Lloyd Wesley Mann

57519439, May 12, 1998

Jan 22, 1996

8/589764

Craig Kay Benzenberg - Raleigh NC
Lloyd Steven Mann - Cary NC
Lawrence Carl Oslund - Cary NC
Colleen Ann Roe - Menlo Park CA

Alcatel Network Systems, Inc. - Richardson TX

G06F 1122

39518316

An electronic work environment for a data processing system includes documentation modules which execute on the hardware elements of the system. The documentation modules exchange data between the software elements and hardware elements of the data processing system to produce interaction between the documentation modules and the data processing system. A common user interface module displays the results of the interaction between the software and hardware elements and the documentation modules. Accordingly, the documentation becomes part of the operating environment of the data processing system. The documentation modules are generalized documentation modules including online documentation for every possible configuration of the hardware and software elements of the data processing system. The electronic work environment electronically generates customized documentation modules based upon the actual configuration of the hardware and software elements of the system to which it applies, or in response to user queries. The customized documentation modules, or portions thereof, are displayed in response to user requests.

59130660, Jun 15, 1999

Sep 17, 1997

8/931899

Craig Kay Benzenberg - Raleigh NC
Lloyd Steven Mann - Cary NC
Lawrence Carl Oslund - Cary NC
Colleen Ann Roe - Menlo Park CA

Alcatel Network Systems, Inc. - Richardson TX

G06F 1122

395712

An electronic work environment for a data processing system includes documentation modules which execute on the hardware elements of the system. The documentation modules exchange data between the software elements and hardware elements of the data processing system to produce interaction between the documentation modules and the data processing system. A common user interface module displays the results of the interaction between the software and hardware elements and the documentation modules. Accordingly, the documentation becomes part of the operating environment of the data processing system. The documentation modules are generalized documentation modules including online documentation for every possible configuration of the hardware and software elements of the data processing system. The electronic work environment electronically generates customized documentation modules based upon the actual configuration of the hardware and software elements of the system to which it applies, or in response to user queries. The customized documentation modules, or portions thereof, are displayed in response to user requests.