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Trigger, generate, and display hover helps for multiple user interface elements

  • US 8,271,876 B2
  • Filed: 01/26/2009
  • Issued: 09/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving user input via a user interface control, requesting display of pieces of hover help information associated with user interface elements displayed on a page where each user interface element includes one of a link, a text, or a graphic;

    analyzing the page for determining the pieces of hover help information associated with the user interface elements; and

    outputting some of the pieces of hover help information associated with a plurality of the user interface elements for concurrent display on the page with each other and with the user interface elements where pieces of hover help information associated with functional, clickable user interface elements are output and pieces of hover help information associated with non-functional, non-clickable user interface elements are not output.

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