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History sensitive help control method and system

  • US 5,485,544 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1990
  • Issued: 01/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an interactive processing system having a function of outputting a help message, a help control method, comprising the steps of:

  • storing help messages in a message database;

    storing inference rules in a rule database;

    obtaining through use of a user program at least a history of past statuses resulting from execution of commands by said user program;

    applying inference rules, stored in said rule database, to said history of past statuses for selecting held messages, each of said inference rules being related to a relationship between a status of said user program and a help message to be outputted; and

    obtaining, from help messages stored in said message database, a help message selected on the basis of a result of said applying step.

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