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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Marc D. Boegner, San Jose, CA (US);
Gordon Andrew Davison, Toronto, CA;
Maria Teresa DE Jesus Stoll, Oakland, CA (US);
Eileen Felicia Kopp, Gilroy, CA (US);
Nikolay Markov, Toronto, CA;
Debra L. Mayhew, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daina Pupons Wickham, San Jose, CA (US);
Julie Anne Santilli, Toronto, CA;
Marc D. Boegner, San Jose, CA (US);
Gordon Andrew Davison, Toronto, CA;
Maria Teresa de Jesus Stoll, Oakland, CA (US);
Eileen Felicia Kopp, Gilroy, CA (US);
Nikolay Markov, Toronto, CA;
Debra L. Mayhew, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daina Pupons Wickham, San Jose, CA (US);
Julie Anne Santilli, Toronto, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system. The method includes providing the plurality of wizards organized into groups; providing a launch button on a launch pad, wherein the launch button is associated with at least one wizard, wherein selection of the launch button executes the at least one wizard; providing information pertaining to the at least one wizard when a pointer is positioned over the launch button. The method further includes providing a high-level visual overview of a process corresponding to the plurality of wizards to assist a user when the user may not be familiar with the process before the user selects the launch button to execute the at least one wizard, wherein the high-level overview comprises a relationship between the at least one wizard and other wizards on the computer system.