Patent ID: 8943406
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a data processor and a memory device for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including at least one user interface component from a library of user interface components, the apparatus being configured to perform, responsive to the data processor executing program code stored in the memory device, steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; and aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface, wherein the component help information includes an indication of a type of user interface control and a priority that are both used when aggregating to order the component help information in the user help information based on the type of user interface control and the priority.