Timothy W Strickland

US Patent:

8001470, Aug 16, 2011

Filed:

Apr 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/786039

Inventors:

Simon S. Chen - San Jose CA, US
Timothy W. Strickland - San Francisco CA, US
Philip Guindi - Palo Alto CA, US
Britt Miura - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715714, 715705, 715708, 715712, 715810

Abstract:

A computer system executes a host application that generates a graphical user interface for display on a respective user's display screen. In addition to executing the host application, the computer system (or other computer) provides an environment for executing a so-called help agent (e. g. , a plug-in module) associated with the host application. The help agent can initiate display of a help window along with a graphical user interface displayed by the host application. Depending on the embodiment, the help agent can provide one or more functions such as retrieval and display of help information links in the help window to different types of help information, application of commands to the graphical user interface application via input with respect to the help window, and viewing of application hint information in the help window.

US Patent:

20130151962, Jun 13, 2013

Filed:

Jun 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/158853

Inventors:

Simon S. Chen - San Jose CA, US
Timothy W. Strickland - San Francisco CA, US
Philip Guindi - Palo Alto CA, US
Britt Miura - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems, Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715705

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer program products for help functionality and graphical user interface applications are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a method includes the steps of initiating display of a help window associated with a graphical user interface application; in the help window, providing a listing of different selectable modes associated with a function supported by the graphical user interface application; and in response to receiving selection of a given mode in the listing of different selectable modes in the help window, configuring the function according to the given mode as specified by the selection