On-demand presentation graphical user interface

• US 6,249,281 B1
• Filed: 02/28/2000
• Issued: 06/19/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Presenter.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Shenchang Eric, Schoeneman, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Ba
• Application Number:
  US09/515,121
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 345/328, 345/329, 345/330, 345/331, 345/332, 706/934, 700/86, 700/88, 348/15, 348/18, 348/110
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A graphical user interface (“GUI”) is described comprising: a video region for displaying a video of a presenter giving a presentation; a primary slide region for displaying slides used by the presenter during the presentation; and a thumbnail region containing thumbnails representing slides in the presentation, the thumbnails selectable by a user via a cursor control device.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface (“

GUI”

) comprising;

a video region for displaying a video of a presenter giving a presentation;

a primary slide region for displaying slides used by said presenter during said presentation; and

a thumbnail region containing thumbnails representing slides in said presentation, said thumbnails selectable by a user via a cursor control device.

2. The GUI as in claim 1 wherein, responsive to movement of a cursor above one of said thumbnails, a secondary slide window appears containing an image of a slide associated with said thumbnail.

3. The GUI as in claim 1 wherein selecting a thumbnail from said thumbnail region causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region and causes said video to jump to a point in said presentation where a slide associated with said thumbnail was used.

4. The GUI as in claim 1 wherein one or more of said thumbnails is comprised of a first portion and a second portion,

wherein selection of said first portion causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region but has no effect on said video, and

wherein selection of said second portion causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region and also causes said video to jump to a point in said presentation where a slide associated with said thumbnail was used.

5. The GUI as in claim 4 wherein said first portion is a graphical representation of said slide associated with said thumbnail and said second portion indicates a time at which said slide was used during said presentation.

6. The GUI as in claim 1 wherein said video region includes a slidebar selectable by a cursor for moving backwards and forwards in said presentation.

7. The GUI as in claim 6 wherein said video region further includes “

next slide” and

“

previous slide”

buttons for jumping forward and backward in said presentation, respectively.

8. The GUI as in claim 1 further comprising:

an information window containing information related to said presentation.

9. The GUI as in claim 8 wherein said information includes said presenter'"'"'s name and qualifications.

10. The GUI as in claim 8 wherein said information includes an index of said presentation.

11. The GUI as in claim 1 further comprising a main menu bar through which users can access various presentation functions.

12. The GUI as in claim 11 wherein one of said functions is a review function which, when selected by a user, allows said user to enter a review of said presenter.

13. The GUI as in claim 1 further comprising a status bar for displaying status information on said presentation.

14. A GUI comprising:

a slide region for displaying one or more slides used in a presentation; and

a thumbnail region with thumbnails comprised of;

an image portion containing a graphical representation of said one or more slides, and

a time portion containing a time indication of how far into said presentation said slide was shown.

15. The GUI as in claim 14 further comprising a video window for showing a video of said presentation.

16. The GUI as in claim 14 wherein selection of said image portion of a thumbnail causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said slide region.

17. The GUI as claimed in claim 15 wherein selection of said time portion of a thumbnail causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said slide region and also causes said video to jump to a point in said presentation where a slide associated with said thumbnail was used.

18. An article of manufacture including a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to generate a GUI comprising:

a video region for displaying a video of a presenter giving a presentation;

a primary slide region for displaying slides used by said presenter during said presentation; and

a thumbnail region containing thumbnails representing slides in said presentation, said thumbnails selectable by a user via a cursor control device.

19. The article of manufacture as in claim 18 wherein, responsive to movement of a cursor above one of said thumbnails, a secondary slide window appears containing an image of a slide associated with said thumbnail.

20. The article of manufacture as in claim 18 wherein selecting a thumbnail from said thumbnail region causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region and causes said video to jump to a point in said presentation where a slide associated with said thumbnail was used.

21. The article of manufacture as in claim 18 wherein one or more of said thumbnails is comprised of a first portion and a second portion,

wherein selection of said first portion causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region but has no effect on said video, and

wherein selection of said second portion causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said primary slide region and also causes said video to jump to a point in said presentation where a slide associated with said thumbnail was used.

22. The article of manufacture as in claim 21 wherein said first portion is a graphical representation of said slide associated with said thumbnail and said second portion indicates a time at which said slide was used during said presentation.