MIXED CONTENT TYPE PRESENTATION SYSTEM

• US 20100257449A1
• Filed: 04/07/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ClearSlide Incorporated (BigTinCan Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: ClearSlide Incorporated (BigTinCan Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Benton, James L., Lieb, Adam Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,311,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00198 Creation of a soft photo presentation, e.g. digital slide-show
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234336 by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures or audio is converted into text

Abstract

A system and method are described for storing and transmitting a sequence of presentations for display on a viewer'"'"'s computer. A viewer interface is configured to receive a request to access the presentation and to transmit a script to the viewer'"'"'s computer responsive to receipt of the request. An output module is configured to establish a state where a current presentation in the sequence is presented. The output module presents the first item to the viewer'"'"'s computer in response to the request to receive the current item. The viewer interface is further configured to present the second item to the viewer'"'"'s computer. The first presentation item corresponds to a first content of a first content type and the second presentation item corresponds to a second content of a second content type, the first content type being different from the second content type.

Claims

1. A presentation system comprising:

a database configured to store a presentation comprising a sequence of presentation items to be presented from the presentation server to a viewer computer system, the sequence including a first presentation item and a second presentation item that are discrete and separate;

a viewer interface configured to receive, from the viewer computer system, a request to access the presentation, and configured to transmit a script to the viewer computer system responsive to the receipt of the request;

a presentation module configured to establish a presentation state in which a current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items is presented;

the viewer interface configured to receive a request from the script to receive the current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items;

the presentation module configured to present, via the viewer interface, the first presentation item to the viewer computer system, responsive to the request from the script to receive the current presentation item;

the presentation module configured to modify the presentation state of the presentation;

the viewer interface configured to receive a further request from the script to receive the current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items; and

the presentation module configured to present the, via the viewer interface the second presentation item to the viewer computer system, responsive to the further request from the script to receive the current presentation item,

wherein the first presentation item corresponds to a first content of a first content type and the second presentation item corresponds to a second content of a second content type, the first content type being different from the second content type.

2. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the viewer interface is configured to transmit JavaScript code to the viewer computer system.

3. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the current presentation item is concurrently made available for presentation to the viewer computer system and a presenter computer system.

4. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the first content is a presentation file.

5. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the second content includes at least one of video content, audio content, or image content.

6. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the second content comprises a web page, and wherein the second presentation item includes a network location at which the web page is accessible.

7. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the second content includes a rendering of a screen capture from a presenter computer system, and wherein the second presentation item is a placeholder to initiate a screen sharing session between the viewer computer system and a presenter computer system.

8. The presentation system of claim 1, including a presenter interface configured to receive state change input from a presenter computer system, and wherein the presentation module is configured to modify the presentation state of the presentation responsive to the receiving of the state change input.

9. The presentation system of claim 8, wherein:

the presenter interface is configured to present a plurality sequences of presentation items to the presenter computer system for selection, the plurality of sequences including the sequence of presentation items and a further sequence of presentation items; and

the presentation module, responsive to receipt of selection of the further sequence of presentation items from the presenter a system via the presenter interface, is to establish a presentation state in which a current presentation item of the further sequence of presentation items is presented.

10. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the presentation module is configured to maintain a record of the presenter computer system and the viewer computer system as active participants of a presentation session facilitated by the presentation system between the presenter computer system and the viewer computer system.

11. The presentation system of claim 10, wherein the database is configured to store a plurality of sequences of presentation items, the plurality of sequences of presentation items including the sequence of presentation items and a further sequence of presentation items, the presenter interface is configured to receive change input received from the presenter computer system, and the presentation module is configured to modify the presentation session to present the further sequence of presentation items to the presenter system and to the viewer computer system.

12. The presentation system of claim 1, comprising a geolocation module to determine an estimated geographic location of the viewer computer system, and wherein the presenter interface is configured to communicate an identifier for the viewer computer system and the estimated geographic location to the presenter computer system.

13. The presentation system of claim 1, comprising an access module configured to:

generate a unique location identifier that is associated with a presenter user; and

respond to the request to access the presentation including the unique location identifier, to authorize the presentation module to present the current presentation item of the sequence to the viewer computer system.

14. The presentation system of claim 1, comprising a marker generator configured to:

receive marker input from the presenter computer system via the presenter interface, the marker input identifying a location on the current presentation item; and

based on the marker input, generating and presenting a marker icon on the current presentation item as presented to the viewer computer system.

15. The presentation system of claim 1, wherein the presentation offered a module configured to receive a presenter change request from the presenter computer system via the presenter interface, and, responsive to the presenter change request, to transfer control over the presentation of the sequence of presentation items from the presenter computer system to a further presenter computer system.

16. The presentation system of claim 1, comprising a geolocation module to determine an estimated geographic location of the viewer computer system, and wherein the presenter interface is configured to communicate an identifier for the viewer computer system and the estimated geographic location to the presenter computer system.

