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Methods of displaying help information nearest to an operation point at which the help information is requested

  • US 4,789,962 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1987
  • Issued: 12/06/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a keyboard/display computer system, a method of improving user friendliness in displaying help information to said user of a keyboard/display computer system, said method comprising the steps of:

  • activating a help routine stored within said computer system to display help information related to an operation point at which said help routine is activated;

    searching for an unused portion of a display screen of said system;

    displaying help information related to said operation point, in response to said step of searching wherein said unused portion was found, in a window within said unused portion nearest the operating point on said display screen so that existing information displayed on said screen is not overlapped or, alterntely wherein said unused portion was not found, in said window on said display screen nearest said operating point wherein said help information is positioned over existing information displayed on said screen which is unrelated to said operating point.

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