Navigation method for visual presentations
First Claim
1. A processor-based method of making a presentation to an audience, in which the processor is interfaced with a monitor, comprising:
- displaying on the monitor a first line of representations of slides, wherein the representations in the first line are arranged to correspond to a first sequence of slides, the first sequence predetermined to convey structure of the presentation;
displaying on the monitor a second line of representations of slides oriented at an angle to the first line, wherein the representations in the second line are arranged to correspond to a sequence of additional slides, the first line and the second line having in common a first representation corresponding to a first slide, the additional slides selected to supplement information represented in the first slide;
selecting the first slide and projecting the first slide onto a screen viewed by the audience;
selecting a second slide and projecting the second slide onto the screen to further elaborate on information presented with respect to the first slide, wherein the second slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the second line and is also adjacent to the first representation; and
selecting a third slide and projecting the third slide onto the screen, wherein the third slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the first line and is also adjacent to the first representation.
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Abstract
A navigation tool permits a presenter to navigate through a presentation, while easily introducing supplemental material into the presentation. Presentation slides are represented as thumbnails on the screen of the presenter'"'"'s monitor, and are preferably arranged in rows and columns. The rows may indicate a main narrative sequence, and the columns may include thumbnails of slides representing supplemental or background material. The presenter may proceed from one slide to the next using conventional mouse/cursor technology or a remote control device. To this end, a navigation tool is introduced permitting the presenter to easily proceed along a row or a column simply by simply selecting the correct button. A special button is dedicated to making larger jumps back to the main narrative.
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36 Claims
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1. A processor-based method of making a presentation to an audience, in which the processor is interfaced with a monitor, comprising:
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displaying on the monitor a first line of representations of slides, wherein the representations in the first line are arranged to correspond to a first sequence of slides, the first sequence predetermined to convey structure of the presentation;
displaying on the monitor a second line of representations of slides oriented at an angle to the first line, wherein the representations in the second line are arranged to correspond to a sequence of additional slides, the first line and the second line having in common a first representation corresponding to a first slide, the additional slides selected to supplement information represented in the first slide;
selecting the first slide and projecting the first slide onto a screen viewed by the audience;
selecting a second slide and projecting the second slide onto the screen to further elaborate on information presented with respect to the first slide, wherein the second slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the second line and is also adjacent to the first representation; and
selecting a third slide and projecting the third slide onto the screen, wherein the third slide has a corresponding representation that forms part of the first line and is also adjacent to the first representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 35)
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12. A processor-based method of presenting information, in which the processor is interfaced with a monitor, comprising:
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displaying, on the monitor, a first line of representations of slides and a plurality of second lines of representations of slides, the first line interconnected with and oriented at an angle to each of the second lines, the first line and each of the second lines corresponding to respective sequences of slides, each of the sequences being arranged to facilitate the presentation of information to an audience;
selecting, in sequential order, a plurality of representations in the first line and projecting the slides corresponding to the selected representations in the first line onto a screen viewed by the audience;
selecting, in sequential order, a plurality of representations of slides in one of the second lines and projecting the slides corresponding to the selected representations in said one of the second lines onto the screen to further elucidate a slide whose representation is part of both the first line and said one of the second lines; and
following said projecting of the slides corresponding to the selected representations in said one of the second lines, selecting, in sequential order, a plurality of additional representations in the first line and projecting the slides corresponding to the selected additional representations onto the screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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