Method for providing process-dependent data
First Claim
1. A method of providing data to a user of a data processing system on a process being executed, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first computer program being executed on said data processing system, b) providing identification data relating to a process and/or a process step currently executed by said first computer program, c) providing a data source with detailed data corresponding to each of a plurality of identification data, d) evaluating the identification data or selecting a corresponding detailed data, and e) outputting data indicating that detailed data has been selected.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of providing data to a user of a data processing system on a process being executed, comprising providing a first computer program being executed on said data processing system, providing identification data relating to a process and/or a process step currently executed by said first computer program, providing a data source with detailed data corresponding to each of a plurality of identification data, evaluating the identification data for selecting a corresponding detailed data, and outputting data indicating that detailed data has been selected. The invention further provides an apparatus for providing data to a user on a process being executed which is adapted to carry out the method according to the present invention and a computer readable medium comprising a computer program that when loaded in a computer causes said computer to be suitably programmed to carry out the method according to the present invention.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of providing data to a user of a data processing system on a process being executed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a first computer program being executed on said data processing system, b) providing identification data relating to a process and/or a process step currently executed by said first computer program, c) providing a data source with detailed data corresponding to each of a plurality of identification data, d) evaluating the identification data or selecting a corresponding detailed data, and e) outputting data indicating that detailed data has been selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. An apparatus for providing data to a user on a process being executed on said apparatus, comprising:
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a) means for providing a first computer program being executed on said apparatus b) means for providing identification data relating to a process and/or a process step currently executed by said first computer program c) means for providing a data source with the detailed data corresponding to each of a plurality of identification data, d) means for evaluating the identification data for selecting a corresponding detailed data, and e) means for outputting data indicating that detailed data has been selected.
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