Susan E Kahler, Age 603711 Swift Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606

7240297, Jul 3, 2007

Jun 12, 2000

09/592387

Carl T. Anderson - Apex NC, US
Gregory F. Bush - Morrisville NC, US
Michael Faoro - Pittsburgh PA, US
Susan E. Kahler - Raleigh NC, US
Alberta Lee - San Francisco CA, US
Janet L. Leskovec - Raleigh NC, US
Susan E. Liles - Raleigh NC, US
Lynn Percival - Raleigh NC, US
Keith A. Wells - Angier NC, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 3/00

715854, 715802, 715859

A method and system for providing user assistance in utilizing a computer program is disclosed that provides the capability for combining an active display of the past, current, and future steps in an ongoing process with a series of associated decision panels and forms to be completed in order to carry out the steps. A navigator bar, which is situated adjacent to and can be scrolled independently of information appearing in a client area of a computer screen display, provides a user of the computer program with a map of the steps already executed, the current step being executed, and the most likely steps to be performed based on the current step being executed. If the user selects a different step to be the current step, the display of most likely future steps to be performed changes, if appropriate.