Internet presentation system

• US 6,725,219 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2001
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nelson, Steve, Li, Chia-Hsin, Huffmire, Theodore Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Metjahic, Safet
• Assistant Examiner(s): FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R
• Application Number:
  US09/808,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20020174085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,134 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/10, 707/104.1, 707/203, 707/100, 700/9, 345/1-10, 345/431
• US Class Current: 707/770
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

An internet presentation system includes an internet accessible server that permits access to a database of editable and executable presentation files to select users with a specific type of periphery device. The periphery device, or projector, includes a hardware ID used by the server to authenticate the user. The server additionally maintains an administration mode by which select administrators may create and edit template files and color scheme files required, but not editable, by the select users. The server also maintain statistic of the select users and their activities. The administrators use the statistics to target template and color scheme files for deletion and editing.

Claims

1. An Internet presentation system comprising:

a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files, said first remote storage device being accessible over the Internet and permitting access under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation

wherein the creating of said presentation files requires the use of at least one of a predefined group of color scheme files restricting color selections for specific components within a slide, said color scheme files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said color scheme files under said administration mode of operation.

2. The Internet presentation system of claim 1, wherein said administration access device incorporates a web-based utility and accesses said first remote storage device over the Internet.

3. The Internet presentation system of claim 1, wherein said first remote storage device automatically collects information of said user access devices that accesses it under said user mode of operation.

4. The Internet presentation system of claim 3, wherein said collected information includes the username, IP address, hostname, and language of said user access device, said information being stored in a database for later access by said administration access device under said administration mode of operation.

5. The Internet presentation system of claim 4, wherein said collected information further includes the number of times said user access devices accesses said presentation application.

6. The Internet presentation system of claim 3, wherein said collected information includes the number of times each of said slide template files is accessed in the creation of presentation files, said information being stored in a database for later access by said administration access device.

7. The Internet presentation system of claim 6, wherein the edit and removal of slide template files is determined by said collected information.

8. The Internet presentation of system of claim 1 wherein said presentation application is a Java-based utility.

9. The Internet presentation system of claim 1, wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices accessing said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation.

10. The Internet presentation system of claim 9, wherein said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system.

11. The Internet presentation system of claim 10, wherein said projector device includes a presentation player incorporated into firmware.

12. The Internet presentation system of claim 11 wherein said projector device further includes an LCD panel that permits a user to log onto said first remote storage device over the Internet.

13. The Internet presentation system of claim 10, wherein each of said plurality of computing devices accesses said presentation files in view-only option by default and requires a permission request to said first remote storage device prior to any presentation file being edited, said first remote storage device maintaining a viewable record of all computing devices who gain permission to edit a presentation file.

14. The Internet presentation system of claim 13 wherein a user access device granted edit permission to modify a presentation file must relinquish its edit permission before another user access device may gain edit permission to modify the same presentation file.

15. The Internet presentation system of claim 14 wherein modification to said presentation files are recorded as changes to a database file within said remote storage device.

16. The Internet presentation system of claim 1, wherein said administration access device is further effective for creating a plurality of user classes with different storage limits on said first remote server;

said user access device being one a plurality of user access devices accessing said remote storage device under said user mode of operation, said plurality of user access devices being divided into said user classes as determined by said administration access device.

17. The Internet presentation system of claim 16, wherein said administration access device is further effective for assigning specific amounts of storage space to respective member user access devices within each user class.

18. The Internet presentation of system of claim 17, wherein said administration access device is further effective for naming said user classes.

19. An Internet presentation system comprising:

a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files, said first remote storage device being accessible over the Internet and permitting access under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation;

wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices accessing said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation, and said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system;

wherein said personal computer system includes a periphery computing device, said periphery computing device having a storage location for storing an ID sequence identifying said periphery computing device;

said first remote storage device further maintaining a record of hardware identification codes identifying a predetermined list of periphery computing devices;

wherein said personal computer system transmits said ID sequence to said first remote storage device in response to said first remote storage device requesting information of periphery devices coupled to said personal computer system; and

wherein said first remote storage device denies access to said personal computer system in response to said ID sequence not matching one of said hardware identification codes.

20. A data transfer system comprising:

a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files, said first remote storage device being accessible over the Internet and permitting access under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation;

wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices accessing said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation, and said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system;

wherein each of said plurality of computing devices accesses said presentation files in view-only option by default and requires a permission request to said first remote storage device prior to any presentation file being edited, said first remote storage device maintaining a viewable record of all computing devices who gain permission to edit a presentation file;

access device granted edit permission to modify a presentation file must relinquish its edit permission before another user access device may gain edit permission to modify the same presentation file;

wherein a user access device granted edit permission to modify a presentation file also has access to a second remote storage device, said second remote storage device being accessible via the Internet and storing at least one image file, said user access device adding said image to said presentation file by requesting said first remote storage device to retrieve said image from said second remote storage device.

21. An Internet presentation method comprising:

providing a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

providing a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files;

making said first remote storage device accessible over the Internet and permitting access to said first remote storage device under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

providing a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

providing an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation;

wherein the creating of said presentation files requires the use of at least one of a predefined group of color scheme files restricting color selections for specific components within a slide, said color scheme files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said color scheme files under said administration mode of operation.

22. The Internet presentation method of claim 21, wherein said administration access device incorporates a web-based utility and accesses said first remote storage device over the Internet.

