Remote control having a touch pad operable in a pad-to-screen mapping mode for highlighting preselected parts of a slide displayed on a display screen
AssigneeInterlink Electronics, Inc.
InventorsTamio Mori, William Allen Yates
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting slides and images includes a display screen for displaying the slides one at a time, and a software program operable for enabling an operator to associate highlighting with preselected parts of the slides. A remote control includes a touch pad operable with the software program and the display screen for mapping touch pad portions to the preselected parts of the slides. The touch pad is further operable with the display screen for highlighting a preselected part of a slide being displayed on the display screen in response to the touch pad portion corresponding to the preselected part of the slide being touched.
Claims21
A system for presenting slides, the system comprising:
- a display screen operable for displaying a slide;
- and
- a touch pad having touch pad portions mapped to respective preselected parts of the slide, wherein the touch pad is operable with the display screen such that a preselected part of the slide is highlighted in response to the touch pad portion corresponding to the preselected part of the slide being touched.
A system for presenting slides, the system comprising:
- associating means for enabling an operator to associate highlighting with preselected parts of slides;
- a display screen operable for displaying the slides one at a time;
- and
- a touch pad operable with the associating means and the display screen for mapping touch pad portions to the preselected parts of a slide being displayed on the display screen, wherein the touch pad is further operable with the display screen for highlighting a preselected part of the slide being displayed on the display screen in response to the touch pad portion corresponding to the preselected part of the slide being touched.
A method for presenting a slide using a remote control having a touch pad, the method comprising:
- preselecting parts of a slide for highlighting;
- associating highlighting with the preselected parts of the slide;
- mapping touch pad portions to the preselected parts of the slide;
- displaying the slide on a display screen;
- and
- highlighting a preselected part of the slide in response to the touch pad portion corresponding to the preselected part of the slide being touched.
A remote control for controlling a display screen displaying a slide, the remote control comprising:
- a position sensing device operable for mapping position sensing device portions to preselected parts of a slide being displayed on the display screen, wherein the position sensing device is further operable for highlighting a preselected part of the slide being displayed on the display screen in response to the position sensing device portion corresponding to the preselected part of the slide being touched.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.