Framework for Slideshow Object

• US 20100169783A1
• Filed: 07/02/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Weber, Ralf, Vergnaud, Guillaume, Van Osten, Bob, Diaconu, Adrian
• Granted Patent: US 8,832,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/731
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory that receives instructions from the one or more processors according to a clock operating at a frequency, one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to: define a layer, wherein the layer comprises one or more effects; associate media content with the layer; aggregate the layer with one or more other layers; and, assemble the aggregated layers.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for authoring media presentations, comprising:

defining a layer, wherein the layer comprises one or more effects;

associating media content with the layer;

aggregating the layer with one or more other layers; and

assembling the aggregated layers.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the effects are separated by a gap, a transition, or an effect separation variable.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the effects are associated with one or more slides.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the slides refer to media content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the media content comprises an image, a video, or an audio.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the effects are associated with a style, style property, or document property.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the layer is a background layer or a foreground layer.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the other layers are background layers or foreground layers.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein aggregated layers are one or more background layers and foreground layers.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the style comprises one or more style properties from the group comprising:

a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a zPosition, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the style comprises one or more document properties from the group comprising:

a background color and an automatic filter mode.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the assembling step is performed automatically.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the assembling step comprises the step of performing several analyses related to the media content.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the assembling step comprises the step of processing data resulting from the several analyses related to the media content.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregating step further comprises the step of logically associating the layer with the one or more other layers.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein logically associating comprises ordering the layer with reference to a background layer.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of the assembled layers create a document.

18. A system for authoring media presentations, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory;

one or more programs stored in memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions to;

define a layer, wherein the layer comprises one or more effects;

associate media content with the layer;

aggregate the layer with one or more other layers; and

assemble the aggregated layers.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the effects are separated by a gap, a transition, or an effect separation variable.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the effects are associated with one or more slides.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the slides refer to media content.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the media content comprises an image, a video, or an audio.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the effects are associated with a style, style property, or document property.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the layer is a background layer or a foreground layer.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the other layers are background layers or foreground layers.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein aggregated layers are one or more background layers and foreground layers.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the style comprises one or more style properties from the group comprising:

a media presentation order, a thumbnail, a layout, a position, a size, a zPosition, a base period, an effect presets, an effect settings overwrite, a matching layer duration, a recommended effect duration, a transition preset, a transition settings overwrite, a recommended transition duration, a filter preset, a filter preset criteria, a filter likelihood, a gap likelihood, a layer importance, a slide filter preset criteria, a slide frames criteria, an automatic filter likelihood, and a support per-slide customization.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the style comprises one or more document properties from the group comprising:

a background color and an automatic filter mode.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the assemble instruction is performed automatically.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the assemble instruction comprises an instruction to perform several analyses related to the media content.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the assemble instruction comprises an instruction to process data resulting from the several analyses related to the media content.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein the aggregate instruction further comprises an instruction to logically associate the layer with the one or more other layers.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the instruction to logically associate comprises an instruction to order the layer with reference to a background layer.

34. The system of claim 18, wherein a plurality of the assembled layers create a document.

35. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer, the one or more programs comprising instructions to:

define a layer, wherein the layer comprises one or more effects;

associate media content with the layer;

aggregate the layer with one or more other layers; and

assemble the aggregated layers.

36. A computer program product storing one or more instructions for execution by a computer, the one or more instructions comprising:

creating a document;

associating one or more layers to the document, wherein the layers are organized within the document;

associating one or more effect containers with the layers, wherein the effect containers are linked and are organized within the layers;

associating one or more effects with the effect containers; and

assembling the effects, effect containers, and layers logically within the document.