US5485544A
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History sensitive help control method and system
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 1990-02-15
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Granted: 1996-01-16
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Expires: 2010-02-15
Abstract
Abstract A system which comprises a message data base for storing help messages, a history buffer for storing the past statuses of an interactive processing system, an inference engine for determining a help message to be outputted, and a rule data base for storing the rules for determining a help message by said inference engine, determines an output help message on the basis of at least the past status history using said inference engine, furthermore outputs a help message by a user's command, selects a message data base to be used by the system at that time from a plurality of message data bases, or selects a rule data base to be used by the system at that time from a plurality of said rule data bases
Inventors
- 👤 Naomichi Nonaka
- 👤 Keiichi Nakane
- 👤 Tadashi Kuwabara
- 👤 Hiroyuki Koreeda
- 👤 Hideki Kuwamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451; G06F9/453
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
In an interactive processing system having a function of outputting a help message, a help control method, comprising the steps of: storing help messages in a message database; storing inference rules in a rule database; obtaining through use of a user program at least a history of past statuses resulting from execution of commands by said user program; applying inference rules, stored in said rule database, to said history of past statuses for selecting held messages, each of said inference rules being related to a relationship between a status of said user program and a help message to be outputted; and obtaining, from help messages stored in said message database, a help message selected on the basis of a result of said applying step.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
In an interactive processing system having a function of outputting a help message, a help control method, comprising the steps of: storing help messages in a message database; storing inference rules in a rule database; obtaining through use of a user program at least a history of past statuses resulting from execution of commands by said user program; applying inference rules, stored in said rule database, to said history of past statuses for selecting held messages, each of said inference rules being related to a relationship between a status of said user program and a help message to be outputted; and obtaining, from help messages stored in said message database, a help message selected on the basis of a result of said applying step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A help control method according to claim 1, wherein said help message is determined in response to a help request processed by said user program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A help control method according to claim 1, wherein said inference rules are applied to a current status and said history of past statuses of said user program in said applying step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A help control method according to claim 1, wherein said inference rules are described by a production system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A help control method according to claim 1, wherein said history of past statuses comprises statuses of said user program which are stored in time sequence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A help control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: changing at least one stored help message in said message database at least by processing by said user program.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A help control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: changing at least one stored inference rule in response to said user program.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
In an interactive processing system having a function for outputting a help message, a help control system comprising: a message database for storing help messages; a rule database for storing inference rules; means for obtaining through use of a user program at least a history of past statuses resulting from execution of commands by said user program; means for applying inference rules, stored in said rule database, to said history of past statuses for selecting help messages, each of said inference rules being related to a relationship between a status of said user program and a help message to be outputted; and means for outputting, from help messages stored in said message database, a help message selected on the basis of a result of operation of said applying means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
129 words
In an interactive processing system having a function for outputting a help message, a help control system comprising: a message database for storing help messages; a rule database for storing inference rules; means for obtaining through use of a user program at least a history of past statuses resulting from execution of commands by said user program; means for applying inference rules, stored in said rule database, to said history of past statuses for selecting help messages, each of said inference rules being related to a relationship between a status of said user program and a help message to be outputted; and means for outputting, from help messages stored in said message database, a help message selected on the basis of a result of operation of said applying means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A help control system according to claim 8, wherein said help message is determined for a help request processed by said user program.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A help control system according to claim 8, wherein said inference rules are applied to a current status and said history of past statuses of said user program in said applying means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A help control system according to claim 8, wherein said inference rules are described by a production system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a data processor which performs interactive processing, a help control system comprising: first means responsive to execution of commands in a user program for storing a history of changes in status of said user program; second means for storing rules for determining help messages to be displayed on the basis of said stored history of changes in status; third means for storing help messages to be displayed on the basis of said history of changes in status of said user program; fourth means for determining a help message according to the history of changes in status stored by said first means and said rules stored by said second means; and fifth means for displaying a help message determined by said fourth means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a data processor which performs interactive processing, a help control system comprising: first means responsive to execution of commands in a user program for storing a history of changes in status of said user program; second means for storing rules for determining help messages to be displayed on the basis of said stored history of changes in status; third means for storing help messages to be displayed on the basis of said history of changes in status of said user program; fourth means for determining a help message according to the history of changes in status stored by said first means and said rules stored by said second means; and fifth means for displaying a help message determined by said fourth means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A help control system according to claim 12, wherein said first means stores status changes in time sequence.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A help control system according to claim 12, wherein said help messages of said third means can be changed at least by said user program.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A help control system according to claim 12, wherein said rules of said second means can be changed by the said user program.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A help control system according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of said second means are provided each in correspondence with respective ones of a plurality of user programs.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A help control system according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of said third means are provided each in correspondence with respective ones of a plurality of user programs.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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