23. The Internet presentation method of claim 21, wherein said first remote storage device automatically collects information on said user access device accessing it under said user mode of operation.

24. The Internet presentation method of claim 23, wherein said collected information includes the username, IP address, hostname, and language of said user access device, said information being stored in a database for later access by said administration access device under said administration mode of operation.

25. The Internet presentation method of claim 24, wherein said collected information further includes the number of times said user access devices accesses said presentation application.

26. The Internet presentation method of claim 23, wherein said collected information includes the number of times each of said slide template files is accessed in the creation of presentation files, said information being stored in a database for later access by said administration access device.

27. The Internet presentation method of claim 26, wherein the edit and removal of slide template files is determined by said collected information.

28. The Internet presentation of method of claim 21 wherein said presentation application is a Java-based utility.

29. The Internet presentation method of claim 21, wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices being given access to said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation.

30. The Internet presentation method of claim 29, wherein said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system.

31. The Internet presentation method of claim 30, wherein said projector device executes a presentation player in firmware.

32. The Internet presentation method of claim 31, wherein said projector device further provides an LCD panel to permit a user to log onto said first remote storage device over the Internet.

33. The Internet presentation method of claim 30, wherein each of said plurality of computing devices accesses said presentation files in view-only option by default and requires a permission request to said first remote storage device prior to any presentation file being edited, said first remote storage device maintaining a viewable record of all computing devices who gain permission to edit a presentation file.

34. The Internet presentation method of claim 33 wherein a user access device granted edit permission to modify a presentation file must relinquish its edit permission before another user access device may gain edit permission to modify the same presentation file.

35. The Internet presentation method of claim 34 wherein modification to said presentation files are recorded as changes to a database file within said remote storage device.

36. The Internet presentation method of claim 21, wherein said administration access device is used to create a plurality of user classes with different storage limits on said first remote server;

said user access device being one a plurality of user access devices accessing said remote storage device under said user mode of operation, and said plurality of user access devices are divided into said user classes as determined by said administration access device.

37. The Internet presentation method of claim 36, wherein said administration access device is used for assigning specific amounts of storage space to respective member user access devices within each user class.

38. The Internet presentation of method of claim 37, wherein said administration access device is further used for naming said user classes.

39. An Internet presentation method comprising:

providing a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

providing a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files;

making said first remote storage device accessible over the Internet and permitting access to said first remote storage device under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

providing a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

providing an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation.

wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices being given access to said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation, and said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system;

said Internet presentation method further providing a periphery computing device within said personal computer system, said periphery computing device storing an ID sequence identifying said periphery computing device;

said first remote storage device further maintaining a record of hardware identification codes identifying a predetermined list of periphery computing devices;

wherein said personal computer system transmits said ID sequence to said first remote storage device in response to said first remote storage device requesting information of periphery devices coupled to said personal computer system; and

wherein said first remote storage device denies access to said personal computer system in response to said ID sequence not matching one of said hardware identification codes.

40. A data transfer method, comprising:

providing a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

providing a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files;

making said first remote storage device accessible over the Internet and permitting access to said first remote storage device under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

providing a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

providing an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation.

wherein said user access device is one of a plurality of computing devices being given access to said first remote storage device over the Internet in said user mode of operation, and said plurality of computing devices are any of a personal digital assistant, a projector device, and a personal computer system;

wherein each of said plurality of computing devices accesses said presentation files in view-only option by default and requires a permission request to said first remote storage device prior to any presentation file being edited, said first remote storage device maintaining a viewable record of all computing devices who gain permission to edit a presentation file;

wherein modification to said presentation files are recorded as changes to a database file within said remote storage device;

wherein a user access device granted edit permission to modify a presentation file is further given access to a second remote storage device, said second remote storage device being accessible via the Internet and storing at least one image file, said user access device adding said image to said presentation file by requesting said first remote storage device to retrieve said image from said second remote storage device.

41. An Internet presentation system comprising:

a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files, said first remote storage device being accessible over the Internet and permitting access under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation;

wherein said first remote storage device automatically collects information of said user access device that accesses it under said user mode of operation;

wherein said collected information includes the number of times each of said slide template files is accessed in the creation of presentation files, said information being stored in a database for later access by said administration access device; and

wherein the edit and removal of slide template files is determined by said collected information.

42. An Internet presentation system comprising:

a presentation application for creating and editing presentation files;

a first remote storage device for storing said presentation application and said presentation files, said first remote storage device being accessible over the Internet and permitting access under a user mode of operation and an administration mode of operation;

a user access device incorporating a web-based utility for accessing said presentation application over the Internet under said user mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the running, creating and editing of said presentation files under said user mode of operation, the creation of said presentation files requiring the utilization of at least one of a predefined group of slide template files containing component arrangement information, said template files not being editable under said user mode of operation;

an administration access device for accessing said first remote storage device under said administration mode of operation, said first remote storage device permitting the removal, addition, and edit of said slide template files under said administration mode of operation;

wherein said administration access device is further effective for creating a plurality of user classes with different storage limits on said first remote server;

said user access device being one a plurality of user access devices accessing said remote storage device under said user mode of operation, said plurality of user access devices being divided into said user classes as determined by said administration access device, wherein the storage space limit specified for each of said plurality of user access devices is determine by the class to which it belongs.