Patent ID: 7162717

Claim:
A computer implemented method for allowing display of the most current available version of content concerning a desired help topic, without requiring an update of an entire compressed help file, the method comprising: loading content concerning a desired help topic from the compressed help file into a top frame; running a script in the top frame, responsive to loading the content concerning the desired help topic into the top frame; responsive to determining that the script is running in the top frame, creating a visible frame and a hidden frame, and loading the content concerning the desired help topic from the top frame into the visible frame; running a second instance of the script in the visible frame, responsive to loading the content concerning the desired help topic into the visible frame; attempting to access an updated content file concerning the desired help topic outside of the compressed help file, responsive to determining that the second instance of the script is not running in the top frame, that the second instance of the script is running in the visible frame, and that the hidden frame is empty; in response to results of attempting to access the updated content file concerning the desired help topic, performing one of the following steps: displaying the updated content file concerning the desired help topic, in response to successfully attempting to access the updated content file concerning the desired help topic; or displaying the content concerning the desired help topic from the compressed help file, in response to unsuccessfully attempting to access the updated content file concerning the desired help topic.