Interactive tutorial
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1. A method for providing an interactive tutorial of a software product comprising the steps of:
- presenting tutorial content relating to the software product through a tutorial system;
initiating a transfer of data to the software product, the data being associated with the tutorial and defining an application of the software product;
transferring the data from the tutorial system to the software product upon the initiation of the data transfer;
processing of the data in the software product to generate the application of the software product defined by the data; and
presenting a representation of the generated application through the software product.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a computer tutorial system wherein software product training is provided interactively by guiding the user, for example, through one or more examples or applications that can be created in and/or using the product. More particularly, the invention involves a computer implemented, interactive tutorial system providing online instruction in conjunction with a contemporaneously operating software product to, for example, create such examples or applications and the tutorial system further providing for the creation of such examples or applications in and/or using the product.
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1. A method for providing an interactive tutorial of a software product comprising the steps of:
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presenting tutorial content relating to the software product through a tutorial system;
initiating a transfer of data to the software product, the data being associated with the tutorial and defining an application of the software product;
transferring the data from the tutorial system to the software product upon the initiation of the data transfer;
processing of the data in the software product to generate the application of the software product defined by the data; and
presenting a representation of the generated application through the software product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product in a computer readable medium, comprising computer readable program code means therein for providing an interactive tutorial of a software product, the computer readable program code means in said computer program product comprising:
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computer readable code means for presenting tutorial content relating to the software product through a tutorial system;
computer readable code means for initiating a transfer of data to the software product, the data being associated with the tutorial and defining an application of the software product;
computer readable code means for transferring the data from the tutorial system to the software product upon the initiation of the data transfer;
computer readable code means for processing of the data in the software product to generate the application of the software product defined by the data; and
computer readable code means for presenting a representation of the generated application through the software product. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system for providing an interactive tutorial of a software product comprising:
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means for presenting tutorial content relating to the software product through a tutorial system;
means for initiating a transfer of data to the software product, the data being associated with the tutorial and defining an application of the software product;
means for transferring the data from the tutorial system to the software product upon the initiation of the data transfer;
means for processing of the data in the software product to generate the application of the software product defined by the data; and
means for presenting a representation of the generated application through the software product. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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