INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION CONTROLS

• US 20170205987A1
• Filed: 12/21/2016
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: Pearson Education Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Martin, Jacqueline, Roberts, Yvette, Hunter, Joanne, Harris, Nathan
• Granted Patent: US 10,795,536 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems, device configurations, and processes for displaying presentation control interfaces as overlays of content being displayed by an interactive whiteboard computing system in an interactive presentation environment, including one or more panels displaying selectable icons for performing various control tasks, including: viewing a present position and changing position within a sequence for the presentation; inputting, finding, and loading data to be stored for the presentation; interacting with the computing system or connected devices; and the like. Additional configurations include automatically showing, hiding, and/or repositioning control interface panels so that they are accessible by the presenter without substantially interfering with the presentation.

Claims

1. A system, comprising at least one processor executing instructions within a memory coupled to a computing device, the instructions causing the computing device to:

generate, from a plurality of data within an electronic data store coupled to the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed on a display device coupled to the computing device, the GUI comprising;

a presentation content displayed within the GUI; and

at least one control panel overlaid on the presentation content at a first position within the GUI;

render the GUI on the display device;

receive, from the at least one control panel via a user input device, a control input;

determine, from the control input, a location of a user of the computing device; and

update the first position of the control panel within the GUI to a second position within the GUI based on the location of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises:

an interactive whiteboard device including the processor, the memory, the electronic data store, the input device, and the display device;

the interactive whiteboard device including the input device and the display device, and coupled to the processor, the memory, and the electronic data store;

or

the interactive whiteboard device including the input device and the display device, and coupled to a local computing device and, through a network, to a server including the processor and coupled to the electronic data store.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the GUI comprises a second control panel for navigation between a plurality of presentation content, the second control panel comprising a first set of graphical buttons or icons representing a flow of topics or subtopics, the graphical buttons or icons configured to;

graphically indicate a current position within the flow of topics or subtopics;

receive user input to navigate the flow of topics in a sequential order;

receive user input to navigate the flow of topics or subtopics in a non-sequential order;

or

the presentation content comprises a display data associated, within the plurality of data, with each topic or subtopic within the flow of topics or subtopics; and

the at least one control panel comprises a second set of graphical buttons or icons configured to receive user input to interact with the display data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein generating the graphical user interface comprises:

receiving, from the electronic data store;

the display data; and

a plurality of control interface data for configuring and rendering the at least one control panel and the second control panel;

determining, from the plurality of control interface data, the visibility of;

the at least one control panel and the second control panel; and

at least one graphical button or icon to be displayed on the at least one control panel or the second control panel;

identifying the first position within the plurality of control interface data; and

aligning the at least one control panel to be overlaid on the GUI at the first position.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein:

the control input comprises, within the second control panel;

a first tab located on the left of the second control panel;

or

a second tab located on the right of the second control panel; and

wherein;

responsive to the user selecting the first tab;

the computing device determines that the location of the user is to the left of the computing device; and

the first position of the control panel is updated to the left of the GUI; and

responsive to the user selecting the second tab;

the computing device determines that the location of the user is to the right of the computing device; and

the first position of the control panel is updated to the right of the GUI.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first position and the second position are limited to the lower half of the GUI.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one control panel and the second control panel are not overlaid, wherein a change in a position of the second control panel causes the at least one control panel to be repositioned, within the GUI, relative to the second control panel.

8. The system of claim 3, wherein the second set of graphical buttons or icons comprise:

a first graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for moving the at least one control panel;

a second graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for transmitting assignments associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

a third graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for generating and storing notes associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

or

a fourth graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for adding graphical content associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data.

9. The system of claim 3, wherein the second control panel includes a navigation breadcrumb.

10. The system of claim 3, wherein the second control panel comprises a third set of graphical buttons or icons comprising:

a plurality of lessons associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

or

a plurality of resources associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data.

11. A method, comprising:

generating, by a computing device comprising at least one processor executing instructions within a memory, from a plurality of data within an electronic data store coupled to the computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed on a display device coupled to the computing device, the GUI comprising;

a presentation content displayed within the GUI; and

at least one control panel overlaid on the presentation content at a first position within the GUI;

rendering, by the computing device, the GUI on the display device;

receiving, by the computing device, from the at least one control panel via a user input device, a control input;

determining, by the computing device, from the control input, a location of a user of the computing device; and

updating, by the computing device, the first position of the control panel within the GUI to a second position within the GUI based on the location of the user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the computing device comprises:

an interactive whiteboard device including the processor, the memory, the electronic data store, the input device, and the display device;

the interactive whiteboard device including the input device and the display device, and coupled to the processor, the memory, and the electronic data store;

or

the interactive whiteboard device including the input device and the display device, and coupled to a local computing device and, through a network, to a server including the processor and coupled to the electronic data store.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the GUI comprises a second control panel for navigation between a plurality of presentation content, the second control panel comprising a first set of graphical buttons or icons representing a flow of topics or subtopics, the graphical buttons or icons configured to;

graphically indicate a current position within the flow of topics or subtopics;

receive user input to navigate the flow of topics in a sequential order;

receive user input to navigate the flow of topics or subtopics in a non-sequential order;

or

the presentation content comprises a display data associated, within the plurality of data, with each topic or subtopic within the flow of topics or subtopics; and

the at least one control panel comprises a second set of graphical buttons or icons configured to receive user input to interact with the display data.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein generating the graphical user interface further comprises the steps of:

receiving, by the computing device, from the electronic data store;

the display data; and

a plurality of control interface data for configuring and rendering the at least one control panel and the second control panel;

determining, by the computing device, from the plurality of control interface data, the visibility of;

the at least one control panel and the second control panel; and

at least one graphical button or icon to be displayed on the at least one control panel or the second control panel;

identifying, by the computing device, the first position within the plurality of control interface data; and

aligning, by the computing device, the at least one control panel to be overlaid on the GUI at the first position.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the control input comprises, within the second control panel;

a first tab located on the left of the second control panel;

or

a second tab located on the right of the second control panel; and

wherein;

responsive to the user selecting the first tab;

the computing device determines that the location of the user is to the left of the computing device; and

the first position of the control panel is updated to the left of the GUI; and

responsive to the user selecting the second tab;

the computing device determines that the location of the user is to the right of the computing device; and

the first position of the control panel is updated to the right of the GUI.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the first position and the second position are limited to the lower half of the GUI.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one control panel and the second control panel are not overlaid, wherein a change in a position of the second control panel causes the at least one control panel to be repositioned, within the GUI, relative to the second control panel.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the second set of graphical buttons or icons comprise:

a first graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for moving the at least one control panel;

a second graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for transmitting assignments associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

a third graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for generating and storing notes associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

or

a fourth graphical button or icon configured to receive user input for adding graphical content associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the second control panel includes a navigation breadcrumb.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the second control panel comprises a third set of graphical buttons or icons comprising:

a plurality of lessons associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data;

or

a plurality of resources associated, in the electronic data store, with the display data.