Selectively disclosing and teaching previously unused features in a multi-function system

• US 20020070976A1
• Filed: 12/07/2000
• Published: 06/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ludtke, Harold Aaron, Tanner, Robert G.
• Application Number:
  US09/733,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20020070976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A system and method for a help system for teaching previously unused features in a multi-function system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor, a display to communicate with the processor, and a menu of unused features shown on the display.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

showing a menu of unused features; and

navigating through the unused features using the menu of unused features.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a first button.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the unused features are primary unused features.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising showing a first highlighted unused feature.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising showing a successive highlighted unused feature.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the successive highlighted unused feature is presented when the first button is selected a second time.

8. The method of claim 4 further comprising presenting secondary unused features

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the secondary unused features are presented when a primary unused feature is selected.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing an unused feature from the menu of unused features when the unused feature is selected.

11. The method of claim 4 further comprising presenting a menu of all features.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising presenting a second button.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the menu of all features is presented when the second button is selected.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting a context-sensitive help utility.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting a graphical user interface.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a first button.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a first highlighted unused feature.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a successive highlighted unused feature.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing secondary unused features.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising removing an unused feature from the menu of unused features when the unused feature is selected.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a menu of all features.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a second button.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a context-sensitive help utility.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a graphical user interface.

27. The system of claim 26 further comprising a first button shown on the display.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the processor causes the display to show the menu of unused features when the first button is selected a first time.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein the unused features are primary features.

30. The system of claim 29 further comprising a first highlighted primary feature shown on the display.

31. The system of claim 30 further comprising a successive highlighted primary feature shown on the display.

32. The system of claim 31 wherein the processor causes the display to show the successive highlighted feature when the first button is selected a second time.

33. The system of claim 28 further comprising secondary features shown on the display corresponding to the primary features.

34. The system of claim 33 wherein the secondary features are shown on the display when a primary feature is selected.

35. The system of claim 26 wherein an unused feature is removed from the menu when it is selected.

36. The system of claim 28 further comprising a menu of all features shown on the display.

37. The system of claim 36 further comprising a second button shown on the display.

38. The system of claim 37 wherein the processor causes the display to show the menu of all features when the second button is selected.

39. The system of claim 26 further comprising a context-sensitive help utility.

40. The system of claim 26 further comprising a graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 3 wherein the menu of unused features is shown when the first button is selected a first time.

16. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

showing a menu of unused features; and

navigating through the unused features using the menu of unused features.

26. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory adapted to communicate with the processor;

a display adapted to communicate with the processor; and

a menu of unused features shown on the display.