On-demand presentation graphical user interface

• US RE38,609 E1
• Filed: 02/06/2002
• Issued: 10/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: WebEx Communications Incorporated (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Eric, Schoeneman, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Ba
• Application Number:
  US10/072,832
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• Field of Search: 345/716, 345/717, 345/719, 345/720, 345/721, 345/722, 345/723, 345/730, 345/731, 345/733, 345/838
• US Class Current: 715/730
• 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 29/06 characterised by a protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/36 involving the display of network or application conditions affecting the network application to the application user graphical user interfaces for network management H04L41/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

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 41wherein 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 video window for showing a video of a presentation;

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 14further comprising a video window for showing a video of said presentationwherein 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.

16. The GUI as in claim 14wherein selection of said image portion of a thumbnail causes a slide associated with said thumbnail to appear in said slide regionfurther comprising an information window containing information related to said presentation.

17. The GUI as claimed in claim 1514wherein 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 usedsaid video region further includes “

next slide” and

“

previous slide”

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

22. The article of manufacture as in claim 2116wherein 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.

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.