Patent ID: 6504553
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for guiding a user through trouble shooting a wrong input port among a plurality of input ports, comprising the steps of:(a) generating a graphical user interface (GUI) trouble shooting display screen including a first area for displaying information about testing an audio input device, a second area for displaying instructions and status information and for providing dynamic feedback and a third area for user selections and controls; (b) displaying a list of available input ports of an audio interface in said third area; (c) prompting said user to select an input port from said list; (d) prompting said user to test said selected input port; (e) in the event said test is unsuccessful, prompting said user to select any other input port identified in said third area; prompting said user to test said any other input port in said list; and, (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until one of said input ports is tested successfully or each of said input ports is tested unsuccessfully.