Patent · US Expired

Electronic product/service manual

US6975909B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Critical Reach, AG · DE

Inventors

Eva Kluge · Munich, DE
Marc Hoffman · Mansfield, US
Werner Posch · Oberhaching, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2001
Grant date	Dec 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99945
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic product manual including a plurality of data structures having a hierarchical relationship as components and sub-components with each other. A graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to present the plurality of data structures to a user as displayed objects, receive input from the user, and enable a user to select a displayed object. A first view of the data structure is displayed in the GUI upon selection of the object, the first view comprising an image. A second view of the data structure displayed in the GUI upon selection of the object, the second view including information indicating the hierarchical relationship of the selected object with respect to other objects. A third view of the data structure displayed in the GUI upon selection of the object, the third view including object-specific information.

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