System and method for adaptable presentations
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8. A system for creating an electronic presentation, the system comprising:
- a general purpose computing device; and
a computer program comprising program modules executable by the computing device, wherein the computing device is directed by the program modules of the computer program to, input an electronic presentation whose contents is captured in electronic slides, group slides into sections, create one or more ordered intra-section sequences, each ordered intra-section sequence depicting an order in which the slides in the section may be presented; and
create one or more ordered inter-section sequences depicting an order in which sections may be presented.
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Abstract
A system and method for authoring and navigating electronic presentations. This adaptable presentation system and method allows multiple versions of slides and multiple pathways through them, providing much greater flexibility at the time of the presentation without adding too much cognitive load on the part of the presenter. Associated with this system and method are specialized authoring and navigation user interfaces that simplify the authoring and presentation tasks.
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8. A system for creating an electronic presentation, the system comprising:
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a general purpose computing device; and
a computer program comprising program modules executable by the computing device, wherein the computing device is directed by the program modules of the computer program to, input an electronic presentation whose contents is captured in electronic slides, group slides into sections, create one or more ordered intra-section sequences, each ordered intra-section sequence depicting an order in which the slides in the section may be presented; and
create one or more ordered inter-section sequences depicting an order in which sections may be presented. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 10. A graphic user interface for authoring an electronic presentation viewed on a display device, comprising a user interface for specifying a default sequence of slides containing presentation content and at least one alternative sequence of slides containing presentation content.
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17-1. The graphic user interface of claim 15 wherein a path indicator is associated with each sequence order of slides within a group.
- 22. A graphic user interface for presenting an electronic presentation viewed on a display device, comprising a user interface for selecting between a default sequence of slides containing presentation content and at least one alternative sequence of slides containing presentation content.
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37. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for creating and controlling an electronic presentation, said computer executable instructions comprising:
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creating an electronic presentation, comprising a plurality of slides encompassing presentation data arranged in a plurality of sequences;
displaying the plurality of slides arranged in a plurality of sequences on a first computer screen;
allowing a user to select in real time a subset of the plurality of sequences of slides during presentation on a first computer screen; and
displaying the slides selected on a second display device.
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