System and method for adapting the level of instructional detail provided through a user interface
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsPhilip Kortum, Robert Bushey, Benjamin Knott, Marc Sullivan
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Abstract
A system and method for adapting the level of instructional detail provided through a user interface are disclosed. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, providing a user with a first level of instructional detail for completing a task flow. A skill level score for the user may be generated that indicates how proficiently the user is interacting with a computing platform to progress through the task flow. In some cases, it may be recognized that the skill level score suggest moving to a different level of instructional detail.
Claims47
A method of modifying a level of instructional detail comprising:
- providing a user with a first level of instructional detail for completing a task flow;
- generating a skill level score for the user that indicates how proficiently the user interacts with a computing platform to progress through the task flow;
- and
- recognizing that the skill level score suggest moving to a different level of instructional detail.
An instructional detail modifying method, comprising:
- presenting an interface to a user that includes a first level of instructional detail for accomplishing a task;
- determining that the user needs a different level of instructional detail;
- and
- providing the user with a second level of instructional detail via the interface.
An adaptive instructional level system, comprising:
- an interface operable to allow a user to interact with a computing platform;
- an output engine executing on the computing platform, the output engine operable to initiate communication to the user via the interface a first level of instructional detail for accomplishing a task;
- a skill level engine executing on the computing platform, the skill level engine operable to maintain a skill level indicator for the user;
- and
- an adaptive engine executing on the computing platform, the adaptive engine operable to consider the skill level indicator and to initiate communication of a change indicator to the output engine indicating a need to communicate a different level of instructional detail to the user.
A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
- electing to present a user with an initial interface selected from a first and a second version of a user interface, wherein the first version of the user interface comprises greater instructional detail for completing a task flow than the second version of the user interface;
- considering an indicator of a success level of a user at completing the task flow;
- and
- initiating presentation of a different interface version.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.