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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tetsuji Fukaya, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345349 ; 345339 ; 345348 ; 345964 ; 345967 ; 709303 ;
Abstract
In an operation support apparatus, an item memory section stores a plurality of items and attribute data. The plurality of items to be operated are displayed. A user's operation for one of the items is inputted. An intention decision section decides an operation intention according to the user's operation. An estimation section estimates a permissible future operation of the user according to the operation intention and the attribute data of each item. The items to be operated by the permissible operation are discriminated from other items during displaying the plurality of items.