Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP
Method for supporting user operation
 A method of actively guiding and helping the user is disclosed, in which various supporting functions can be performed in accordance with a particular user situation. The method is equipped with user situation detection data having at least a user situation and a corresponding interaction pattern activated in such a user situation, supporting function select data having at least a user situation and a corresponding user supporting function name to be activated in the particular user situation, and at least one user supporting function. Each time an input is received from the user, the contents of the input are stored as an operation log data. The interaction pattern data of the user situation detection data is compared with the operation log data. If there is any coincident interaction pattern data, the supporting function select data is retrieved with the corresponding user situation data as a key, and the corresponding supporting function name is read, thereby activating the supporting function associated with the particular supporting function name. 
Hitachi, Ltd.
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G06F
inventional
Tadashi Hirotaka Masahiko Akihiko Yoji Mayumi
Tanaka Mizuno Ogawa Koga Taniguchi Tamejima