Graphical user interface for a slideshow presentation

• US 20040125128A1
• Filed: 12/26/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Inventors: Chang, Cheng-Chia, Han, Shih-Chang, Lu, Kuang-Rong
• Application Number:
  US10/327,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20040125128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

A graphical user interface for a slideshow presentation. The graphical user interface comprises: a selection controller by which slides in the slideshow are previewed in sequence when a first event occurs and one of the previewed slides is selected when a second event occurs; a preview window displaying a thumbnail for each of the slides currently previewed by the selection controller; and a main window displaying the slide selected by the selection controller.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for a slideshow presentation, comprising:

a selection controller by which slides in the slideshow are previewed in sequence when a first event occurs and one of the previewed slides is selected when a second event occurs;

a preview window displaying a thumbnail for each of the slides currently previewed by the selection controller; and

a main window displaying the slide selected by the selection controller.

2. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection controller is a slider, the first event comprising dragging the slider, and the second event comprising releasing the slider.

3. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection controller is a rotary knob, the first event comprising rotating the rotary knob, and the second event comprising releasing the rotary knob.

4. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a jumper by which the main window displays the previously displayed slide when a third event occurs.

5. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 4, wherein the jumper is a button and the third event comprises pushing the button.

6. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slides are sequentially indexed, the selection controller is activated only when a fourth event occurs and the main window displays the slides in an order of their indices by default.

7. The graphical user interface as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fourth event comprises right-clicking the main window.

8. A method for a slideshow presentation comprising:

previewing in sequence slides in the slide show when a first event occurs and selecting one of the previewed slides when a second event occurs;

displaying a thumbnail for each of the slides currently previewed in a preview window; and

displaying the selected slide in a main window.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the slides are previewed using a slider, the first event comprising dragging the slider, and the second event comprising releasing the slider.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the slides are previewed using a rotary knob, the first event comprising rotating the rotary knob, and the second event comprising releasing the rotary knob.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 further comprising the step of switching the slide displayed from the currently selected slide to the previously displayed slide when a third event occurs.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the slide display is changed by a button and the third event comprises pushing the button.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the slides are sequentially indexed and are displayed in an order of their indices by default.