Methods of displaying help information nearest to an operation point at which the help information is requested
July 30, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDialog user error diagnosis, severity, and help technique Teleconferencing method and system Method and apparatus for controlling image display Display terminal with a cursor responsive virtual distributed menu Method of storing and printing image with non-reentrant basic disk operating system Method for obtaining common mode information and common field attribute information for a plurality of card images Patent #: 4677585 InventorsApplicationNo. 07/080180 filed on 07/30/1987US Classes:715/715, Balloon or bubble appearance715/705, Help presentation715/781, Window or viewpoint715/788, Layout modification (e.g., move or resize)715/798, Combining moving and resizing operation (e.g., moving causes resizing)715/808, Pop-up control715/823, Selection or confirmation emphasis715/853Hierarchy or network structureExaminersPrimary: Zache, Raulfe B.Assistant: Lee, Thomas C. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 9/44 (20060101)G06F 3/023 (20060101) G06F 17/21 (20060101) AbstractA method of, and placing help information on a convenient but unneeded portion of a screen. Help information, when called, is placed on the screen adjacent an operating point, and positioned such that needed information adjacent the point is not covered up or blocked from view.Other References
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