENT SMART DESK AND IMPROMPTU SHIELDING SYSTEM
United States Patent Application 20220142362
A smart desk and barricade provide ad-hoc protection during emergencies and an augmented presentation environment. A first desk tabletop includes a connection positioned on the underside of the first desk tabletop, that is configured for detachable coupling to a desk frame. Removal of the tabletop from the desk frame provides a shield. An interlocking element is positioned on one or more edges of the first desk tabletop. The interlocking element is configured to temporarily connect to an edge of a second desk tabletop. A temporary attachment of the first desk tabletop to the second desk tabletop forms a barricade system. In some embodiments, a computing device is integrated into the desk tabletop. A smart room environment may network the desk with integrated computing devices to other computing devices in the room.
ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM DESKS
United States Patent Application 20200000220

In some examples, an electronic classroom desk includes a desktop comprising a display device and a processor to authenticate a student at the electronic classroom desk based on received authentication information of the student, and responsive to authenticating the student: cause display, on the display device, of class material selected based on a criterion relating to which class the student is currently attending, and cause display, on the display device, of student-specific information that corresponds individually to the student, without regard to the criterion.

The mentioned plan was registered and studied based on observations and experiences of 20 years of education in different educational levels and with a wide range of students in consecutive years. The smart green modern academic lectern design of Metaverse was introduced to the world under the name of Metaverse, which is equipped with numerous facilities to maintain students’ vitality, and the network and server communication is being ideated, founded, and prepared to communicate with schools inside or outside the geographical area. This plan facilitates the use of desks, taking into account the physical position of the body, and finally connecting the person present at home with others present in the schools, allowing all people to benefit, even those with physical problems. By protecting the forest and providing numerous facilities, this project prevents the waste of many issues related to white paper and educational equipment. This project actually aims to make the education system more civilized and integrate the old system with modern technology and tries to train students with far more efficiency, more energy, and also higher readiness to face work issues in the future.

Since the beginning of the education foundation, early people learned scriptures or poems at their homes by the older literate people. After the popularization of education and the spread of kuttabs, education centers, neighborhood education, etc., education took a different form where students completed different courses of study one after the other without any advanced facilities except for equipment such as notebooks, pens, pencils and erasers (if available and affordable). After the emergence of technology and the expansion of educational places to schools in different dimensions, and various facilities, as well as the use of technology in accelerating the educational process, we witnessed tremendous progress, both within education and in the nature of students’ learning and academic progress.

However, with the advancement of technology, we are still witnessing numerous problems that even in more advanced societies, we need to compensate for them and remove the discomfort caused by them, i.e. traditional desks and chairs.

By improving genetic performance and advancing genetic science, today's generation enjoys visible mental, psychological, and physical characteristics not so evident in previous generations. Of course, sometimes forgetting course materials by students, the impossibility of preparing course materials due to their high cost, the unmatched height of desks and chairs with the student's height, the discomfort, and the traditional nature of academic desks are still problematic and one of the factors why students do not provide suitable feedback.

In this project, the goal is to provide innovative and new solutions by tying new technology and metaverse to traditional methods to facilitate learning and progress and improve students' academic status and mental and especially physical health.

Solution of problem

Learning and education are integral to any powerful, advanced, and modern society. In order to benefit from the students’ maximum mental potential, new educational methods, accessible advanced technologies, and ease of working with them should be provided for them.

The smart green modern academic lectern of the metaverse is in fact a window to enter a world full of learning peace along with enjoying it, such that this feature allows the students’ physical presence in the school environment or presence at home and participation in its classes.

The desk has quite simple but remarkable features:

A: Desktop

Made of anti-impact carbon nanofiber (or improving the existing desks in schools and their re-engineering)

A digital writing board or light board (for taking notes or performing mathematical calculations without the need for a white sheet)

A side compartment containing educational equipment (e.g. scissors, set square, protractor, stencil, pen, fountain pen, etc.)

An LED to play the required book image on the screen (digital book display)

A Metaverse glasses case

A sensor and a face motion sensor

B: Lateral view of the desk

It has adjustable bases based on the student's height.

It is connectable to other desks to create a larger workspace for two-person, team, and group work.

The bases can be widened to bear the extra load pressure (if necessary).

It has a microphone holder.

C: Side view, the side edge of Metaverse smart student desk

Location of necessary ports (e.g. charging, SD, mouse, keyboard, sound, etc.).

The location of the fingerprint reader slot (to activate the desk for use).

The location of the status change key (from traditional to modern and vice versa).

D: The front view of the student's Metaverse smart desk

The front view desk of desk has an LED screen to display the student's profile and his mental state while in class (All relevant images can be found in the appendices section).

During registration, the student's details are automatically transferred and saved to the internal memory of the desk by the informatics expert. On the first day of courses, the student can easily press the height adjustment buttons and also adjust the angle of the desktop according to the height and viewing angle comfort, as well as taking into account the comfort of the back, the arch created in the spine and the neck vertebrae and will be ready for a different start for a much more successful and professional academic year ahead than before.

