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System and methods for interactively generating and testing help systems

  • US 5,982,365 A
  • Filed: 06/14/1996
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computerized authoring system providing an interactive environment for generating a help system compatible with a plurality of different platforms, the authoring system comprising:

  • a display device for displaying information from the system, the display device having an input;

    an input device having an output for inputting information to the system;

    a memory having inputs and outputs for storing data, the memory including a set of topic records each including a build tag field for storing a value to identify corresponding compatible platforms in order to provide functionality to the plurality of different platforms, means for displaying the set of topic records, and means for generating, from the topic records, a help system which operates alongside but apart from an application program in response to selections by a user of the application program; and

    a processing unit for controlling the means for displaying and the means for generating, the processing unit coupled to the display device, the input device, and the memory.

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