Multi-level user help
First Claim
1. A method for displaying help for an element, comprising the steps of:
- creating a hierarchically organized plurality of help levels for the element in which each help level includes an associated help item;
receiving a help activation command associated with the element, and in response to the help activation command, determining an initial help level when activating help for the element for a user and displaying the help item associated with the initial help level.
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Abstract
A method for displaying multi-level help for an element of a computer system through creating a hierarchically organized plurality of help levels for the element in which each help level includes an associated help item. The computer system then receives a help activation command for that element from the user and responds by displaying a help item for the element of an initial help level. A user may also edit the help item or create a new help item for one of the plurality of help levels or a new help level. Additionally, each user of the system may edit and create user specific help items, and these help items may be created, edited and implemented “on the fly.”
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39 Claims
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1. A method for displaying help for an element, comprising the steps of:
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creating a hierarchically organized plurality of help levels for the element in which each help level includes an associated help item;
receiving a help activation command associated with the element, and in response to the help activation command, determining an initial help level when activating help for the element for a user and displaying the help item associated with the initial help level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for displaying help associated with an element on a computer interface comprising the steps of:
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creating a plurality of pre-configured help items to provide varying degrees of help for the element;
assigning the pre-configured help items to respective help levels based on the degree of help provided by the respective items;
designating one of the help levels as an initial help level for a first user;
designating a different one of the help levels as an initial help level for a second user;
receiving a first help activation command from the first user, associated with the element, and in response, displaying the help item assigned to the initial help level for the first user; and
receiving a second help activation command from the second user, associated with the element, and in response, displaying the help item assigned to the initial help level for the second user - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. The method for displaying multi-user, multi-level and user-editable help for an element in an uninterrupted user session comprising the steps of:
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creating a hierarchically organized plurality of help levels for the element in which each help level includes an associated help item;
receiving a first user input defining a first user-edited help item for the element;
saving the first user-edited help item;
receiving a second user input defining a second user-edited help item for the element;
saving the second user-edited help item;
receiving a first user help activation command, associated with the element, from a first user;
in response to the first user help activation command, determining an initial first user help level when activating help for the element and displaying the first user help item associated with the first user initial help level;
receiving a second user help activation command, associated with the element, from a second user; and
in response to the second user help activation command, determining an initial second user help level when activating help for the element and displaying the second user help item associated with the second user initial help level. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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