Method for automatically adjusting help information displayed in

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1987-10-06

1990-10-16

Lee, Thomas C.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

3649482, 36494822, 3649481, 364419, 434118, G06F 314

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049640771

ABSTRACT:
An improvement is disclosed to the conventional field related help/dialog facility in an interactive data entry data processing system. The improvement comprises a technique for tracking the number of times a user has invoked a help/dialog function, comparing that number to a threshold value and then displaying less help/dialog information to the user from that point on. Additionally, the application tracks the number of elapsed days since a functional area has been used. Once the number of elapsed days reaches a threshold, the user is reset to a status in which all the help/dialog information is once again displayed. This is accomplished by building a data base of help/dialogs which are uniquely addressed by the functional area and skill level of the individual user.

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