INTERACTIVE HELP INTERFACE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enabling an interactive help panel comprising:
- a processor;
a display, said display comprising pixels;
a webpage displayed on the display;
a moveable cursor that is viewable on the display and associated with a user via an input device;
an interactive help panel configured to provide video and/or textual assistance to the user, said panel viewable on the display;
a broadcast system for broadcasting audio assistance to the user;
wherein;
in response to opening of the webpage by the user, the processor preloads an assistance video, associated with the opened webpage, to a memory location within a hardware memory associated with the user;
when the cursor is moved by the user, the processor determines which pixels the cursor traversed and an amount of time the cursor occupied each pixel, and in response to the cursor remaining within a predetermined block of pixels for a predetermined period of time, the processor displays assistance in the interactive help panel, said assistance corresponding to information corresponding to the predetermined block of pixels.
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Abstract
Methods for enabling an interactive help panel are provided. Methods may display a webpage. Methods may display a moveable cursor. Methods may display an interactive help panel, which may provide video and/or textual assistance. Methods may broadcast audio assistance using a broadcast system. In response to opening of the webpage, a processor may preload an assistance video, associated with the opened webpage, to a memory location. The memory location may be within a hardware memory. When the cursor is moved by a user, the processor may determine which pixels the cursor traversed and an amount of time the cursor occupied each pixel. In response to the cursor remaining within a predetermined block of pixels for a predetermined period of time, the processor may display assistance in the interactive help panel. The assistance may correspond to information corresponding to the predetermined block of pixels.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for enabling an interactive help panel comprising:
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a processor; a display, said display comprising pixels; a webpage displayed on the display; a moveable cursor that is viewable on the display and associated with a user via an input device; an interactive help panel configured to provide video and/or textual assistance to the user, said panel viewable on the display; a broadcast system for broadcasting audio assistance to the user; wherein; in response to opening of the webpage by the user, the processor preloads an assistance video, associated with the opened webpage, to a memory location within a hardware memory associated with the user; when the cursor is moved by the user, the processor determines which pixels the cursor traversed and an amount of time the cursor occupied each pixel, and in response to the cursor remaining within a predetermined block of pixels for a predetermined period of time, the processor displays assistance in the interactive help panel, said assistance corresponding to information corresponding to the predetermined block of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for enabling an interactive help panel, the method comprising:
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displaying, using a processor, a webpage, on a display that comprises pixels; displaying, using the processor, a moveable cursor, on the display, said moveable cursor associated with a user via an input device; displaying, using the processor, an interactive help panel, on the display, said interactive help panel configured to provide video and/or textual assistance to the user; broadcasting, using a broadcast system, audio assistance; wherein; in response to opening of the webpage by the user, the processor preloads an assistance video, associated with the opened webpage, to a memory location within a hardware memory associated with the user; when the cursor is moved by the user, the processor determines which pixels the cursor traversed and an amount of time the cursor occupied each pixel, and in response to the cursor remaining within a predetermined block of pixels for a predetermined period of time, the processor displays assistance in the interactive help panel, said assistance corresponding to information corresponding to the predetermined block of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for enabling an interactive help panel, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a webpage displayed on a display, said display comprising pixels, said pixels being divided into a pixel grid comprising sections, each section of the pixel grid corresponding to a category, the category being determined, at least in part, by a portion of the webpage displayed on the section; a moveable cursor that is viewable on the display and associated with a user via an input device; an interactive help panel, displayed on the display, for providing video and/or textual assistance to the user; a broadcast system for broadcasting audio assistance; wherein; in response to opening of the webpage by the user, the processor preloads all assistance videos associated with the opened webpage, to a memory location within a hardware memory associated with the user; when the cursor is moved by the user, the processor determines which sections the cursor traversed and an amount of time the cursor occupied each section, and in response to the cursor remaining within a section for a predetermined amount of time, the processor is configured to display assistance in the interactive help panel, said assistance corresponding to the category of the section. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification