Patents by Inventor Alison Keller

Alison Keller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DYNAMIC HELP REFERENCES FOR SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20080172612
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for providing help content to users of software application, where the help content includes references to interface elements of a graphical user interface. A method for providing help information includes receiving a request for help content, where the requested help content includes a reference to an element of the GUI, determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content, and modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Melanie Allen, Alison Keller, Asheem Mamoowala, Jeremy Carter