Information processing system, information processing process and recording medium

• US 20020055793A1
• Filed: 05/17/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshioka, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 6,791,577 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/56 including a user help function

Abstract

To control presence or absence of operation guidance and display timing depending upon usage. A radio frequency signal which is received by an antenna 1 is frequency-converted by a wireless unit 2. After removal of noise, the signal is demodulated and is fed to a control unit 3. Power supply unit 7 supplies electric power to each unit. When the operating unit 6 is operated and a given presetting image is displayed on a display unit 5, control unit 3 determines based upon information on operation guidance display object image stored in storing unit 4 whether or not the presetting image is an object of the operation guidance. If it is the object of the operation guidance display, the operation guidance is displayed when the flag of the operation guidance display in the storing unit 4 is ON. When the presetting operation corresponding to the presetting operation is conducted by the operating unit 6, the error rate of operation is calculated. The flag of the operation guidance display is updated into “ON” and “OFF” when the error rate is higher and lower than a reference value, respectively. The control unit 3 displays the operation guidance when the flag of the operation guidance display is ON.

Claims

1. An information processing comprising:

(a) a display unit for displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating means for conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) presetting means for conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted by said operating means;

(d) a storing unit for storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted by said operating means is to be displayed for each of said image;

(e) first determining means for determining whether or not the operation conducted by said operating means is correct;

(f) calculating means for calculating the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made by said first determining means;

(g) second determining means for determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated by said calculating means;

(h) updating means for updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed by said operating means stored in said storing unit in response to a result of the determination made by said second determining means; and

operation guidance displaying means for displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing unit.

2. The information processing system as defined in claim 1 wherein said system further comprises adjusting means for adjusting the period of time from a time said image is displayed until said operation guidance is displayed.

3. The information processing system as defined in claim 1 wherein said adjusting means adjusts the period of time from a time said image is displayed until said operating guidance is displayed, based upon the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect, which is calculated by said calculating means.

4. The information processing system as defined in claim 2 wherein said adjusting means adjusts the period of time from a time said image is displayed until said operating guidance is displayed, based upon the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect, which is calculated by said calculating means.

5. The information processing system as defined in claim 1 wherein said updating means updates the information representative of whether or not said operation guidance is to be displayed so that it is representative of that said operation guidance is to be displayed when said second determining means determines that said operation guidance is to be displayed on the screen.

6. The information processing system as defined in claim 2 wherein said updating means updates the information representative of whether or not said operation guidance is to be displayed so that it is representative of that said operation guidance is to be displayed when said second determining means determines that said operation guidance is to be displayed on the screen.

7. The information processing system as defined in claim 3 wherein said updating means updates the information representative of whether or not said operation guidance is to be displayed so that it is representative of that said operation guidance is to be displayed when said second determining means determines that said operation guidance is to be displayed on the screen.

8. An information processing system comprising:

(a) a display unit for displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating means for conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) presetting means for conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted by said operating means;

(d) a storing unit for storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted by said operating means is to be displayed for each of said image;

(e) measuring means for measuring the period of time from a time said image is displayed until the operation corresponding to said image is conducted by said operating means;

(f) updating means for updating the information representative of whether or not the operating guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed by said operating means stored in said storing unit in response to a result of the measurement made by said measuring means; and

(g) operation guidance displaying means for displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing unit.

9. The information processing means as defined in claim 8 wherein said updating means updates the information representative of whether or not said operation guidance is to be displayed into the information representative of that said operating guidance is to be displayed when the period of time, measured by said measuring means, from a time the image is displayed until the operation corresponding to said image is conducted by said operating means is longer than a predetermined reference time.

10. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) presetting step of conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted in said operating step;

(d) storing step of storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each of said image;

(e) first determining step of determining whether or not the operation conducted in said operating step is correct;

(f) calculating step of calculating the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made in said first determining step;

(g) second determining step of determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated in said calculating step;

(h) updating step of updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed in said operating step stored in said storing step in response to a result of the determination made in said second determining step; and

(i) operation guidance displaying step of displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step.

11. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) Presetting step of conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted in said operating step;

(d) storing step of storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each said image;

(e) measuring step of measuring the period of time from a time said image is displayed until the operation corresponding to said image is conducted in said operating step;

(f) updating step of updating the information representative of whether or not the operating guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed in said operating step stored in said storing step in response to a result of the measurement made in said measuring step; and

(g) operation guidance displaying step displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step.

12. A computer readable program product for executing the information processing process comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) presetting step of conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted in said operating step;

(d) storing step of storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each of said image;

(e) first determining step of determining whether or not the operation conducted in said operating step is correct;

(f) calculating step of calculating the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made in said first determining step;

(g) second determining step of determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated in said calculating step;

(h) updating step of updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed in said operating step stored in said storing step in response to a result of the determination made in said second determining step; and

(i) operation guidance displaying step of displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step.

13. A computer readable program product for executing the information processing process comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation for said operation corresponding to said image;

(c) presetting step of conducting presetting in response to said operation which is conducted in said operating step;

(d) storing step of storing information which is representative of whether or not an operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each said image;

(e) measuring step of measuring the period of time from a time said image is displayed until the operation corresponding to said image is conducted in said operating step;

(f) updating step of updating the information representative of whether or not the operating guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image displayed in said operating step stored in said storing step in response to a result of the measurement made in said measuring step; and

(g) operation guidance displaying step of displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step.