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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Jürgen Büssert, Igensdorf, DE;
Jan Fischer, Nürnberg, DE;
Rainer Heller, Eckental, DE;
Harald Herberth, Oberasbach, DE;
Ronald Lange, Fürth, DE;
Stefan List, Fürth, DE;
Franz-josef Menzl, Greding, DE;
Klaus Meusser, Fürth, DE;
Michael Schlemper, Erlangen, DE;
Michael Schlereth, Wilhermsdorf, DE;
Bodo Stölzle, Karlsruhe, DE;
Peter Wiedenberg, Feucht, DE;
Jürgen Büssert, Igensdorf, DE;
Jan Fischer, Nürnberg, DE;
Rainer Heller, Eckental, DE;
Harald Herberth, Oberasbach, DE;
Ronald Lange, Fürth, DE;
Stefan List, Fürth, DE;
Franz-Josef Menzl, Greding, DE;
Klaus Meusser, Fürth, DE;
Michael Schlemper, Erlangen, DE;
Michael Schlereth, Wilhermsdorf, DE;
Bodo Stölzle, Karlsruhe, DE;
Peter Wiedenberg, Feucht, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A help system, an automation device with such a help system and a method for providing help data are disclosed. The help system includes a first offline help facility which is installed as part of an application on a data processing device, the first help facility providing a user with help data based upon context data defined by the user, the help data being stored in the first help facility and thus on the data processing device. A second online help facility is provided which is accessed by the data processing device via the internet such that the context data defined by the user in relation to the first help facility is automatically adopted in the second help facility as context data, the second help facility providing the user with additional help data based on this context data, the help data being stored in the second help facility.