Computerized assistance content organization, scoping and bias

Details Computerized assistance content organization, scoping and bias Computerized assistance content organization, scoping and bias

2005-06-27

2009-12-01

Fleurantin, Jean B. (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C715S713000, C715S714000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07627557

ABSTRACT:
Computer assistance content related to a plurality of software entities is combined into a single assistance content corpus. The corpus may be organized hierarchically. The hierarchical organization can be done using content sets that relate assistance content with associated metadata. Content sets can be related to each other in parent-child relationships. The relationship definitions can be separate from the content set definitions. Scope and bias information can be used to constrain assistance content searching over the corpus and to bias search results based on one or more state variables of the user's computer. A remote assistance server can be used to provide updated or newer assistance content to the user. When the remote assistance server is used, an assistance request from the user is supplemented with scope information.

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