公开(公告)号：US07472376B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-30

申请号：US11139816

申请日：2005-05-27

Applicant: Aaron T. Burcham ,  Paul S. Harrington ,  C. Douglas Hodges ,  Rahul S. Kumar ,  James Kal Yu Lau ,  Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Jason J. Weber

Inventor： Aaron T. Burcham ,  Paul S. Harrington ,  C. Douglas Hodges ,  Rahul S. Kumar ,  James Kal Yu Lau ,  Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Jason J. Weber

IPC: G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/44505

Abstract: Systems and methods for applying both profile and user customizations to an application user interface are provided. Profile customizations, created for a specialized use or field, are adapted to an application user interface, which has command-menu-toolbar contributions from various add-in modules. The user has access to the customizations through a user interface. Then, as a user is customizing the application, through commands, toolbars, and menus, the user customizations are tagged. A priority and group is assigned to each customization to allow for relative positioning of each customization. The difference between the user's final desired state and a reset state is computed. This difference computation is used to track the changes made to the application and to assist in resets of the customizations.

Abstract translation: 提供了将配置文件和用户定制应用于应用程序用户界面的系统和方法。 为专门用途或字段创建的配置文件自定义适用于具有各种加载项模块的命令菜单工具栏贡献的应用程序用户界面。 用户可以通过用户界面访问自定义。 然后，作为用户定制应用程序，通过命令，工具栏和菜单，用户自定义被标记。 优先级和组被分配给每个定制，以允许每个定制的相对定位。 计算用户的最终期望状态与复位状态之间的差异。 该差异计算用于跟踪对应用程序所做的更改，并协助重新设置自定义项。

公开(公告)号：US07152054B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US10645290

申请日：2003-08-21

Applicant: Jonathan Cannon Gordon ,  Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Justin Shane McRoberts ,  Scott R. Swanson ,  Alex Aben-Athar Kipman ,  Madhavi Lakamsani ,  Paul Glenn McKee ,  Saurabh Jain ,  Dale Elton Rogerson ,  Octavia Petrovici

Inventor： Jonathan Cannon Gordon ,  Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Justin Shane McRoberts ,  Scott R. Swanson ,  Alex Aben-Athar Kipman ,  Madhavi Lakamsani ,  Paul Glenn McKee ,  Saurabh Jain ,  Dale Elton Rogerson ,  Octavia Petrovici

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06N5/02

CPC classification number: G06F9/453

Abstract: The aforementioned need is satisfied by the present invention in which a help architecture supports an application and a help engine operating on a computer, where the help engine is for locating help topics relevant to the application. In the help architecture, at least one help library stores a plurality of help topics therein, where the help topics are accessible to a user from the help library by way of the computer, and a central store stores topic metadata corresponding to help topics available from each help library. The central store in response to a search request from the help engine locates topic metadata relevant to the search request and returns information from the located topic metadata.

Abstract translation: 通过本发明满足上述需求，其中帮助架构支持在计算机上操作的应用和帮助引擎，其中帮助引擎用于定位与应用相关的帮助主题。 在帮助架构中，至少一个帮助库存储其中的多个帮助主题，其中帮助主题可以通过计算机从帮助库访问用户，并且中央商店存储对应于可从 每个帮助库。 响应于来自帮助引擎的搜索请求的中央商店定位与搜索请求相关的主题元数据，并从所述主题元数据返回信息。

公开(公告)号：US06959294B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-25

申请号：US10100714

申请日：2002-03-19

Applicant: Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Justin Shane McRoberts ,  Victor Stone ,  Craig Andrew Critchley ,  Derek Edward Hoiem ,  Peter Loforte

Inventor： Timothy Rand Sullivan ,  Justin Shane McRoberts ,  Victor Stone ,  Craig Andrew Critchley ,  Derek Edward Hoiem ,  Peter Loforte

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06N5/02

CPC classification number: G06F9/453

Abstract: An application and a context-based help system operate on a computer. The application includes a plurality of components that effectuate application functions, where each component of the application is constructed to describe a current context of the component representative of a current state of the component. At least some of the components are active at any one time. The help system includes a help engine that receives the current context from each active component, dynamically builds a current overall context of the application based on each received current context, locates help topics based on the current overall context, and filters and prioritizes the located help topics.

Abstract translation: 应用程序和基于上下文的帮助系统在计算机上运行。 该应用程序包括实现应用程序功能的多个组件，其中构造应用程序的每个组件以描述表示组件的当前状态的组件的当前上下文。 至少有一些组件在任何一个时间都是活动的。 帮助系统包括一个帮助引擎，从每个活动组件接收当前上下文，基于每个接收到的当前上下文动态构建应用程序的当前整体上下文，根据当前的整体上下文定位帮助主题，并过滤和定位帮助 主题。