System and method for electronic presentations
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1. A method for providing an electronic presentation of a plurality of slides using multiple display screens, comprising the steps of:
- providing a presentation control interface on a center display screen;
displaying a slide, from among the plurality of slides, in a preview window within the presentation control interface;
receiving input via the presentation control interface indicating whether to direct the slide to a right display screen or a left display screen;
dispatching the slide for display on the indicated display screen;
displaying simultaneously with the slide in the preview window within the presentation control interface, a first window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the right display screen and a second window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the left display screen, and before dispatching the slide for display, adding one or more annotations to the slide.
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Abstract
An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. In a multi-windowed display interface, a currently displayed slide or the next-to-display slide can be easily annotated or otherwise modified. Thus, the presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted.
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1. A method for providing an electronic presentation of a plurality of slides using multiple display screens, comprising the steps of:
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providing a presentation control interface on a center display screen;
displaying a slide, from among the plurality of slides, in a preview window within the presentation control interface;
receiving input via the presentation control interface indicating whether to direct the slide to a right display screen or a left display screen;
dispatching the slide for display on the indicated display screen;
displaying simultaneously with the slide in the preview window within the presentation control interface, a first window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the right display screen and a second window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the left display screen, and before dispatching the slide for display, adding one or more annotations to the slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system providing electronic presentations comprising:
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a plurality of presentation slides stored in a first memory accessible by a programmable computer;
a first display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a first video input signal;
a second display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a second video input signal;
a third display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a third video input signal;
a presentation control application stored in a second memory accessible by the programmable computer; and
the programmable computer being configured to execute the presentation control application to provide an interface, displayed on the third display screen, by which each of the plurality of slides is dispatched for display to either one of the first or second display screens, wherein said interface is configured to simultaneously display;
a first window displaying a first image corresponding to the first video input signal, a second window displaying a second image corresponding to the second video signal, and a third window displaying an image of a next presentation slide;
the presentation control application further configured to modify the next presentation slide based on input received from an input device in communication with the programmable computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing an electronic presentation of a plurality of slides using multiple display screens, comprising the steps of:
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providing a presentation control interface on a center display screen;
displaying a slide, from among the plurality of slides, in a preview window within the presentation control interface;
receiving input via the presentation control interface indicating whether to direct the slide to a right display screen or a left display screen;
dispatching the slide for display on the indicated display screen;
in a first operating mode, displaying simultaneously with the slide in the preview window within the presentation control interface, a first window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the right display screen and a second window corresponding to any slide currently displayed on the left display screen, and providing a set of annotation tools within the presentation control interface configured to modify a selected slide within any of the preview window, the first window, and the second window. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system providing electronic presentations comprising:
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a plurality of presentation slides stored in a first memory accessible by a programmable computer;
a first display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a first video input signal;
a second display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a second video input signal;
a third display screen coupled with the programmable computer and having a third video input signal;
a presentation control application stored in a second memory accessible by the programmable computer; and
the programmable computer being configured to execute the presentation control application to provide an interface, displayed on the third display screen, by which each of the plurality of slides is dispatched for display to one of the first or second display screens, wherein, in a first operating mode, said interface is configured to simultaneously display;
a first window displaying a first image corresponding to the first video input signal for a first slide, a second window displaying a second image corresponding to the second video signal for a second slide, and a third window displaying an image of a next presentation slide;
the presentation control application further configured to provide within the interface a set of annotations tools for modifying a selected slide from among the first slide, the second slide, and the next presentation slide. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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