ASSISTING A USER OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting a first view of a graphical user interface for a client application, wherein one or more actions are available to a user within the first view;
detecting, using at least one processor, a disruption in user activity relative to the first view;
identifying a particular action from the one or more actions available within the first view based on a prioritization of the one or more actions; and
in response to the detected disruption, presenting user assistance information associated with the particular action.
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Abstract
The principles described herein provide methods and systems of providing new user assistance information for performing actions within a user interface as a user navigates the user interface. For example, information may be presented to the user in a way that aids the user in discovering and performing available actions within the user interface without being overly disruptive to the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting a first view of a graphical user interface for a client application, wherein one or more actions are available to a user within the first view; detecting, using at least one processor, a disruption in user activity relative to the first view; identifying a particular action from the one or more actions available within the first view based on a prioritization of the one or more actions; and in response to the detected disruption, presenting user assistance information associated with the particular action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; present a first view of a graphical user interface for a client application, wherein one or more actions are available to a user within the first view; detect a disruption in user activity relative to the first view; identify a particular action from the one or more actions available within the first view based on a prioritization of the one or more actions; and in response to the activity disruption, presenting user assistance information associated with the particular action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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