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Active content wizard execution with improved conspicuity

An eye-catching, task-executing technology, applied in user interface execution, program control using stored programs, program loading/starting, etc., can solve problems such as long topics, difficult for users to read and process, and high cost of authoring wizards

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-22
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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[0011] 2) Troubleshooters, and even programmatic help documentation, often include status information that creates complex branches in help topics, making topics long and difficult for users to read and process
Troubleshooters usually ask questions about status that are frustrating at best (since the troubleshooter should be able to figure it out on their own) and unanswerable at worst to a non-expert
[0012] 3) There are millions of documents, and the search for the answer involves where to start the search and how to find the best search result among the thousands of returned results
[0023] 3) The cost of authoring wizards is still high and requires people with technical expertise experience (eg, software programmers) to author wizards

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[0033] Figure 1 shows an example of a suitable computing system environment 100 on which the present invention can be implemented. The computing system environment 100 is only an example of a suitable computing environment, and is not intended to impose any limitation on the scope of use and functions of the present invention. Neither should the computing environment 100 be interpreted as having any dependency or requirement on any one or combination of components shown in the exemplary operating environment 100.

[0034] The present invention can be operated using numerous other general-purpose or special-purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well-known computing systems, environments, and / or configurations that can be applied to the present invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, handheld or laptop devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based systems, Set-top boxes, programmable consumer electronic...

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Active Content Wizards (ACWs) related to helping computer users perform tasks are executed using an ACW interpreter. In one aspect of the present invention, the interpreter provides multiple levels of user interaction for a given ACW script. In order to help focus the user's attention, various methods are used to increase the conspicuity of the user interface elements relative to sub-tasks during execution of the ACW script. In one embodiment, areas around the user interface element are also de-emphasized.

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[0001] Related application [0002] This application was filed on January 7, 2003 and is a partial continuation of the US Patent Application No. 10 / 337,745 entitled ACTIVE CONTENT WIZARD: EXECUTIONOF TASKS AND STRUCTURED CONTENT (Activity Content Wizard: Task and Structured Content Execution) . Background technique [0003] There have been many attempts to be able to interact with computers based on natural language / speech. So far, the results of these attempts have been limited. This is due to the combination of imperfect technology, lack of non-intrusive microphone infrastructure, high creative costs, customer behavior that is not easy to change, and competitors who provide high-value GUI (graphical user interface) for multiple tasks. . The present invention focuses on two of these limitations: tighter integration with GUI and reduced creation. Graphical user interface (GUI) is a widely used interface mechanism. The GUI is useful for positioning tasks (for example, adjusting the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44G06F3/048G06F3/00G06F3/033G06F3/0487G06F3/14G06F9/00G06F9/06G06F17/00G06F17/30G06N5/02G06N5/04G09G5/00
CPCG06F9/4446G06F9/453G06F9/451G06F3/0481G06F3/0484G06F3/14G06F9/445
Inventor A·J·麦克格林奇A·巴拉J·D·佳世伯J·P·菲尼乾S·森
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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