Universal automated training and testing software system
September 23, 2014. 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 ReferencesInteractive software training system Software training system Guidance message display timing control using time intervals Automatic determination of operator training level for displaying appropriate operator prompts Software agent used to provide instruction to a user for a plurality of computer applications Interactive learning system Interactive learning system providing user feedback Method and system for instructing a user of a computer system how to perform application program tasks Interactive online tutorial system with monitoring function for software products Method and apparatus for presenting new computer software functions to a user based upon actual usage Patent #: 5496177 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 311329 filed on 09/23/1994US Classes:715/709, Coaching (e.g., animated examples, or handholding or show me execution)434/118, COMPUTER LOGIC, OPERATION, OR PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTION706/927, Education or instruction715/810Menu or selectable iconic array (e.g., palette)ExaminersPrimary: Bayerl, Raymond J.Assistant: Katbab, A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 003/00G06F 017/60 AbstractThe training and testing system runs concurrently with the target software application program. The testing and training program sets up a test scenario inside the software application program and asks the user to perform a series of application functions while monitoring the user's responses. The user can select a Show-Me button to which the training and testing program responds by displaying a series of instructional messages and cursor movement and keystroke commands. These cursor movement and keystroke commands are throttled to a speed simulating the speed at which a user would execute them, so that the trainee sees the actual software application program perform the operation as if he or she had performed it.Other References
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