Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for providing electronic user assistance
- Patent Title (中): 提供电子用户协助的方法和系统
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Application No.: US09876788Application Date: 2001-06-06
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Publication No.: US07831688B2Publication Date: 2010-11-09
- Inventor: Ronald A. Linyard , Arlyn Asch , Jonas Salling , Brian C. Sparks , Arie Trouw , Mark Wineman
- Applicant: Ronald A. Linyard , Arlyn Asch , Jonas Salling , Brian C. Sparks , Arie Trouw , Mark Wineman
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Robert C Kowert
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A system and method for incorporating software modules into a website or other information source that is searchable and updateable, which helps to create a dynamic user assistance environment. The system searches based on context/category sensitive natural language requests. This dynamic environment becomes “smarter” over time and will track questions and answers by a number of methods to assure the answers are up to date and that there is a high confidence match for the user's inquiry. The entire collection of data resides in a centralized location where the information can be leveraged to answer a user's question and aid in the creation of question/answer pairs for later use. Additionally, the assistance system supports a method for incorporating new informational content and answers to unanswered questions, for example by authorized support persons, that are categorized and stored in the existing system for later reference and use.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020023144A1 Method and system for providing electronic user assistance Public/Granted day:2002-02-21
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