Method and device for displaying help for operations and concepts matching skill level

摘要

A method of displaying help information about operations and concepts used in a device includes the steps of storing skill- development information which shows at least one general pattern of skill development for the operations according to a functional classification of the operations, storing help documents which describe the operations and the concepts, and storing an operation log which records use of the operations by a user. The method further includes the steps of comparing the operation log with the skill-development information so as to determine skill levels of the user according to the functional classification of the operations, generating from the help documents the help information which matches with the skill levels of the user, the help information regarding at least one of the operations and the concepts, and displaying the help information.