Presentation supporting method and apparatus therefor

• US 5,634,018 A
• Filed: 09/12/1994
• Issued: 05/27/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoshino, Hitoshi, Tanikoshi, Koichiro, Tanifuji, Shinya, Tani, Masayuki, Yamaashi, Kimiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Lall, Parshotam S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US08/304,209
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 395/800, 395/153, 395/156, 395/157, 395/154, 395/329
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041

Abstract

When presentation is made while displaying presentation information on both of audience-site and presenter-site screens, presenter-site additional information for supporting the progress of presentation is not displayed on the audience-site screen but displayed on the presenter-site screen. When drawing information displayed on the audience-site screen is to be displayed also on the presenter-site screen, the drawing information is displayed after abridged. When presentation is made by using a plurality of screens and when presentation information is to be displayed on any one of the screens, the presentation information is automatically assigned to any one of the screens by assignment deciding functions. As a result, the progress of presentation by the presenter can be smoothened.

Claims

1. A presentation supporting method for performing presentation while displaying information on a presenter-site screen and at least one audience-site screen, comprising the steps of:

a) storing together, in a non-volatile storage device in advance, sequential presentation information corresponding to a presentation program and predetermined additional information, with each said additional information representing dynamically changing information corresponding to different sequential presentation points over time within said sequential presentation information, and wherein said additional information is dynamically changing supporting information related to a presentation on said presenter-site screen for supporting the presenter at said different sequential presentation points over time when presentation is made, and said additional information includes supplementary information for supporting presentation, said supplementary information including at least one of audience response and narration information which is dynamically changing when presentation is performed;

b) reading a next sequential presentation information from said storage device and displaying said next sequential presentation information on both of said audience-site screen and said presenter-site screen when presentation is made; and

c) reading said additional information corresponding to said next sequential presentation information from said storage device and displaying said additional information on said presenter-site screen.

2. A presentation supporting method according to claim 1, in which said presentation information is drawing information, and when said drawing information is displayed on both of said audience-site screen and said presenter-site screen, said drawing information to be displayed on said presenter-site screen is converted so as to reduce a quantity of information.

3. A presentation supporting method according to claim 1, in which said additional information corresponds to at least one of a content, and desired audience response with respect to said different sequential presentation points within said sequential presentation information.

4. A presentation supporting method according to claim 1, in which said sequential presentation information and respective supporting information for supporting the presenter correspond to scene changes within a presentation of said presentation program on said audience-site screen and said presenter-site screen.

5. In a presentation system for performing presentation while displaying information on a presenter-site screen and at least one audience-site screen, a presentation supporting apparatus comprising:

a presentation program apparatus for storing and supplying predetermined sequential presentation information corresponding to a presentation program, and including additional information for a presenter and presentation information for said presenter and an audience, with each said additional information for said presenter representing dynamically changing information corresponding to different sequential presentation points over time within said presentation program;

an input control device for issuing a display command;

a plurality of parallel information generating devices for temporarily storing said additional information for said presenter and said presentation information for said presenter and said audience in accordance with the command given from said input control device and for giving display attributes corresponding to the characteristics of said presentation information and said additional information, in which each said additional information is dynamically changing supporting information corresponding to different sequential presentation points over-time within sequential presentation information and is for supporting the presenter at said different sequential presentation points when presentation is made, and said additional information includes supplementary information for supporting presentation, said supplementary information including at least one of, audience response and narration information which is dynamically changing while presentation is performed;

a screen designation device for storing a name of an information generating device correspondingly to one of said additional information and said presentation information when said one of said additional information and said presentation information is stored in said information generating device; and

an information display selecting device for selecting one of said presenter-site screen and said audience-site screen correspondingly to the name of said information generating device stored in said screen designation device.

6. A presentation supporting apparatus according to claim 5, in which said input control device includes an input section provided on said presenter-site screen to issue a display command, and a presentation control section for controlling said plurality of information generating devices in accordance with the command given from said input section.

7. A presentation supporting apparatus according to claim 6, in which said plurality of information generating devices include a presentation information generating section for storing said presentation information in accordance with a command given from said presentation control section and for giving a display attribute to said presentation information correspondingly to the characteristic of said presentation information, and at least one additional information generating section for storing said additional information in accordance with a command given from said presentation control section and for giving a display attribute to said additional information correspondingly to the characteristic of said additional information.

8. A presentation supporting apparatus according to claim 7, in which said presentation information generating section and said additional information generating section are connected to a presentation information storage device in which said presentation information and said additional information are stored, and said presentation information generating section and said additional information generating section store said presentation information and said additional information, respectively, in accordance with a command given from said presentation control section.

