METHOD OF RAPIDLY CREATING VISUAL AIDS FOR PRESENTATION WITHOUT TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• US 20100162123A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pratt, Allan K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,214,742 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/731
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/067 Combinations of audio and projected visual presentation, e.g. film, slides

Abstract

A computer implemented method for capturing and enhancing illustrating pane content for use as sequential slides in a presentation includes illustrating a static image on an illustrating pane in a plurality of colors. Each color used to illustrate the static image representing a single element of the static image. The method further includes digitally capturing a single finished image of the illustrated static image and enhancing the background, geometry and colors comprising the finished image. The single finished image is separated into a plurality of single color images with each single color image comprising only a portion of the single finished image comprising that specific color. A ordered presentation is built from the single colored images and the presentation is displayed.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for capturing and enhancing illustrating pane content for use as sequential slides in a presentation, the method comprising:

illustrating a static image on a illustrating pane, the static image comprising a plurality of colors each color representing a single element of the static image;

capturing a single finished image of the illustrated static image on a computer readable storage medium;

enhancing the background of the single finished image, the background enhancement comprising converting blank areas of the single finished image on the illustrating pane to a uniform color background regardless of a color tint variation or brightness variation in the single finished image;

enhancing the geometry of the single finished image, the geometry enhancement comprising correcting a perspective of the single finished image taken from an oblique angle;

enhancing each individual color of the single finished image, the individual color enhancement comprising adjusting the colors of the single finished image such that each individual color of the single finished image is uniformly colored regardless of variations in each individual color due to environmental lighting conditions affecting the single finished image; and

separating the single finished image into a plurality of single color images, each single color image comprising only a portion of the original single finished image comprising that specific color;

building an ordered sequence of single color images, the ordered sequence of colored images comprising a presentation; and

displaying the presentation of the ordered sequence of single colored images.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ordered sequence of single colored images comprises an animation;

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the ordered sequence of single colored images comprises a builder slide.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying multiple single colored images simultaneously.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising layering the single colored images.