Method and apparatus for presenting new computer software functions to a user based upon actual usage
US5496177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/453
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for introducing to a user a new/enhanced function of a computer software application. After learning the basics of a computer software application, new/enhanced functions are presented to the user based upon completion of predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria may comprise the passage of time or the completion of a specified number of uses of a certain function.
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