US5864844A
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System and method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1996-10-24
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Granted: 1999-01-26
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Expires: 2016-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool comprising the steps of listing domain objects on a display; listing domain object values in response to a selection of one of the domain objects; generating a plurality of inquiries in response to a user selection of one of the domain object values; replying with a predetermined answer; identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; and adding to the plurality of inquiries a new inquiry which incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur James
- 👤 Catherine Anne Abbott
- 👤 Michael Andrew Arent
- 👤 Gregory J. Czora
- 👤 James M. Laffey
- 👤 William W. Luciw
- 👤 Mark Leslie Miller
- 👤 Daniel E. Rose
- 👤 James Clinton Spohrer
- 👤 James Reginald Winkles
Bibliographic Details
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US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:27
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B7/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/955; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
In a computer system, a method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising the steps of: listing domain objects on a display; listing domain object values on the display, in response to a selection of one of the domain objects; generating a plurality of inquiries on the display in response to a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; removing the selected inquiry from the plurality of inquiries on the display after the replying step; retaining on the display a remaining set of inquiries equivalent to the plurality of the inquiries minus the selected inquiry; identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; and adding to the plurality of inquiries a new inquiry which incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a computer system, a method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising the steps of: listing domain objects on a display; listing domain object values on the display, in response to a selection of one of the domain objects; generating a plurality of inquiries on the display in response to a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; removing the selected inquiry from the plurality of inquiries on the display after the replying step; retaining on the display a remaining set of inquiries equivalent to the plurality of the inquiries minus the selected inquiry; identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; and adding to the plurality of inquiries a new inquiry which incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
178 words
A computer system for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising: means for listing domain objects on a display; means for listing domain object values on the display, in response to a selection of one of the domain objects; means for generating a plurality of inquiries on the display, in response to a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; means for replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; means for removing the selected inquiry from the plurality of inquiries on the display after replying with the predetermined answer; means for retaining on the display a remaining set of inquiries equivalent to the plurality of the inquiries minus the selected inquiry; means for identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; and means for adding a new inquiry to the plurality of inquiries, wherein the new inquiry incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
178 words
A computer system for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising: means for listing domain objects on a display; means for listing domain object values on the display, in response to a selection of one of the domain objects; means for generating a plurality of inquiries on the display, in response to a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; means for replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; means for removing the selected inquiry from the plurality of inquiries on the display after replying with the predetermined answer; means for retaining on the display a remaining set of inquiries equivalent to the plurality of the inquiries minus the selected inquiry; means for identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; and means for adding a new inquiry to the plurality of inquiries, wherein the new inquiry incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a computer system, a method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising the steps of: listing domain objects on a display; listing domain object values on the display, in response to and derived from a selection of one of the domain objects; generating a plurality of inquiries on the display, in response to and derived from a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; adding to the domain objects a new domain object associated with a new domain object value; and adding to the plurality of inquiries a new inquiry which incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a computer system, a method for enhancing a user interface with a computer based training tool, comprising the steps of: listing domain objects on a display; listing domain object values on the display, in response to and derived from a selection of one of the domain objects; generating a plurality of inquiries on the display, in response to and derived from a user selection of one of the domain object values, each of which is instantiated with the selected domain object value; replying with a predetermined answer, in response to a user selection of one of the inquiries; identifying a new domain object value in the predetermined answer; adding to the domain objects a new domain object associated with a new domain object value; and adding to the plurality of inquiries a new inquiry which incorporates both the selected domain object value and the new domain object value.
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