Contextual user-contributed help information for a software...

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2006-12-18

2010-12-07

Chow, Dennis-Doon (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

Help presentation

C715S751000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07849405

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for displaying contextual, user-contributed help information in a software application are disclosed. The software application may display a series of user interface screens that guide a user through a process. For each of at least a subset of the screens, the software application may be operable to display contextual help information for the screen, where the contextual help information includes information that has been contributed by other users of the software application. The software application may also enable the user to contribute new help information related to various ones of the screens, e.g., so that the new help information is subsequently viewable by other users of the software application.

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