Patent ID: 7865829
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of providing help information for a tax software application having a plurality of user interface screens, the method comprising: determining, by a hardware processor and during a current session of the tax software application, an application context of the tax software application displayed to a user, wherein the application context comprises a user interface screen of the plurality of user interface screens; retrieving, by the hardware processor and during the current session, a plurality of database entries corresponding to the application context and identifying a plurality of help files accessed by the user during a previous session of the tax software application; assigning, by the hardware processor and during the current session, a plurality of priority values to the plurality of help files, wherein assigning the plurality of priority values comprises: presenting, by the hardware processor and during the current session, the plurality of help files to the user according to the plurality of priority values.