METHOD OF STORY TELLING PRESENTATION AND MANUFACTURING MULTIMEDIA FILE USING COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE SAME

• US 20090204880A1
• Filed: 10/11/2007
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yun Yong Ko
• Original Assignee: Yun Yong Ko
• Inventors: Ko, Yun Yong
• Application Number:
  US12/304,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20090204880A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/062 Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of story telling presentation, and a computer input device and a computer system for the same. The method of story telling presentation according to the present invention includes embedding multimedia objects including a plurality of images relevant to a specific story, a subject forming a story or a specific subject into an execution file, a system or a server using an usual computer and dumping the multimedia objects on a screen of the computer; and selecting one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects at a certain position on a canvas or stage of a middle portion of the screen or a background screen. According to the present invention, a user can easily manufactures an image or animation suitable for a multimedia presentation at first hand. Further, because a simple change or animation effect, such as showing and moving an actor in accord with situations of a lecture or discourse, can be given in realtime, an animated presentation can be realized.

Claims

1. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

embedding multimedia objects including a plurality of images relevant to a specific story, a subject forming a story or a specific subject into an execution file, a system or a server using an usual computer and dumping the multimedia objects on a screen of the computer; and

selecting one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects at a certain position on a canvas or stage of a middle portion of the screen or a background screen.

4. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an icon of an object group including a plurality of object images and an icon of an background image group including a plurality of background images relevant to a specific subject each are at least one and are displayed on the screen of the computer, and

wherein when one of the icons of the object group or the background image group is selected, icons of all objects included in the selected object group or icons of all background images of the selected background image group are dumped on the screen, in dumping the objects or images on the screen of the computer.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of objects included in the object group or the plurality of background images included in the background image group are embedded in a program operated on the computer.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of objects included in the object group or the plurality of background images included in the background image group are provided from a separate storing means, which is capable of being attached to or detached from the computer, connected to the computer.

7. The method according to claim 4, the plurality of objects included in the object group or the plurality of background images included in the background image group are provided through a streaming or downloading from a service server connected to the computer via an internet network.

8. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the background image is input in a size of the canvas or stage occupying the middle portion of the screen, in inputting as the background screen.

9. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein selecting the one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects on the background screen includes:

determining a reference point in the canvas or stage using a pointer operated in the program;

moving the pointer in a desired direction and by a desired length and determining an end point; and

displaying the selected object in a square having the reference point and the end point as apexes facing each other,

wherein position, size and direction of the object are determined at once.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the pointer is operated by a mouse connected to the computer, and wherein a point where a button of the mouse is pressed is determined as the reference point and a point where the button of the mouse is unpressed is determined as the end point.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein a sound representing the object is output when the object is selected using the pointer after displaying the selected object in the square.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising changing a brightness, color, size, ratio or direction of the object or moving the object after displaying the selected object in the square.

13. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a step of generating a special effect of a brightness change, color change, rain, snow, sun, cloud, wind, lightening or thunder on the background screen after selecting the one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the objects on the background screen.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein generating the special effect is performed in an one-touch method using a select button provided on the screen.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein generating the special effect is performed in an one-touch method using a select button set in an input device connected to the computer.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein generating the special effect is performed in a method to set a transparent layer on the background image and object and display an image or animation for the special effect of the brightness change, color change, rain, snow, sun, cloud, wind, lightening or thunder on the transparent layer.

17. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when a folder search button on the screen of the computer is selected, a plurality of object group icons or a plurality of background image group icons are displayed, and when one of the object group icons or one of the background image group icons is selected, icons of all objects included in the selected object group or icons of all background images included in the selected background image group are dumped on the screen, in dumping the multimedia objects or images on the screen of the computer.

18. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a special effect of a different animation method and effect sound is given to each object after selecting the one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects on the background screen.

28. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 19 to 27, wherein the object is a two or three-dimensional image, animation or text.

29. A method of manufacturing a presentation multimedia file, wherein one multimedia file is manufactured by saving contents of the presentation performed on the canvas or stage by the method according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 19 to 27 in time sequence, and wherein the multimedia file includes informations of the background image and reference position, size and movement of the object displayed on the screen.

30. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, wherein the presentation is performed while the multimedia file manufactured by the method according to claim 29 is slided according to sequence of the presentation.

31. A method of manufacturing an image file, wherein images including all objects arranged on the canvas or stage by the method according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 19 to 27 are saved as one image file.

32. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, wherein the presentation is performed while the plurality of image files manufactured by the method according to claim 31 are slided according to sequence in a program.

33. A method of manufacturing an animation file, wherein images including all objects arranged on the canvas or stage by the method according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 19 to 27 are captured according to a predetermined number of frames per second and saved as one animation file.

2. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

making main contents of educational materials and a story book into background images and objects and embedding the background images and objects in an execution file, a system or a server, and dumping the background images and objects on a screen of the computer;

selecting one of the dumped images and inputting the one of the dumped images on a canvas or stage of a middle portion of the screen or as a background screen; and

selecting one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects at a certain position on the canvas, stage or background screen.

3. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

dumping multimedia objects including images, which a user prepares, relevant to a specific story or subject on a screen of the computer; and

sliding one of a plurality of background images embedded in an execution file, system or server or prepared by the user and inputting the one of the plurality of background images on a canvas or stage of a middle portion of the screen or as a background screen; and

selecting one of the dumped objects and arranging the one of the dumped objects at a certain position on the canvas, stage of the middle portion of the screen or the background screen.

19. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

displaying an object on a screen of a computer;

moving the object on the screen; and

displaying a changed image of the object when a moving distance of the object satisfies a predetermined condition.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising capturing all images displayed on the screen according to a predetermined number of frames per second and saving the images as one animation file after displaying the changed image of the object.

21. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

displaying an object on a screen of a computer;

moving the object on the screen; and

displaying a changed image of the object according to a moving direction of the object.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein different four images are displayed according to four moving directions divided each having a range of 90 degrees angle with respect to a center point of the object.

23. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

displaying an image of an object normally when the object is moved in a positive (+) x direction with respect to a reference point of the object, and displaying the image of the object left-side-right when the object is moved in a negative (−

) x direction, in a case that the object displayed on a screen of a computer is moved.

24. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

displaying an image of an object normally when the object is moved in a positive (+) y direction with respect to a reference point of the object, and displaying the image of the object up-side-down when the object is moved in a negative (−

) y direction, in a case that the object displayed on a screen of a computer is moved.

25. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

changing a color or brightness of a background image or object displayed on a screen of a computer by selecting one of “

R”

, “

G”

, “

B” and

“

C”

buttons along with a “

+”

or “

−

”

button using a computer input device including the “

R”

, “

G”

, “

B”

buttons corresponding to red, green and blue, respectively, the “

C”

button to adjust the brightness, and the “

+” and

buttons.

26. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

changing a size or ratio of a object displayed on a screen of a computer by selecting one of “

↑

”

, “

↓

”

, “

→

”

, “

←

” and

“

0”

(Original) buttons along with a “

+”

or “

−

”

button using a computer input device including the “

+”

, “

−

”

, “

↑

”

, “

↓

”

, “

→

”

, “

←

” and

“

0”

buttons, wherein the size or ratio of the object is changed with a directional property corresponding to the “

↑

”

, “

↓

”

, “

→

”

, “

←

”

or “

0”

button.

27. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

displaying an object on a screen of a computer;

placing a pointer, which is operated on the screen by a pointing device connected to the computer, on the object and operating the pointing device;

disappearing the pointer and designating the object when the pointing device is operated; and

removing the designation of the object and appearing the pointer again when the pointing device is operated again.

34. A computer input device as an input device connected to a computer, the input device comprising:

an object change button group to adjust a size or width-length ratio of an object displayed on a screen of the computer;

an object move button group to move a position of the object or give an animation effect to the object;

an object rotate button group to rotate the object;

a color change button group to change a color of the screen or object; and

a sound effect button group to adjust intensity of a sound or to repeat the sound.

35. The input device according to claim 34, further comprising:

a special effect button group to give a special effect to the presentation screen; and

a screen change button group to change the presentation screen or adjust a size of the presentation screen.

36. The input device according to claim 34, wherein a part of the button groups of the input device is set using number keys, and the input device includes a switching means to selectively activate the number keys.

37. The input device according to claim 34, wherein the input device is a touchscreen.

38. A computer system, comprising:

a computer body in which operating system and application program are installed;

a display device connected to the computer body;

first and second pointing devices connected to the computer body and each generating a coordinate signal and an event signal to independently operate first and second pointers, respectively, displayed on the display device; and

an identification signal adding means generating an identification signal to distinguish signals of the first and second pointing devices and adding the identification signal into the signal of the first or second pointing device.

39. The computer system according to claim 38, wherein the identification signal has a predetermined bit pattern.

40. The computer system according to claim 38, wherein the identification signal adding means is installed in one of the first and second pointing devices.

41. The computer system according to claim 38, wherein at least one of the first and second pointing devices is connected to the computer body via a connecting device, and the identification signal adding means is installed in the connecting device.

42. The computer system according to claim 41, wherein the connecting device includes two pointing device ports to be connected to the first and second pointing devices, respectively, and one computer body port.

43. The computer system according to claim 38, wherein the display device includes two monitors connected to the computer body, two screens of the two monitors are set to face in opposite directions, and a number of the pointing devices is two.

44. A connecting device for a pointing device, the connecting device intervened between the pointing device and a computer body, the connecting device comprising:

a computer port connected to the computer body;

a pointing device port connected to the pointing device; and

an identification signal adding means to generate an identification signal to distinguish the pointing device with other pointing device and add the identification signal into a signal input from the pointing device.

45. A method of story telling presentation using a computer connected to a plurality of pointing devices, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of pointers corresponding to the plurality of pointing devices, respectively, on one computer screen; and

independently selecting or moving an object displayed on the computer screen by each pointer controlled by an input signal from each pointing device.

46. A method of story telling presentation using a computer, the method comprising:

connecting a computer, which is connected to a first pointing device, to a second pointing device;

adding an identification signal into an input signal of the second pointing device and activating the second pointing device by a pointing device recognition module;

transmitting the input signal of the second pointing device by the pointing device recognition module; and

moving a second pointer and performing an event independently from the first pointing device.

47. A recognition module processing a signal of a second pointing device, which is connected to a computer connected to a first pointing device, wherein the module adds an identification signal into the second pointing device, activates the second pointing device and operates a second pointer using a generated signal.