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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Edwin J. Bruce, Corinth, TX (US);
Tong C. Dougharty, Southlake, TX (US);
Tassanee K. Supakkul, Euless, TX (US);
Janki Y. Vora, Dallas, TX (US);
Edwin J. Bruce, Corinth, TX (US);
Tong C. Dougharty, Southlake, TX (US);
Tassanee K. Supakkul, Euless, TX (US);
Janki Y. Vora, Dallas, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a computer-based learning system that minimizes the 'distance' between applications (for which instructions are provided) and the instructions themselves. That is, the instructional material provided is dynamically integrated with a 'state' of one or more applications, which constantly change as a user interacts with the application. Further, the instructional information is visually presented within a common screen, window, or focus region as the application, in a minimally intrusive manner. For example, the instruction window can be an overlay that is designed to “hide from” or to avoid obscuring application content of particular interest to a user. Various techniques can be used to ensure the instructions are provided unobtrusively, including use of transparency settings to make instructions legible, resizing techniques, variable shading, font size/contrast/style adjustments, and the like.