Help file generating method and apparatus

Details Help file generating method and apparatus Help file generating method and apparatus

2004-11-15

2010-12-28

Huynh, Cong-Lac (Department: 2178)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

Edit, composition, or storage control

C715S714000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07861162

ABSTRACT:
A method of generating a help file used commonly in different models of image forming apparatuses includes reading a setting value indicating a function provided by one of the image forming apparatuses, setting a field value of a parameter corresponding to the read setting value, and configuring a help message based on the set field value of the parameter. A system to generate a help message includes a configuration module to determine identification information regarding each of a plurality of functions of an object included in one of software versions and characteristic data regarding the software version, and a universal help file including function descriptions for all of the software versions provided in a computer, receiving the identification information and the characteristic data, and generating the help message regarding the object using the function descriptions according to the identification information and the characteristic data. The function descriptions include a section filled with the characteristic data.

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