Education and demonstration – Computer logic – operation – or programming instruction
Patent
1987-12-23
1990-07-17
Picard, Leo P.
Education and demonstration
Computer logic, operation, or programming instruction
434335, G09B 1900
Patent
active
049418297
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for providing a dynamic tutorial display for assisting a computer operator in the utilization of a selected interactive software application. A tutorial processing program is provided and is resident between the operating system and a selected interactive software application, acting as a filter therebetween. A sequence of desired operator inputs, such as keystrokes or mouse movements, is recorded by the tutorial processing program along with an indication of the elapsed time between each input. In response to an operator request for assistance, the tutorial processing program couples each recorded input in a selected sequence to the interactive software application, in sequence in accordance with the recorded elapsed time indications. In practice, the software application will then respond in a manner identical to the response generated by human inputs. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tutorial processing program also includes a provision for recording a plurality of textual or audible descriptive elements within the sequence of operator inputs.
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Eisen Ivan R.
Estes Mark W.
Peters Anthony M.
Dillon Andrew J.
Harrison Jessica
International Business Machines - Corporation
Picard Leo P.
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