9. A display assignment system for assigning mutually different predetermined presentation information to different groups of audience-site screens located at a common audience site so as to concurrently present different presentation information on said different groups of audience-site screens to each audience member when a presenter makes presentation by using said audience-site screens, said system comprising:

a presentation program apparatus for storing and supplying predetermined sequential presentation information corresponding to a presentation program and predetermined additional information, with each said additional information representing dynamically changing information corresponding to different sequential presentation points over time within said sequential presentation information, and wherein said additional information is dynamically changing supporting information related to a presentation on said presenter-site screen for supporting the presenter at said different sequential presentation points over time when presentation is made;

a plurality of display means each of which has a screen for displaying said presentation information;

a screen assignment means for issuing a command to assign a display of mutually different presentation information to different groups of said display means located at a common audience site on a basis of generation of a next sequential presentation information; and

a control means having a plurality of assignment deciding functions for assigning the display of said mutually different presentation information to different groups of said display means located at said common audience site in accordance with said command.

10. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions decide assignment at a point of time when said screen assignment means issues an assignment command, to display said next sequential presentation information on a different group of display means located at said common audience site which is longest in a period of display of presentation information from among a plurality of different groups of display means subjected to the display of presentation information.

11. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions decide assignment at a point of time when said screen assignment means issues an assignment command, to display said next sequential presentation information on a different group of display means located at said common audience site which is shortest in a period of manipulation of the presenter from among a plurality of display means subjected to the display of presentation information, to display said next sequential presentation information on a different group of display means in which presentation information being lowest in the frequency of use among all presentation information displayed is displayed.

12. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions are computer programs which decide assignment at a point of time when said screen assignment means issues an assignment command, to display next sequential presentation information on a different group of display means located at said common audience site which is longest in a period of display of presentation information from among a plurality of different groups of display means subjected to the display of presentation information or to display said next sequential presentation information on a display means which is shortest in a period of manipulation of the presenter from among the plurality of display means subjected to the display of presentation information, to display said next sequential presentation information on a display means in which presentation information being lowest in the frequency of use among all presentation information displayed is displayed.

13. A display assignment system according to claim 12, in which said computer programs have situation variables for the display of presentation information correspondingly to the screens of the display means, to assign any one of said different groups of display means on the basis of a situation variables.

14. A display assignment system according to claim 12, in which said computer programs serve to assign a group of said presentation information to the plurality of display means simultaneously.

15. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions decide an assignment at a point of time when said screen assignment issues an assignment command to display said next sequential presentation information on a predetermined different group of display means located at said common audience site on a basis of the contents of said next sequential presentation information.

16. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions serve to assign said different groups of display means in a predetermined order.

17. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said assignment deciding functions form correspondence between the respective presentation information and said different groups of of display means.

18. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which said screen assignment means includes means for designating said next sequential presentation information directly from the outside.

19. A display assignment system according to claim 9, further comprising means for changing said different groups of display means assigned by the control means for deciding presentation information on a basis of the assignment deciding functions.

20. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which a predetermined key is used as the screen assignment means.

21. A display assignment system according to claim 9, in which means for perceiving a predetermined motion of the user is used as said screen assignment means.

22. A display assignment system according to claim 21, in which said means for perceiving perceives a next scene request by a predetermined motion of the user to thereby assign said different group of display means on a basis of a directional movement of the user.

23. A display assignment system according to claim 9, further comprising a detecting means for detecting the contents of information displayed on the display means when said contents change dynamically to thereby make a request for the next presentation information in accordance with the operation of said detecting means.

24. A display assignment system according to claim 23, in which when the contents of said detecting means are over a predetermined value, the request for the next presentation information is made.

25. A display assignment method for assigning predetermined presentation information to any one of audience-site screens located at a common audience site so as to concurrently present different presentation information on different groups of audience-site screens to each audience member when a presenter makes presentation by using said audience-site screens, said method comprising the steps of:

storing and supplying predetermined sequential presentation information corresponding to a presentation program and predetermined additional information, with each said additional information representing dynamically changing information corresponding to different sequential presentation points over time within said sequential presentation information, and wherein said additional information is dynamically changing supporting information related to a presentation on said presenter-site screen for supporting the presenter at said different sequential presentation points over time when presentation is made;

inputting a command for displaying mutually different presentation information of said predetermined sequential presentation information on said different groups of said audience-site screens said different groups being located at said common audience site; and

making assignment for displaying said mutually different presentation information on different groups of said audience-site screens in accordance with said command by any one of assignment deciding functions.

26. A display assignment method according to claim 25, in which said assignment deciding functions display a next sequential presentation information by replacing a different group of said audience-site screens located at said common audience site which is longest in a period of display of presentation information from among said audience-site screens.

27. A display assignment method according to claim 25, in which said assignment deciding functions display a next sequential presentation information by replacing a different group of said audience-site screens located at said common audience site which is shortest in a period of display of presentation information from among said audience-site screens.

28. A display assignment method according to claim 25, in which said assignment deciding functions display a next sequential presentation information by replacing a preliminarily designated different group of said audience-site screens located at said common audience site.