When students forget their book or pamphlet under any circumstances, the internal memory of the desk will be a great help. By default, the predefined textbooks are all available in the desktop memory, therefore, the students will have the electronic file of the desired book on their desk by using the flash drive (specific to each student, which is defined and provided to them at the beginning of the year). If there is a need to take any notes, save the lesson materials provided by the teacher, add new materials to the book materials, etc., it is possible to save the voice and finally exchange information after the final storage, and the student can send the materials to his email address and or even copy the contents in his flash memory (if it is activated) for future references and studies.

The desk enjoys intelligent sensory controllers and facial expression recognition. Hence, at determined time intervals, a picture of the student's face is taken and reflected on the front screen of the desk and the picture is analyzed according to behavioral algorithms and kinesiology of facial expressions to inform the teacher, counselor, and psychologist of the school and also if needed the school principal or deputy (based on the initial definition).

Having the ability to store and keep the objects of each student, the ease of use and carrying any learning equipment (e.g. protractors, set square, ruler, pencils, fountain pen, etc.) the present desk makes it possible to attend any type of class (e.g. Algebra, integral, chemistry, music, mathematics, etc.) and the student can participate and comment in the courses with 100% concentration without losing or leaving them in another place.

By omitting the writing board, the above desk makes it possible to take notes and perform mental calculations whether in classrooms or during exams without the need for a white sheet or writing on the desk itself. After taking notes, if the students want to save the material, they can press the save option and exchange information with their email addresses at the same time, and if they are not needed any longer, all the writings and materials can be deleted by pressing the delete button.

Another point worth mentioning is that this desk is connectable to other adjacent desks as two, four, or six desks, which makes it possible to enlarge the size of the educational space, and also makes the space more spacious, and the learning conditions more entertaining, and provides elbow-to-elbow or eye-to-eye partner learning.

Basically, considering the principle of traditional education and learning and integrating technology, especially Metaverse technology, we try to create a better, more spacious, and fun environment with highly practical features, and have the most activity and participation of students and also witness their countless progress.

Metaverse technology plays a significant role in this desk. Assuming that a student is at home and cannot attend school for some reason. Each desk has its own Metaverse VR glasses, therefore, at the beginning of the school year, students enter the school's Metaverse space by creating an account on the school's virtual Metaverse space, or creating their favorite character that represents them, and continuing their classes using Metaverse glasses. At the same time, by creating a hologram image of the student, the Metaverse smart desk will display their virtual physical presence to other students and teachers.

Therefore, all students can catch up, even in the difficult conditions of widespread and pandemic diseases (such as Covid-19) and also in cases where they have health problems such as monthly pains, broken body parts, etc.

Another potential feature of this desk is communication with other students in any point of the classroom environment or other students in other classes, which is under the supervision of the informatics officer and the class teacher in order to establish order and coherence in the classroom and curriculum.

Advantage effects of invention

A: Industrial, production and economic benefits

Creating employment and earning income for small and large industrial and workshop companies and units
Creating active economic infrastructure
Economic prosperity
The possibility of mass production and sale to neighboring countries
Economic currency acquisition
Creation of companies that provide after-sales services
Continuous creation of employment in the discussion of metaverse, and technology of thought
Continuous creation of employment in the field of software and hardware services
Return of the invested funds within a period of 2 years

B: Cultural, educational and psychological benefits

Creating a modern-traditional educational environment
Integration of traditional and modern education methods
Taking advantage of Metaverse technology and holding classes that are far more energetic and energetic
Increasing students' work efficiency
Table design based on the student's writing style (hand position, right hand or left hand)
Increasing the scope of students' participation in team and group discussions
Creating interest and double interest among students
Creating a warm and intimate environment between them
Creating purposeful, intelligent and continuous interaction between students and teachers
Creating the necessary awareness for teachers in different times and moods of students
Creating enough peace among students when they forget to bring books and study pamphlets
Creating personal and social discipline among students
Responsibility, individual, team and group cohesion
Relaxation of learning without any fatigue and physical fatigue
Ensuring no damage to the cervical vertebrae during the study
Ensuring that the vertebrae of the spine are not damaged due to improper bending
Ensuring the correct way of sitting
The possibility of adjusting the height based on the height of the student
Maintaining the safety and health of students in laboratory, chemistry, etc. (without the need for direct contact with dangerous or hazardous materials and equipment)
The best ideal system for learning the elbow partner or eye partner
The ability to create a metaverse character based on the student's interest (personalization)
The possibility of attending class even for people with physical disabilities
The possibility of being able to attend class even due to hand and leg fractures (lack of physical movement due to possible problems)

C: Real and natural benefits

Significant reduction in cutting down trees for paper production
Significant reduction in deforestation
No waste of paper to prepare books or print textbooks
Significant reduction in paper waste
Not wasting time when buying books (if the table has the possibility of illustrating the book, there is no need to waste time)
Significant reduction of unprincipled copying
100% reduction in the wastage of books and study materials during critical times
No wastage during tests, examinations and exams (during the distribution of question booklets)

: An overview of the intelligent Metaverse table and its components

: 1- Height adjustable legs 2- Upper surface with adjustable angle 3- table 4- Mode recognition camera 5- The digital image of the book on the Metaverse table 6- Digital pen 7- Digital notepad 8- Adjustable bases with the possibility of local stabilization

: 9- VR glasses 10- Headphones 11- Power cable 12- computer ports 13- Table base lock to stabilize the height

: 14- Screen showing the mental state of the student 15- Drawer for placement of educational equipment

: 16- Metaverse hologram image of the student 17- NFT camera

: 18-Metaverse table controller motherboard

Examples

Academic progress relies on the presence of students in a lively, attractive, comfortable environment with mental, psychological, and physical peace. Considering the advances in technology, science, and industry, using traditional student desks is overlooking the educational cycle, which in turn means ignoring the students’ physiological and psychological needs.

