Method and device for displaying help for operations and concepts matching skill level
First Claim
1. A method of displaying help information about operations and concepts used in a device, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) storing skill-development information which shows at least one general pattern of skill development for said operations according to a functional classification of said operations;
b) storing help documents which describe said operations and said concepts;
c) storing an operation log which records use of said operations by a user;
d) comparing said operation log with said skill-development information so as to determine skill levels of said user according to said functional classification of said operations;
e) generating from said help documents said help information which matches said skill levels of said user, said help information regarding at least one of said operations and said concepts; and
f) displaying said help information.
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Abstract
A method of displaying help information about operations and concepts used in a device includes the steps of storing skill-development information which shows at least one general pattern of skill development for the operations according to a functional classification of the operations, storing help documents which describe the operations and the concepts, and storing an operation log which records use of the operations by a user. The method further includes the steps of comparing the operation log with the skill-development information so as to determine skill levels of the user according to the functional classification of the operations, generating from the help documents the help information which matches with the skill levels of the user, the help information regarding at least one of the operations and the concepts, and displaying the help information.
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1. A method of displaying help information about operations and concepts used in a device, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) storing skill-development information which shows at least one general pattern of skill development for said operations according to a functional classification of said operations; b) storing help documents which describe said operations and said concepts; c) storing an operation log which records use of said operations by a user; d) comparing said operation log with said skill-development information so as to determine skill levels of said user according to said functional classification of said operations; e) generating from said help documents said help information which matches said skill levels of said user, said help information regarding at least one of said operations and said concepts; and f) displaying said help information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for displaying help information about operations and concepts used in said device, said device comprising:
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a skill-development-information storage unit storing skill-development information which shows at least one general pattern of skill development for said operations according to a functional classification of said operations; a help-document storage unit storing help documents which describe said operations and said concepts; an operation-log storage unit storing an operation log which records use of said operations by a user; a log-analysis unit comparing said operation log with said skill-development information so as to determine skill levels of said user according to said functional classification of said operations; a help-display displaying unit generating from said help documents said help information which matches with said skill levels of said user, said help information regarding at least one of said operations and said concepts; and a display unit displaying said help information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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