Patent ID: 6697894
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An instruction system, comprising:an instructional program that controls a portable computer and is stored in the memory of the portable computer, which program comprises program modules which contain instructional information concerning maintenance tasks to be performed by a user on different apparatuses at different locations; an input/output program that controls the interaction between the portable computer and a display device and at least one audio input and output device; the instructional program including maintenance procedure modules, that provides the user access to a database of information at the user's location that is specific to the user's task at that location for which the user requires instructional assistance, the database including instructions for assembly or disassembly of one or more parts of an apparatus at that location; a communications interface that interconnects the user, the computer and the one or more program modules, whereby the user is able to interact through the communications interface in real-time with each one or more program modules stored on a remote computer through the input/output program to obtain task-specific information regarding maintenance tasks to be performed on different apparatuses at different locations; and wherein one module of the instructional program is a help module that provides the user with information regarding the functioning and parameters for using the instructional program and one or more program modules.