Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1996-09-04
2000-02-01
Bayerl, Raymond J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
434118, 345333, 345334, 345336, G06F 1730
Patent
active
060208864
ABSTRACT:
A help demonstration player program is provided which accepts a set of commands in the form of a script input and generates simulated keystrokes and mouse events. The keystrokes and mouse events are provided to the application program which then operates as if the user had generated the keystrokes and mouse events. The sequence of keystrokes and mouse events directs the application software to perform a task one step at a time. Since the task starts with the user's customized screen and detects and responds to the state of the user's desktop through the demonstration, the resulting animated display is tailored to the user's actual display, presenting much more meaningful and less confusing instructions to the user. The demonstration player creates sample data so that the user's actual data is not corrupted during the playing of the explanatory sequence and user control over the keyboard and mouse is disabled to prevent the user from interfering with the demonstration. The text from conventional help screens may also be displayed on the screen during the demonstration in order to further assist the user.
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Jacober Mark H.
Pinkus Jennifer L.
Bayerl Raymond J.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jackson Chadwick A.
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