Help provision in a data processing system

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PATENT NO 5122972
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07469549

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Help is provided to the user of a data processing system having a work station, including a display, and input means including a visible on-screen indicator and a selection means, in response to a request from the user, information on the current state of the system is used to address a store of hierarchical help text information, thereby providing contextual help text which is displayed in a separate window on the display screen alongside information related to the task in hand. A help map function is available which displays concurrently, separately from the help text, a portion of a hierarchical map of the stored help text to be replaced by new help text corresponding to the selected map entry.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK NY 10504 A CORP OF NYNY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Richards, Justin J C Warwick, GB2 4 285
Williams, Kenneth Leamington Spa, GB2 50 550

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