Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM IN AN OFFICE APPLICATION FOR PROVIDING CONTENT DEPENDENT HELP INFORMATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002097608
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a system, method and computer program for providing on-line help information in an office application comprising one or a plurality of objects, said on-line help information (624, 642, 643) being dependent on the content (504) of a selected object (503). The method comprises the steps of: detecting (402) an on-line help command as a result of a user action; identifying a selected object (503); determining (403) if the selected object (503) comprises a user entry field; if the selected object (503) comprises a user entry field: identifying the content (504) of said user entry field; parsing (405) the content (504) of the user entry field to identify if any predefined keyword (301) is present, a keyword (302) being characterized by a character string (302); for each predefined keyword (301) identified in the content (504) of the user entry field: identifying (407) a predefined help information (303), if any, associated with the identified keyword (301), said help information specifying one or a plurality of parameters associated with said keyword; and one or plurality of formats and rules related to said one or plurality of parameters; parsing (408) the content (504) of the user entry field to identify the one or plurality of parameters specified in said predefined help information (303); verifying (410) that formats of the one of plurality of parameters within the user entry field satisfy formats specified in the predefined help information (303); verifying (409) that the one or plurality of parameters within the user entry field satisfy the rules specified in the predefined help information (303); if the content (504) of the user entry field does not satisfy a format or a rule specified in the help information of a predefined keyword identified in the content of the user entry field: correcting (409, 410) the content of the user entry field according to the one or plurality of formats and rules specified in the help information (303).
Inventors:
BAUCHOT FREDERIC (FR)
ETORRE YVES-NICOLAS (FR)
HARARI ALBERT (FR)
SOLER CATHERINE (FR)
ETORRE YVES-NICOLAS (FR)
HARARI ALBERT (FR)
SOLER CATHERINE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2002/006926
Publication Date:
March 25, 2004
Filing Date:
May 23, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IBM (US)
IBM FRANCE (FR)
BAUCHOT FREDERIC (FR)
ETORRE YVES-NICOLAS (FR)
HARARI ALBERT (FR)
SOLER CATHERINE (FR)
IBM FRANCE (FR)
BAUCHOT FREDERIC (FR)
ETORRE YVES-NICOLAS (FR)
HARARI ALBERT (FR)
SOLER CATHERINE (FR)
International Classes:
G06F9/44; G06F3/14; (IPC1-7): G06F9/44
Foreign References:
| GB2348523A | 2000-10-04 |
Other References:
"EXPANDING A FIELD TO FILL IN MORE INFORMATION OR CLARIFY ITS CONTENT", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 36, no. 6A, 1 June 1993 (1993-06-01), pages 493, XP000373070, ISSN: 0018-8689
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