Customizing a presentation based on preferences of an audience

• US 9,582,808 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2013
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bhogal, Kulvir S., Boss, Gregory J., Hamilton, Rick A. II, Sand, Anne R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Heffington, John M
• Application Number:
  US14/076,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20140100927A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,205 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 9/10 involving different-sized wheels, e.g. rear sprocket chain wheels selectively engaged by the chain, belt, or the like bicycle hubs rotatably arranged on axle B60B27/023
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 9/105 involving front sprocket chain-wheels engaged by the chain, belt or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 9/12 the chain, belt, or the like being laterally shiftable , e.g. using a rear derailleur
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A data processing system and computer program product for customizing a presentation. A set of individual preferences for each individual of a plurality of individuals to form a set of audience preferences is determined, wherein each preference in the set of individual preferences is associated with one of a plurality of versions of the presentation. A set of versions of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation is selected based on the set of audience preferences. The set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation is presented.

Claims

1. A data processing computer system for customizing a presentation comprising:

a bus;

a communications unit connected to the bus;

a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device stores program code; and

a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit is configured to run the program code to;

determine a set of individual preferences for each individual of a plurality of individuals to form a set of audience preferences, wherein each preference in the set of individual preferences is associated with one of a plurality of versions of the presentation;

select a first set of slides of a first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on a first set of audience preferences and a different second set of slides of a different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on a second set of audience preferences to form a set of versions of the presentation, wherein selection criteria includes criteria comprising;

exceeding a threshold number of individuals of an audience for a specified skill level and preference, exceeding a threshold percentage of individuals of the audience for the specified skill level and preference, reaching a majority of individuals of the audience for the specified skill level and preference, receiving a largest number of votes from the audience for the specified skill level and preference, and the set of individual preferences for a specific individual; and

present the first version to a corresponding first portion of the audience and the different second version of the set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation to a corresponding second portion of the audience concurrently.

2. The data processing computer system of claim 1, wherein an individual preference in the set of individual preferences for an individual comprises a skill level of the individual associated with a type of content in the presentation.

3. The data processing computer system of claim 1, wherein in being configured to run the program code to select the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the first set of audience preferences and the different second set of slides of the different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the second set of audience preferences to form the set of versions of the presentation, the processor unit is configured to run the program code to select the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation in response to determining that a largest number of the set of audience preferences is associated with the first version of the presentation.

4. The data processing computer system of claim 1, wherein in being configured to run the program code to select the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the first set of audience preferences and the different second set of slides of the different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the second set of audience preferences to form the set of versions of the presentation, the processor unit is configured to run the program code to select a version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the set of individual preferences for an individual in the plurality of individuals and wherein in being configured to run the program code to present the set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation, the processor unit is configured to run the program code to present at least one of the first version and the different second version of the presentation on a mobile device.

5. The data processing computer system of claim 1, wherein in being configured to run the program code to present the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the first set of audience preferences and the different second set of slides of the different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the second set of audience preferences to form the set of versions of the presentation, the processor unit is configured to run the program code to present the first set of slides, and wherein the processor unit is further configured to run the program code to present on a mobile device the different second set of slides based on the set of individual preferences for an individual of the plurality of individuals.

6. A computer program product for customizing a presentation comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage device;

program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for determining a set of individual preferences for each individual of a plurality of individuals to form a set of audience preferences, wherein each preference in the set of individual preferences is associated with one of a plurality of versions of the presentation;

program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for selecting a first set of slides of a first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on a first set of audience preferences and a different second set of slides of a different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on a second set of audience preferences to form a set of versions of the presentation, wherein selection criteria includes criteria comprising;

exceeding a threshold number of individuals of an audience for a specified skill level and preference, exceeding a threshold percentage of individuals of the audience for the specified skill level and preference, reaching a majority of individuals of the audience for the specified skill level and preference, receiving a largest number of votes from the audience for the specified skill level and preference, and the set of individual preferences for a specific individual; and

program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting the first version to a corresponding first portion of the audience and the different second version of the set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation to a corresponding second portion of the audience concurrently.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein a preference in the set of individual preferences for an individual comprises a skill level of the individual associated with a type of content in the presentation.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for selecting the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the first set of audience preferences and the different second set of slides of the different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the second set of audience preferences to form the set of versions of the presentation further comprises program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for selecting the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation in response to determining that a largest number of the set of audience preferences is associated with the first version of the presentation.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for selecting the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the first set of audience preferences and the different second set of slides of the different second version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on the second set of audience preferences to form the set of versions of the presentation further comprises program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for selecting a version of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation based on a set of individual preferences for an individual in the plurality of individuals and wherein the program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting the set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation further comprises program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting at least one of the first version and the different second version of the presentation on a mobile device.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting the first set of slides of the first version of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation further comprises program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting the first set of slides and further comprising program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage device, for presenting on a mobile device the different second set of slides based on the set of individual preferences for an individual of the plurality of individuals.