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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAlice Chiang, Kevin M. McBride, Calvin C. Yee
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An interactive online tutorial system is disclosed for providing instruction in the use of a software product operating on a data processing device. The data processing device including an instruction processing unit or CPU, a data storage resource, an input system for receiving input from a user via a mouse or keyboard, and an output system for generating output images on a video display. The tutorial system includes a first display control for generating a tutorial window in a first portion of the video display. A second display control is provided for generating a product window in a second portion of the video display. A tutorial presentation system selectively generate a plurality of tutorial text panels in response to input from the input system. The tutorial text panels include one or more lesson panels and one or more step panels associated with each lesson panel. A tutorial panel linking system links the lesson panels through a series of sequential links and links the lesson panels and their associated step panels through a series of hierarchical links. A series of tutorial panel selectors are provided for selectively activating from a lesson or step panel a link to another lesson or step panel in order to display the linked panel.
An interactive online tutorial system for providing information in the use of a non-simulation software product operating [separately but]concurrently on a digital processing apparatus with said tutorial system, said software product and said tutorial system operating running as separate executable application file processes, said software product generating a product display window with user interface controls therein, the digital processing apparatus including an instruction processing unit, a data storage resource, an input system for receiving data input from a user, and an output system including a video display for providing data output to a user, said tutorial system comprising:
An interactive online tutorial system product operable in conjunction with a digital processing apparatus in a first multi-tasking session for providing instruction in the use of a non-simulation software product operating in a separate but concurrently executing second multi-tasking session on said [a]digital processing apparatus in conjunction with said tutorial system product, said software product generating a product display window with user interface controls therein, said digital processing apparatus including an instruction processing unit, a data storage resource, an input system for receiving input from a user, an output system including a video display for providing data output to said user, and a multi-tasking operating system which concurrently operates one or more multi-tasking sessions and communicates user input actions from said input system via messages to said multi-tasking sessions installed and running under said operating system, said tutorial system comprising:
An interactive online tutorial method for providing instruction in the use of a non-simulation software product operating on a digital processing apparatus as an executable multi-tasking process, said software product generating a product display window with user interface controls therein, the digital processing apparatus including an instruction processing unit, a data storage resource, an input system for receiving data input from a user, and an output system including a video display for providing data output to a user, said tutorial method comprising the steps of:
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