17. The presentation system of claim 1, comprising an access control module to generate a presenter location identifier that is uniquely associated with a presenter, and wherein the viewer interface, upon receipt of the presenter location identifier, is to establish a presentation session in which content, selected by the presenter, is transmitted to the viewer computer system.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the transmitting of the script comprises transmitting JavaScript code from the presentation server to the viewer computer system.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the current presentation item is concurrently made available for presentation to the viewer computer system and a presenter computer system.

21. The method of claim 17, including receiving as a state change input from a presenter computer system at the presentation server, and modifying the presentation state of the presentation responsive to the receiving of the state change input.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the first content is a presentation file.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the second content includes at least one of a video content, audio content, or image content.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the second content comprises a web page, and wherein the second presentation item includes a network location at which the web page is accessible.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein the second content includes a rendering of a screen capture from a presenter computer system, and wherein the second presentation item is a placeholder to initiate a screen sharing session between the viewer computer system and the presenter computer system.

26. The method of claim 17, wherein the sequence of presentation items is retrieved from the database accessible by the presentation server.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the sequence of presentation items is retrieved from the database responsive to receipt of a selection of the sequence from among the plurality of sequences of presentation items stored by the database.

28. The method of claim 26, comprising:

presenting the plurality sequences of presentation items to the presenter computer system, the plurality of sequences including the sequence of presentation items and a further sequence of presentation items; and

responsive to a selection of the further sequence of presentation items by the presenter user, retrieving the further sequence of presentation items from the database.

29. The method of claim 17, comprising, at the presentation server, maintaining a record of a presenter computer system and the viewer computer system as active participants of a presentation session facilitated by the presentation server between the presenter computer system and the viewer computer system.

30. The method of claim 28, comprising a storing, at the database accessible by the presentation server, a plurality of sequences of presentation items, the plurality of sequences of presentation items including the sequence of presentation items and a further sequence of presentation items, the method comprising, responsive to presentation change input received from the presenter computer system, modifying the presentation session to present the further sequence of presentation items to the viewer computer system.

31. The method of claim 29, comprising:

generating, at the presentation server, a presenter location identifier that is associated with a presenter user; and

responsive to an access request, including the

location identifier, from the at least one viewer computer system, presenting at least one presentation item from a sequence of presentation items selected by the presenter user from among the plurality of sequences of presentation items stored at the presentation server.

32. The method of claim 17, comprising:

receiving marker input from the presenter computer system at the presentation server, the marker input identifying a location on the current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items; and

based on the market input, generating and presenting a marker icon on a presentation of a current presentation item to the viewer computer system.

33. The method of claim 17, comprising receiving a presenter change request from the presenter computer system, and, responsive to the presenter change request, transferring control of the presentation of the sequence of presentation items from the presenter computer system to a further presenter computer system.

34. The method of claim 17, comprising generating an access code associated with the presentation session, and selectively enabling the viewer computer system to participate in the presentation session based on the receiving of the access code.

36. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the first content type comprises a presentation file type and wherein:

the couple interface is configured to receive a presentation file of the presentation file type at the presentation server, the presentation file comprising a sequence of display elements; and

the content generation module is configured to convert the sequence of display elements of the presentation file into a sequence of images to be included in the sequence of presentation items.

38. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the second content includes at least one of a video file, an audio file, or an image file.

39. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the second content comprises a web page, and wherein the second presentation item includes a network location at which the web page is accessible.

40. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the content generation module is configured to generate the second presentation item as a link to a rendering of the second content that is inserted into the sequence of presentation items.

41. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the second content comprises a screen sharing session, and wherein the content generation module is configured to generate the second presentation item as a placeholder to initiate the screen sharing session between the viewer computer system and the presenter computer system.

42. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein the second presentation item is an image that is inserted into the sequence of presentation items.

43. The presentation system of claim 34, comprising a presenter interface to configure received modification input from a presenter computer system, and a presentation editing module configured to modify the sequence of presentation items based on the modifying input.

44. The presentation system of claim 42, wherein the modification input is to modify the sequencing of the sequence of presentation items, and wherein the presentation editing module is configured to modify the sequencing of the sequence of presentation items based on the modification input.

45. The presentation system of claim 34, comprising a presenter interface configured to receive editing permissions at the presentation server, and an access controller to selectively allow modifying of the sequence of presentation items based on the editing permissions.

46. The presentation system of claim 34, wherein:

the upload interface is configured to retrieve the sequence of presentation items from the database, and to receive third content to be included in the sequence of presentation items;

the content generation module is to generate a third presentation item corresponding to the third content and to insert the third presentation item into the sequence of presentation items to generate a modified sequence of presentation items; and

the database is configured to store the modified sequence of presentation items in the database

47. A presentation system of claim 34, wherein:

the upload interface is configured to retrieve the sequence of presentation items from the database, and to retrieve a further sequence of presentation items from the database;

the presentation editing module is configured to receive selections of current presentation items from each of the first and second sequences of presentation items, and to compile the current presentation items into an even further sequence of presentation items; and

the database is configured to store the even further sequence of presentation items.

