Reading mode for interactive slide presentations with accompanying notes

• US 9,460,416 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2012
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Penner, Nathan Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wan, Jasmine
• Application Number:
  US13/586,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20140053071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,510 Days
• Field of Search: 715/730, 715/732, 345/157, 345/173, 709/218
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing interactive slide presentations with accompanying notes in a reading mode of a presentation application program. In accordance with some of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method includes computer-implemented operations for providing a reading mode user interface that includes a presentation object including a slide placeholder and a notes placeholder. The method may also include displaying slide content within the slide placeholder in the reading mode user interface. The method may also include moving the presentation object out of a view and a new presentation object into the view in response to an input. The method may also include scaling the new presentation object.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising computer-implemented operations for:

providing, by a computer, a reading mode user interface comprising a cohesive presentation object, the cohesive presentation object comprising a slide placeholder and an adjacent notes placeholder;

displaying within the slide placeholder, by the computer, slide content and a comment call-out user interface control configured to provide an indication that a corresponding comment exists, the indication identifying a commenter; and

displaying within the adjacent notes placeholder, by the computer, presentation notes providing context for the slide content, a comment placeholder that identifies the commenter and that is configured to show the corresponding comment, a first user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause the corresponding comment to be deleted, and a second user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause a reply to the corresponding comment to be added;

receiving, by the computer, an input to interact with the slide content in the reading mode user interface; and

manipulating, by the computer, the slide content in response to the input to interact with the slide content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the computer, an input to advance to a new cohesive presentation object, the new cohesive presentation object comprising a new slide placeholder comprising no comment call-out user interface controls and a new notes placeholder comprising no characters or comments.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising, in response to the input to advance to the new cohesive presentation object, moving the cohesive presentation object out of a view and the new cohesive presentation object into the view.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the corresponding comment in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising highlighting the corresponding comment in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein manipulating, by the computer, the slide content, comprises playback of one or more animations associated with one or more objects contained within the slide content.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising causing the corresponding comment to be in focus in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the comment call-out user-interface control identifies the commenter responsible for making the corresponding comment.

9. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

present, on a display that is in communication with the computer, a reading mode user interface comprising a cohesive presentation object that represents slide content and presentation notes, the cohesive presentation object comprising;

a slide placeholder configured to show the slide content and a comment call-out user interface control configured to provide an indication that a corresponding comment exists, the indication identifying a commenter; and

a notes placeholder adjacent to the slide placeholder configured to show the presentation notes that provide context for the slide content, a comment placeholder that identifies the commenter and that is configured to show the corresponding comment, a first user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause the corresponding comment to be deleted, and a second user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause a reply to the corresponding comment to be added;

receive an input to advance from the cohesive presentation object to a new cohesive presentation object;

in response to the input to advance from the cohesive presentation object to the new cohesive presentation object, move the cohesive presentation object out of a view and the new cohesive presentation object into the view, wherein the new cohesive presentation object comprises a new slide placeholder and a new notes placeholder, the new slide placeholder comprising new slide content and the new notes placeholder being empty; and

cause the computer to scale the new slide placeholder to a larger size than the slide placeholder upon moving the new cohesive presentation object into the view.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:

receive an input to interact with the slide content comprising a selection of a hyperlink contained within the slide content; and

manipulate the slide content in response to the input to interact with the slide content.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to display the corresponding comment in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to highlight the corresponding comment in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein manipulating the slide content comprises playback of one or more animations associated with one or more objects contained within the slide content.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to cause the corresponding comment to be in focus in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the comment call-out user-interface control identifies the commenter responsible for making the corresponding comment.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the apparatus to;

present, on a display that is in communication with the computer, a slide presentation in a reading mode user interface of a presentation application program, the reading mode user interface being configured to represent, for a first slide in the slide presentation,

a first slide placeholder comprising first slide content and a comment call-out user interface control configured to provide an indication that a corresponding comment exists, the indication identifying a commenter, and

a first notes placeholder adjacent to the first slide placeholder and comprising first presentation notes that provide context for the first slide content, a comment placeholder that identifies the commenter and that is configured to show the corresponding comment, a first user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause the corresponding comment to be deleted, and a second user interface control that, when selected, is configured to cause a reply to the corresponding comment to be added,

the first slide placeholder and the first notes placeholder being represented as a first cohesive presentation object; and

provide a navigation model for switching between the first cohesive presentation object and another cohesive presentation object;

receive, via the reading mode user interface, an input to utilize the navigation model to switch from the first slide in the slide presentation to a second slide in the slide presentation, the second slide being represented as a second cohesive presentation object comprising second slide content in a second slide placeholder; and

in response to receiving the input to utilize the navigation model to switch from the first slide in the slide presentation to the second slide in the slide presentation, advance the slide presentation from the first slide to the second slide by moving the first cohesive presentation object out of a view and the second cohesive presentation object into the view.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to scale the second slide placeholder to be larger than the first slide placeholder.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to:

receive, via the reading mode user interface, an input to utilize the navigation model to switch from the second slide in the slide presentation to a third slide in the slide presentation, the third slide being represented as a third cohesive presentation object comprising third slide content in a third slide placeholder and third presentation notes in a third presentation notes placeholder;

in response to the input to utilize the navigation model to switch from the second slide in the slide presentation to a third slide in the slide presentation, advance the slide presentation from the second slide to the third slide by moving the second cohesive presentation object out of the view and the third cohesive presentation object into the view; and

scale the third slide placeholder to be smaller than the second slide placeholder to accommodate the third notes placeholder in the view.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to at least one of:

cause the computer to display the corresponding comment in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control;

or

cause the computer to highlight the corresponding comment in response to receiving the selection of the comment call-out user interface control.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to cause the corresponding comment to be in focus in response to receiving a selection of the comment call-out user interface control.