Dynamic presentation prototyping and generation

• US 9,619,128 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2013
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Edge, Darren K., Yatani, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): Velez-Lopez, Mario M
• Application Number:
  US13/933,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20150007005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,380 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Some implementations may include a computing device to generate a presentation including a plurality of slides. The presentation may be generated based on an input file that includes commands from a presentation markup language. The commands may specify details associated with the presentation. The details may include a title and a background image associated with each of the plurality of slides, one or more points to be included in each of the plurality of slides, and a style associated with the each of the plurality of slides.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving scene input specifying a plurality of scenes associated with a presentation;

receiving content input specifying a content of at least one scene of the plurality of scenes;

generating, based at least in part on the scene input, the content input, and style input, the presentation comprising a plurality of slides having a hierarchical organization including a story level, a scene level, and a detail level; and

generating, based at least in part on linkage information, a plurality of linkages, including;

a first vertical linkage between a first slide at the story level and a second slide at the scene level; and

a second vertical linkage between the second slide at the scene level and a third slide at the detail level.

2. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the linkage information linking a particular scene with one or more additional scenes of the plurality of scenes;

receiving a plurality of points for inclusion in the particular scene; and

receiving structure information associated with the plurality of points, wherein the plurality of points are organized based on the structure information in the presentation.

3. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving navigation input while the presentation is being presented; and

dynamically displaying a specified portion of the presentation based on the navigation input without displaying other portions of the presentation.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the scene input, the linkage information, the content input, and the style input are specified in an input file using commands from a presentation markup language.

5. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the style input was not received; and

selecting a default style as the style input.

6. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

receiving point input specifying a plurality of visual points associated with a presentation;

receiving linkage input specifying one or more connections between at least two points of the plurality of visual points;

receiving content input specifying contents of at least one of the plurality of visual points;

receiving one or more edits associated with the presentation;

editing one or more of the plurality of visual points, the one or more connections, or the contents of at least one of the plurality of visual points based on the one or more edits;

generating the presentation based on the point input, the linkage input, the content input, and the one or more edits, the presentation comprising a plurality of slides having a hierarchical organization including a story level, a scene level, and a detail level; and

generating, based at least in part on the linkage input, a plurality of linkages, including;

a first vertical linkage between a first slide at the story level and a second slide at the scene level; and

a second vertical linkage between the second slide at the scene level and a third slide at the detail level.

7. The computing device as recited in claim 6, the acts further comprising:

entering a rehearsal mode in response to receiving an enter rehearsal mode command;

displaying one or more navigation controls to navigate the presentation; and

exiting the rehearsal mode in response to receiving an exit rehearsal mode command.

8. The computing device as recited in claim 6, wherein the generating the presentation comprises:

determining a default style in response to determining that style input was not received; and

generating the presentation based on the default style.

9. The computing device as recited in claim 6, wherein the generating the presentation comprises:

receiving style input specifying a style for the presentation; and

generating the presentation based on the style input.

10. The computing device as recited in claim 6, wherein:

the point input and the linkage input are specified in an input file using commands from a presentation markup language; and

the generating the presentation comprises;

parsing the input file for the commands; and

generating the presentation based on the commands in the input file.

11. The computing device as recited in claim 6, wherein the point input and the linkage input are specified using a graphical user interface.

12. A method comprising:

under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions to perform acts comprising;

parsing an input file comprising commands from a presentation markup language;

creating a plurality of slides having a hierarchical organization including a story level, a scene level, and a detail level;

generating, based at least in part on the input file, a plurality of linkages, including;

a first vertical linkage between a first slide at the story level and a second slide at the scene level; and

a second vertical linkage between the second slide at the scene level and a third slide at the detail level;

adding one or more points to at least one slide of the plurality of slides based on the commands;

adding a hyperlink to access a website to at least one slide of the plurality of slides based on the commands;

embedding media data into at least one slide of the plurality of slides based on the commands; and

applying a style specified by one of the commands to at least one of the plurality of slides.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising:

displaying the presentation;

displaying a navigation interface;

receiving a selection of navigation control; and

modifying a display of the presentation based at least in part on the selection.

14. The method as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising adding a verbal linkage cue to at least one of the plurality of slides based on the commands.

15. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the media data comprises at least one of audio data or video data.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 the acts further comprising adding a note to at least one of the plurality of slides based on the commands.

17. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein:

a first slide of the plurality of slides originated from a first presentation having a first style;

a second slide of the plurality of slides originated from a second presentation having a second style; and

the plurality of slides have a third style that is different from both the first style and the second style.

18. The method as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising linking one slide of the plurality of slides to at least one other slide of the plurality of slides.

19. The method as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising:

initiating presenting the presentation;

receiving navigation input; and

dynamically displaying a specified portion of the presentation based on the navigation input without displaying other portions of the presentation.

20. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the input file includes commands in the presentation markup language that describe the hierarchical organization of the plurality of slides.