Patent ID: 6577324
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
A multimedia documentation apparatus for a multimedia computer workstation, comprisingmeans for displaying a documentation menu on the workstation display, the documentation menu comprising a) a topic field for indicating a topic for which documentation is available; b) a first user selectable function associated with the topic field; and c) a second user selectable function associated with the topic field; a data file accessible by the computer workstation that contains both digitized audio and video documentation stored as separate serial packets, the audio and video documentation being help information describing an operation of the multimedia computer workstation relative to the topic; retrieval means for retrieval and playback by the workstation of video and audio documentation in the data file in response to activation of the first user selectable function associated with the topic field; and text retrieval means for retrieval and display by the workstation of textual documentation in response to activation of the second user selectable function associated with the topic field, the documentation being help information describing an operation of the multimedia computer workstation relative to the associated topic.