In the smart schools of the future, not only Metaverse technology but also Metaverse smart desks and chairs will play an important role.

The interior class space will be built prepared for educational infrastructure from the beginning of the placement of the desks. After estimating the location of each desk and its engineering, the next step will include the required wiring under the floor. After placing the desks and chairs and connecting the desks to the floor wiring, it is time to set the desks with the main classroom and school server. At the time of registration of students, their information will be inserted by the informatics expert and the student's profile will be visible on the screen in front of the desk. The email address along with the flash drive will be provided to each student after synchronizing with his/her desk.

During the students’ presence in the school, they can adjust the desk height and tilt and chair by pressing a few buttons for the comfort of their head and neck position, and by holding the set 1 key, they can save the settings.

When students need to take notes or perform mental calculations such as mathematics, differential, etc. they can do the necessary actions with the benefit of a digital writing board without wasting any paper. If they need to save the content for future use, they will be able to save and exchange information with their email address (to access the information at home). In case of exchanging with other classmates, students can share with classmates after obtaining approval from the instructor and if they do not need the information, they can easily delete the information by pressing the delete button.

Now imagine a time when we need to conduct laboratory experiments and field investigations for some lessons related to the laboratory. Again, by choosing the traditional method and being in the laboratory, one can achieve the desired result (taking into account the existing risks), however, by using the modern method and connecting the desks and creating a bigger environment, and using VR glasses in a completely real-virtual and face-to-face manner, one can perform the relevant experiments.

And eventually, if a student is not able to attend the class, he can participate in the Metaverse class, the title of the desired course will be displayed at the head of the class and his virtual image will appear on the student's desk.

It is quite important that the screen in front of each desk shows the students’ mental states and characteristics in order to increase the teachers' accuracy of the students' reactions.

The system designed as a non-server system is connectable to the server and mother circuit and is operable in a networked and non-networked manner. It allows the exchange of information between users in the highest possible state between people present in the academic environment and people connected to the lecture in the form of a metaverse. With the descriptions provided in the text of the declaration, the industrial example of this design is the designed example (shown as hand-drawn in the maps and images section) and its use allows limiting, expanding, and upgrading the system or connecting to the network or without it according to the needs of the academic environment. This plan is completely academic and not industrial.

Claims

It is a smart and modern Metaverse desk, consisting of a height-adjustable desk, a top with a digital book display on the right side, a notepad on the left side of the desk, headphones on the left side, a camera on the upper right corner, a drawer built on the right side of the right side legs, required sockets on the left side of the desk, the screen in the front of the desk, a power cable embedded in the desk leg and the electronic circuit embedded in the desk, and finally the VR glasses specific to each desk, designed according to the conditions allowing the improvement of teaching and learning. It consists of the following components:
The desk height and legs are adjustable according to the users’ height.

The top panel has an electronic printed circuit equipped with a 16 or 32 mega IC programmed in AVR BASECOM language, responsible for the main control of the desk.

Digital book display to display the contents of any type of book

Notepad equipped with a pen for taking notes and saving content for later use

Headphones installed in the headphone holder to communicate with people in other classes, cities, or countries

Face recognition camera to analyze the student's mental state to send a report to the academic advisor and teacher

Built-in drawer for storing educational equipment such as set square, protractor, spring dividers, etc.

Sockets needed to communicate with any other type of device

A display screen installed in front of the lectern to show the student's face

Power cable to power the desk

An electronic circuit as a CPU (central processing unit)

VR glasses synchronized with the desk for the student's metaverse presence in the classroom
As stated in claim 1, this device can adjust the height as well as the handle for adjusting the desktop slope.
According to claim 1, the drawer built into the desk contains teaching and learning equipment such as a set square, spring dividers, protractors, etc.
According to claim 1, the screen and notepad built on the desk provide the possibility of a digital book display for the user as well as taking notes while reading and learning the content and the built-in headphones will be of great help when one needs to listen to audio content.
According to claim 1, it is possible to analyze the student's state of mind through the camera installed in the upper right corner of the desk, and the information is displayed on the screen on the desk for the advisor and instructor.
According to claim 5, by connecting to the internet, the VR glasses can connect to a certain desk, and provide the metaverse face or the desired avatar of a student who is physically absent from school.
Based on claim 6, the Metaverse green smart desk, equipped with an electronic circuit, allows connection to other desks through cables and without cables in the class, and all classes can communicate with each other by connecting to the mother server of the school in the school environment, or region, or city or on a larger scale of any country they intend.