Patents Examined by Sy D. Luv
  • Patent number: 6275227
    Abstract: A computer system and method of controlling a computer system integrate the display of a user interface control from which a user supplies input to a computer system with the display of multiple representations of instructional material related to how to operate the control. Displayed representations of first and second sets of instructional material may be concurrently or selectively integrated with a displayed representation of the user interface control. When multiple sets of instructional material are concurrently displayed, the user interface control may be actuated in response to user input supplied to multiple displayed representations of the user interface control. Moreover, when multiple sets of instructional material are selectively displayed, different sets of such material may replace other sets in response to user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: George Francis DeStefano