Patent ID: 9620026
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09B

Claim:
1. A method for contextual graphical user interface (GUI) training, the method performed by a computing system supporting the GUI, the method comprising: with a training module, switching from a normal mode of the GUI to a lesson mode to provide a lesson to a user, the lesson being one of a number of lessons that were preselected by the user; while in the lesson mode, overlaying instructions of a task onto the GUI; with the training module, providing example user input to demonstrate the task; with the training module, undoing the task; prompting the user to perform the task; notifying the user that an input received by the computing system does not correspond to the demonstrated task; recording completion of the task in response to input from the user, the input corresponding to successful completion of the demonstrated task; maintaining a list of the lessons completed by the user; and in response to the user completing a predefined number of the lessons on a particular topic, providing the user with a course creation tool.