SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC HELP CONTENT PRESENTATION

1 . A method for presenting help content for a user interface comprising:

displaying, by a computer, a user interface including a help tool window;

receiving, by a computer, a request to display a first user interface page on the user interface;

referencing, by a computer, a first help content address of help content for the first user interface page that is stored in memory;

changing, by a computer, a source attribute of the help tool window to the first help content address; and

refreshing, by a computer, the help tool window so that the help content for the first user interface page is displayed by the help tool window, wherein help content is based upon content of the first user interface page.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the help content describes functionality of buttons or hyperlinks displayed by the first user interface page or information presented by the first user interface page after receiving the request to display the first user interface page.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a computer, a request to display a second user interface page;

referencing, by a computer, a second help content address of help content for the second user interface page that is stored in the memory;

changing, by a computer, the source attribute of the help tool window to the second help content address; and

refreshing, by a computer, the help tool window so that the help content for the second user interface page is displayed by the help tool window.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the help content describes functionality of buttons or hyperlinks displayed by the second user interface page or information presented by the second user interface page after receiving the request to display the second user interface page.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface presents an option to expand or collapse the help tool window.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the help tool window is collapsed by default.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the help tool window presents a hyperlink for additional information in the help tool window.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

displaying, by a computer, the additional information within the help tool window upon receiving an activation of the hyperlink in the help tool window, wherein only information displayed by the help tool window changes upon receiving the activation of the hyperlink in the help tool window.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the help tool window is displayed upon receiving a command to display the help tool window.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the source attribute is set to a default address before receiving the request to display the first user interface page.

11 . A computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

display a user interface including a help tool window;

receive a request to display a first user interface page on the user interface;

reference a first help content address of help content for the first user interface page that is stored in the memory;

change a source attribute of the help tool window to the first help content address; and

refresh the help tool window so that the help content for the first user interface is displayed by the help tool window, wherein help content is based upon content of the first user interface page.

12 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the help content describes functionality of buttons or hyperlinks displayed by the first user interface page or information presented by the first user interface page after the processor receives the request to display the first user interface page.

13 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a request to display a second user interface page;

reference a second help content address of help content for the second user interface page that is stored in the memory;

change the source attribute of the help tool window to the second help content address; and

refresh the help tool window so that the help content for the second user interface is displayed by the help tool window.

14 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the help content describes functionality of buttons or hyperlinks displayed by the second user interface page or information presented by the second user interface page after the processor receives the request to display the second user interface page.

15 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface presents an option to expand or collapse the help tool window.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the help tool window is collapsed by default.

17 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the help tool window presents a hyperlink for additional information in the help tool window.

18 . The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the additional information within the help tool window upon receiving an activation of the hyperlink in the help tool window, wherein only information displayed by the help tool window changes upon receiving the activation of the hyperlink in the help tool window.

19 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the help tool window is displayed upon receiving a command to display the help tool window.

20 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the source attribute is set to a default address before the processor receives the request to display the first user interface page.