Patent ID: 9098313
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for creating an automated tutorial for demonstrating a use of a given process of a given computer application, the method comprising: I. capturing image information representing the demonstration of the given process of the given computer application on a first computer, wherein capturing includes: (a) detecting an activation of a graphical user interface (GUI) control associated with the given process; (b) during or shortly after the activation of the graphical user interface (GUI) control capturing a screenshot of the computerized application and the activated GUI control; (c) automatically analyzing an appearance of the activated GUI control to generate image information usable by a guidance script player to identify the GUI control; and II. converting the captured image information into a guidance script which script drives a tutorial player application to provide a tutorial of the demonstration of the given process of the given application on a second computer, wherein converting includes: (a) embedding into a guidance script at least the image information of the activated GUI control and at least an instruction indicating to the script player to: (i) identify a matching GUI control on another instance of the computerized application, and (ii) activate the identified control by automatically driving a mouse pointer or a keyboard cursor to the identified GUI control on the other instance of the computerized application.