System and Method for Presenting a Dynamically Ordered Presentation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for presenting information including a plurality of graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation, comprising:
- (a) creating a presentation including a plurality of graphics, each graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video, wherein the graphics can be displayed in an order determined by the presenter during the presentation through selection of a launch area, includinggenerating a first graphic,defining within the first graphic a plurality of launch areas, each launch area being defined by launch area coordinates within the first graphic, andassociating a launch area graphic with each of the plurality of defined launch areas;
(b) tracking a presenter during presentation of the presentation to determine a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, includingobtaining a video image of the presenter standing in front of a background of a uniform color,tracking a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand against the background to determine background screen coordinates representing the location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, andcombining the video image of the presenter with the first graphic such that the presenter appears in the first graphic; and
(c) receiving a selection from the presenter during the presentation of the presentation indicating a selection of one of the multiple launch area graphics to be displayed, allowing the presenter to present the plurality of graphics in any order, includingdisplaying a launch area graphic when the presenter provides a scene change signal and the background screen coordinates of the tracked location of the presenter'"'"'s hand are within the launch area coordinates of the launch area associated with the launch area graphic.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for presenting information includes a plurality of graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation. The method includes creating a presentation including a plurality of graphics, each graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video, wherein the graphics can be displayed in an order determined by the presenter during the presentation through selection of a launch area, tracking a presenter during presentation of the presentation to determine a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, and receiving a selection from the presenter during the presentation of the presentation indicating a selection of one of the multiple launch area graphics to be displayed, allowing the presenter to present the plurality of graphics in any order.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for presenting information including a plurality of graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation, comprising:
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(a) creating a presentation including a plurality of graphics, each graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video, wherein the graphics can be displayed in an order determined by the presenter during the presentation through selection of a launch area, including generating a first graphic, defining within the first graphic a plurality of launch areas, each launch area being defined by launch area coordinates within the first graphic, and associating a launch area graphic with each of the plurality of defined launch areas; (b) tracking a presenter during presentation of the presentation to determine a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, including obtaining a video image of the presenter standing in front of a background of a uniform color, tracking a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand against the background to determine background screen coordinates representing the location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, and combining the video image of the presenter with the first graphic such that the presenter appears in the first graphic; and (c) receiving a selection from the presenter during the presentation of the presentation indicating a selection of one of the multiple launch area graphics to be displayed, allowing the presenter to present the plurality of graphics in any order, including displaying a launch area graphic when the presenter provides a scene change signal and the background screen coordinates of the tracked location of the presenter'"'"'s hand are within the launch area coordinates of the launch area associated with the launch area graphic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for presenting a presentation including a plurality of video graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation, comprising:
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(a) a video camera adapted to obtain a video image of a presenter standing in front of a background of a uniform color; (b) a hand held communication device adapted to provide a scene change signal when operated by the presenter; and (c) a computer system coupled to the video camera to receive the video image of the presenter therefrom and to the hand held communication device to receive the scene change signal therefrom and adapted to receive a video image of the presenter combined with a first graphic such that the presenter appears in the first graphic, the first graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video, define a plurality of launch areas selectable by the presenter during the presentation of the first graphic in any order, each launch area being defined by launch area coordinates within the first graphic and being associated with a launch area graphic, analyze the video image of the presenter to track a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand against the background to determine background screen coordinates representing the location of the presenter'"'"'s hand, and display a launch area graphic when the presenter provides a scene change signal and the background screen coordinates of the tracked location of the presenter'"'"'s hand are within the launch area coordinates of the launch area associated with the launch area graphic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of presenting a weather report presentation including a plurality of video graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation, comprising:
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(a) obtaining a video image of the presenter standing in front of a background of a uniform color; (b) combining the video image of the presenter with a first graphic scene of a geographic area upon which is presented such that the presenter appears in the first graphic, the first graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video and a plurality of launch areas selectable by the presenter during the presentation of the first graphic in any order, each launch area being defined by launch area coordinates within the first graphic and being associated with a launch area graphic; (c) analyzing the video image of the presenter to track a location of the presenter'"'"'s hand against the background to determine background screen coordinates representing the location of the presenter'"'"'s hand; and (d) displaying a launch area graphic when the presenter provides a scene change signal and the background screen coordinates of the tracked location of the presenter'"'"'s hand are within the launch area coordinates of the launch area associated with the launch area graphic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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