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Method and system for interacting with the content of a slide presentation

  • US 5,917,480 A
  • Filed: 06/04/1996
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system comprising a processing unit, a memory storage device, a user input/output system including a monitor, and a presentation program module including instructions which, when executed by the processing unit, cause the computer system to display a plurality of slides on the monitor, a method for interacting with the content of the slides comprising the steps of:

  • retrieving a slide from the memory storage device;

    displaying the slide on the monitor;

    while displaying the slide on the monitor, displaying a control window on the monitor on top of a portion of the slide, the control window comprising an edit field and a plurality of control items for invoking control functions associated with the presentation program module;

    obtaining information that is unrelated to defining the appearance the underlying slide from addressed locations in the memory storage device that are linked to addressed locations in which the slide is stored; and

    displaying the information within the edit field of the control window.

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