Generating an operating procedure manual
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorAsuka Unno
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Abstract
A device generates an operating procedure manual for software including a captured image of a screen displayed by the software. An image acquiring hardware unit acquires a plurality of captured images of a plurality of screens displayed by software in response to a plurality of operations with respect to the software. A dividing hardware unit divides the plurality of captured images into a plurality of captured image groups, to each of which at least one captured image acquired in response to at least one operation constituting a meaningful chunk belongs. A generating hardware unit generates an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, a captured image belonging to that captured image group.
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A device for generating an operating procedure manual for software including a captured image of a screen displayed by the software, the device comprising:
- a memory configured to store a plurality of captured images of a plurality of screens displayed by software, each of the captured images being captured in response to detection of a corresponding operation of the software, wherein the memory is further configured to store object information related to a plurality of operated objects displayed on the plurality of screens;
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- a processing unit configured to group the plurality of captured images into a plurality of captured image groups based on the object information and to select a captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups;
- wherein the processing unit is further configured to merge the selected captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups with respective highlight information;
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- wherein the processing unit is further configured to generate an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, only the corresponding selected captured image merged with the respective highlight information.
A method for generating an operating procedure manual for software including a captured image of a screen displayed by the software, the method comprising:
- capturing a plurality of images of a plurality of screens displayed by software, each of the captured images being captured in response to detection of a corresponding operation of the software;
- grouping the plurality of captured images into a plurality of captured image groups based on object information related to a plurality of operated objects displayed on the plurality of screens;
- selecting a captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups;
- merging the selected captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups with respective highlight information;
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- generating an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, only the corresponding selected captured image merged with the respective highlight information.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
- group a plurality of captured images of a plurality of screens displayed by software into a plurality of captured image groups based on object information related to a plurality of operated objects displayed on a plurality of screens, wherein each of the captured images is captured in response to detection of a corresponding operation of the software;
- select a captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups;
- merge the selected captured image from each of the plurality of captured image groups with respective highlight information;
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- generate an operating procedure manual including, for each captured image group, only the corresponding selected captured image merged with the respective highlight information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.