Patent ID: 9734513
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of allowing a user to operate an application to be demonstrated, comprising: establishing a plurality of operational entry points comprising information used to restore operation of the application to be demonstrated from a plurality of different points in the application; providing a set of images from a display of the application to be demonstrated, the images demonstrating operation of the application; associating at least some of the set of images with different ones of the operational entry points that represent operation of the application to be demonstrated at least near a portion of the application being demonstrated by the respective image; causing the set of images to be displayed to the user that demonstrate the application while enabling operation of a user interface control that indicates the user wishes to operate the application; receiving from the user operation of the user interface control while at least one of the set of images is being displayed, to indicate the user wishes to operate the application; identifying one of the operational entry points by using the at least one of the set of images displayed when the user interface was operated and the at least one of the associations made using the associating step; and operating the application from the operational entry point identified, while allowing the user to view output of the application and provide input to the application, so as to demonstrate operation of the application to the user.