Media timeline interaction

• US 8,407,596 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2009
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Yu, Sandy, Li, Barn-Wan, Chen, Jeffrey Chao-Nan, Huang, Allen Pin-Shiu, Zhao, Jason Xiaobo, Pearson, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): ULRICH, NICHOLAS S
• Application Number:
  US12/427,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20100275123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,434 Days
• Field of Search: 715/731, 715/732, 715/723, 715/202, 715/765, 715/724, 715/726, 715/730, 715/725, 715/964
• US Class Current: 715/731
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Media timeline interaction may be provided. An electronic presentation may comprise a media object. A user may select the media object within a presentation application and use an on-object user interface in conjunction with the application'"'"'s user interface to modify the media object. The user may also display the modified media object within the presentation application.

Claims

1. A method for providing media interaction, the method comprising:

inserting a media object into an electronic presentation;

selecting the media object within the electronic presentation;

displaying at least one first user interface control on the media object;

displaying at least one second user interface control in a command area of the electronic presentation;

modifying the media object according to a command received by at least one of the following;

the at least one first user interface control and the at least one second user interface control, wherein modifying the media object comprises;

determining whether the media object comprises a video clip, and

in response to determining that the media object comprises the video clip;

receiving a selection of at least one frame of the video clip,

converting the selected at least one frame of the video clip into an image, and

displaying the converted at least one frame of the video clip as a poster frame on a slide within the electronic presentation comprising the video clip; and

displaying the electronic presentation comprising the modified media object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media object comprises a media type comprising at least one of the following:

an image, an audio clip, and the video clip.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one first user interface control comprises a user interface control associated with the media type.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one second user interface control comprises a user interface control associated with the media type.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying at least one third user interface control on the media object during display of the electronic presentation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the media object comprises:

receiving a selection command from the at least one first user interface control comprising a selection of a portion of the media object;

receiving a modification command from the at least one second user interface control comprising a modification to be made to the selected portion of the media object; and

modifying the selected portion of the media object according to the received modification command.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising hiding at least one unselected portion of the media object during display of the electronic presentation.

8. A computer-readable storage device which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing media timeline interaction, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

displaying a first user interface control on a media object, wherein the first user interface control is operative to receive a selection of at least one time location of the media object, and wherein the first user interface control is operative to receive the selection of at least one time location of the media object comprises;

providing a timeline user interface control operative to allow selection of at least one frame of the media object, wherein the media object comprises a video clip;

displaying a second user interface control associated with a type of the media object, wherein the second user interface control is operative to receive a command to be performed on the selected portion of the media object;

and modifying the media object in accordance with the command received by the second user interface control, wherein modifying the media object comprises;

converting the selected at least one frame of the video clip into an image,

and displaying the converted at least one frame of the video clip as a poster frame on a slide within an electronic presentation comprising the video clip.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the media object is embedded in the electronic presentation.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

switching the electronic presentation from an editing mode to a slideshow mode;

displaying the slide comprising the modified media object; and

displaying a third user interface control on the modified media object operative to control display of the modified media object.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

playing the video clip within the electronic presentation;

receiving a command to stop playback of the video clip within the electronic presentation; and

redisplaying the converted at least one frame of the video clip as the poster frame on the slide.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein modifying the media object comprises at least one of the following:

removing the selected portion of the media object, removing an unselected portion of the media object, resizing the media object, adding a bookmark to the media object, changing a playback volume of the media object, and adding an overlay to the media object.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein adding the overlay to the media object comprises adding at least one text element as the overlay to the media object.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising hiding the first user interface control and the second user interface control when the media object is not selected.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising displaying a feedback text associated with modifying the media object.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second media object comprising a different media type; and

updating the second user interface control to display at least one command associated with the different media type of the second media object.

17. A system for editing a media object, the system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;

select the media object within a presentation application,

display an object interface on the media object,

receive a selection of at least a portion of the media object from the object interface,

display a ribbon interface associated with a type of the media object,

receive an edit command from the ribbon interface, wherein the ribbon interface is operative to display at least one edit option and wherein the at least one edit option comprises at least one of the following;

remove the selected portion of the media object, removing an unselected portion of the media object, resize the media object, add a bookmark to the media object, modify a playback volume of the media object, and add an overlay to the media object,

modify the media object according to the received edit command, wherein being operative to modify the media object comprises being operative to;

determine whether the media object comprises a video clip; and

in response to determining that the media object comprises a video clip, convert the selected at least one portion of the video clip into an image, wherein the selected at least one portion of the video clip comprises at least one frame of the video clip,

switch the presentation application to a slideshow mode, and

display the modified media object, wherein being operative to display the modified media object comprises being operative to display the converted at least one frame of the video clip as a poster frame on a slide within the presentation application.