Method for supporting user operation
First Claim
1. A method of actively guiding and helping the user of an information service system for supplying information services in response to a request from the user by way of an input/output device, comprising the steps of:
- (a) holding the user situation detection data having stored therein a plurality of pairs of user situations and time-series interaction patterns corresponding to the respective user situations, and supporting function select data having stored therein a plurality of pairs of said user situations and user supporting function names to be activated in said respective user situations;
(b) updating the time-series operation log data by storing the contents of the operation input or the state of non-operation as the latest data each time the operation input is received from the user or each time the state of non-operation is detected, respectively;
(c) comparing each time-series interaction pattern of the user situation detection data with each time-series operation log data, and upon coincidence between them, reading the user situation associated with said time-series interaction pattern;
(d) retrieving said supporting function select data with the user situation that has been read as a key and reading the corresponding user supporting function name; and
(e) activating the user supporting function associated with said user supporting function name that has been read.
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Abstract
A method of actively guiding and helping the user is disclosed, in which various supporting functions can be performed in accordance with a particular user situation. The method is equipped with user situation detection data having at least a user situation and a corresponding interaction pattern activated in such a user situation, supporting function select data having at least a user situation and a corresponding user supporting function name to be activated in the particular user situation, and at least one user supporting function. Each time an input is received from the user, the contents of the input are stored as an operation log data. The interaction pattern data of the user situation detection data is compared with the operation log data. If there is any coincident interaction pattern data, the supporting function select data is retrieved with the corresponding user situation data as a key, and the corresponding supporting function name is read, thereby activating the supporting function associated with the particular supporting function name.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of actively guiding and helping the user of an information service system for supplying information services in response to a request from the user by way of an input/output device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) holding the user situation detection data having stored therein a plurality of pairs of user situations and time-series interaction patterns corresponding to the respective user situations, and supporting function select data having stored therein a plurality of pairs of said user situations and user supporting function names to be activated in said respective user situations; (b) updating the time-series operation log data by storing the contents of the operation input or the state of non-operation as the latest data each time the operation input is received from the user or each time the state of non-operation is detected, respectively; (c) comparing each time-series interaction pattern of the user situation detection data with each time-series operation log data, and upon coincidence between them, reading the user situation associated with said time-series interaction pattern; (d) retrieving said supporting function select data with the user situation that has been read as a key and reading the corresponding user supporting function name; and (e) activating the user supporting function associated with said user supporting function name that has been read. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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