Dialogs that learn
CA 1311853 C · Owner: Morris, Ruth A. · Inventors: Morris, Ruth A.; Eisen, Ivan R.
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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 …
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- Granted December 22, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 22, 2009.
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