Operation guidance display processing system and method

• US 6,791,577 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2001
• Issued: 09/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshioka, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Thomas T.
• Application Number:
  US09/858,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20020055793A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 345/856, 345/705, 345/707, 345/709, 345/708, 345/835, 345/837, 345/809, 345/711, 345/864
• US Class Current: 715/705
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/56 including a user help function

Abstract

As portable telephone capabilities increase, access to the myriad of features requires users to be familiar with multiple levels of functioning for each of the limited buttons available on the portable telephones. The Operation Guidance Display Processing System and Method provides an enhanced display that guides the user through the operation of various functions relative to the available buttons. The operation guidance display can be enabled or disabled by the user. In addition, the display can also assess the competency of the user during function operation and display operation guidance relative to the users own skill level.

Claims

1. An information processing system for a portable telephone comprising:

(a) a display unit for displaying an image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating means for conducting an operation corresponding to said image, wherein said image includes one of a plurality of presetting images;

(c) presetting means for conducting presetting, in response to said operation which is conducted by said operating means;

(d) a storing unit for storing information which is representative of whether or not a corresponding operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said one of the plurality of presetting images conducted by said operating means is to be displayed for each of said one of the plurality of presetting images;

(e) first determining means for determining whether or not the operation conducted by said operating means is correct;

(f) calculating means for calculating a rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made by said first determining means;

(g) second determining means for determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated by said calculating means;

(h) updating means for updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image is displayed by said operating means, wherein the information is stored in said storing unit in response to a result of the determination made by said second determining means;

(i) operation guidance displaying means for displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing unit; and

(j) adjusting means which is adjustable by the user for adjusting a period of time from a time said presetting image is displayed until said operating guidance is displayed, wherein the adjusting means makes adjustments based upon the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating means is incorrect, which is calculated by said calculating means.

2. An information processing method for a portable telephone comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying a presetting image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation corresponding to said presetting image, wherein said image includes one of a plurality of presetting images;

(c) presetting step of conducting presetting, in response to said operation which is conducted by said operating step;

(d) a storing unit for storing information which is representative of whether or not a corresponding operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said one of the plurality of presetting images conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each of said plurality of presetting images;

(e) first determining step for determining whether or not the operation conducted by said operating step is correct;

(f) calculating step for calculating a rate at which the operation conducted by said operating step is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made by said first determining step;

(g) second determining step for determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated by said calculating step;

(h) updating step for updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said image is displayed by said operating step, wherein the information is stored in said storing step in response to a result of the determination made by said second determining step;

(i) operation guidance displaying step for displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step; and

(j) adjusting step which is adjustable by the user for adjusting a period of time from a time said presetting image is displayed until said operating guidance is displayed, wherein the adjusting step makes adjustments based upon the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating step is incorrect, which is calculated by said calculating step.

3. A computer readable program product for executing an information processing process of a portable telephone, comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying step of displaying a presetting image on a screen for performing a predetermined presetting;

(b) operating step of conducting an operation corresponding to said presetting image, wherein said presetting image is one of a plurality of presetting images;

(c) presetting step of conducting presetting, in response to said operation which is conducted by said operating step;

(d) a storing unit for storing information which is representative of whether or not a corresponding operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said one of presetting image conducted in said operating step is to be displayed for each of said one of the plurality of presetting images;

(e) first determining step for determining whether or not the operation conducted by said operating step is correct;

(f) calculating step for calculating a rate at which the operation conducted by said operating step is incorrect based upon a result of the determination made by said first determining step;

(g) second determining step for determining whether or not said operating guidance is to be displayed based upon said rate which is calculated by said calculating step;

(h) updating step for updating the information representative of whether or not the operation guidance for guiding said operation corresponding to said presetting image is displayed by said operating step, wherein the information is stored in said storing step in response to a result of the determination made by said second determining step;

(i) operation guidance displaying step for displaying said operation guidance based upon said information stored in said storing step; and

(j) adjusting step which is adjustable by the user for adjusting a period of time from a time said presetting image is displayed until said operating guidance is displayed, wherein the adjusting step makes adjustments based upon the rate at which the operation conducted by said operating step is incorrect, which is calculated by said calculating step.