49. The method of claim 47, wherein the first content type comprises a presentation file type and the method comprises:

receiving a presentation file of the presentation file type at the presentation server, the presentation file comprising a sequence of display elements having a determinable sequence;

converting the sequence of display elements of the presentation file into a sequence of images to be included in the sequence of presentation items; and

storing the sequence of presentation items to be accessible by the presentation server.

51. The method of claim 47, wherein the sequence of presentation items is stored in a data store accessible by the presentation server.

52. The method of claim 47, wherein the second content includes at least one of a video file, an audio file, or an image file.

53. The method of claim 47, wherein the second content comprises a web page, and wherein the second presentation item includes a network location at which the web page is accessible.

54. The method of claim 47, wherein the second presentation item is a link to a rendering of the second content that is inserted into the sequence of presentation items.

55. The method of claim 47, wherein the second content comprises dynamic content to be generated during a screen sharing session, and wherein the second presentation item is a placeholder to initiate a screen sharing session between the viewer computer system and the presenter computer system.

56. The method of claim 47, wherein the second presentation item is an image that is inserted into the sequence of presentation items.

57. The method of claim 47, including receiving modification input, and modifying the sequence of presentation items based on the modifying input.

58. The method of claim 56, wherein the modification input is to modify the sequencing of the sequence of presentation items, and wherein the method comprises modifying the sequencing of the sequence of presentation items based on the modification input.

59. The method of claim 47, including receiving editing permission at the presentation server, and selectively, based on the editing permission, modifying the sequence of presentation items.

60. A method of claim 47, comprising:

retrieving the sequence of presentation items from the database;

receiving third content to be included in the sequence of presentation items;

generating a third presentation item corresponding to the third content;

inserting the third presentation item into the sequence of presentation items to generate a modified sequence of presentation items; and

storing the modified sequence of presentation items in the database.

61. A method of claim 47, comprising:

retrieving the sequence of presentation items from the database;

retrieving a further sequence of presentation items from the database;

receiving a selection of current presentation items from each of the first and second sequences of presentation items;

compiling the current presentation items into an even further sequence of presentation items; and

storing the even further sequence of presentation items in the database.

18. A method comprising:

storing, at a database accessible by a presentation server, a presentation comprising a sequence of presentation items to be presented from the presentation server to a viewer computer system, the sequence including a first presentation item corresponding to a first content of a first content type and a second presentation item corresponding to a second content of a second content type, the first content type being different from the second content type;

receiving, from the viewer computer system, a request to access the presentation;

transmitting, from the presentation server to the viewer computer system, a script;

establishing, at the presentation server, a presentation session with the viewer computer system and a presentation state in which a current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items is presented;

receiving, at the presentation server, a request from the script to receive the current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items;

presenting, from the presentation server and responsive to the request to receive the current presentation item, the first presentation item to the viewer system;

modifying, at the presentation server, the presentation state of the presentation;

receiving, at the presentation server, a further request from the script to receive the current presentation item of the sequence of presentation items; and

presenting, from the presentation server and responsive to the further request to receive the current presentation item, the second presentation item to the viewer computer system.

35. A presentation system comprising:

an upload interface configured to receive first content of a first content type at a presentation server, the first content to be included in a sequence of presentation items to be delivered from the presentation server to a viewer computer system;

a content generation module configured to generate a first presentation item corresponding to the first content;

the upload interface further configured to receive, at the presentation server, second content of a second content type that is different from the first content type, the second content to be included in the sequence of presentation items;

the content generation module configured to generate a second presentation item corresponding to the second content;

a presentation editing module configured to include the first presentation item and the second presentation item as discrete and a separate presentation items within the sequence of presentation items; and

a database, accessible by the presentation server, configured to store the sequence of presentation items.

37. The presentation system of claim 35, wherein the presentation file comprises at least one of a document having a number of pages or a file containing a plurality of images.

48. A method comprising:

receiving first content of a first content type at a presentation server, the first content to be included in a sequence of presentation items to be delivered from the presentation server to a viewer computer system;

generating a first presentation item corresponding to the first content;

receiving second content of a second content type that is different from the first content type, and that is to be included in the sequence of presentation items;

generating a second presentation item corresponding to the second content;

including the first presentation item and the second presentation item as discrete and separate presentation items within the sequence of presentation items; and

storing the sequence of presentation items in a database accessible by the presentation server.

50. The method of claim 48, wherein the presentation file comprises at least one of a document having a number of pages or a file containing a plurality of images.