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Method and system for automatically revising software help documentation

US7127675B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2002
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/73
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for establishing software documentation is provided. Rather than being static, the set of user accessible software documentation for a particular software program could be dynamically updated. The software documentation set accessible by the user may be defined by the configuration state of one or more configuration parameters at any given time. Once the states of the configuration parameters are determined, the program will dynamically update the set of accessible software documentation based at least in part on the configuration states of the configuration parameters. Thus, for any configuration state, only software documentation deemed relevant to the state of the software application could be made accessible to the user, thereby providing a more concise, focused and easily navigable set of software documentation.

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