System and Method for Controlling Presentations Using a Multimodal Interface

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, result in the processor performing operations comprising:
• processing, prior to presentation of a media presentation, the media presentation to enable content searchability as part of a speech dialog;
• receiving from a presenter during presentation of the media presentation, at a computing device having a first display screen, a spoken request;
• while simultaneously displaying the media presentation to an audience on a second display screen that is physically separate from the first display screen, displaying to the presenter on the first display screen, and not to the audience on the second display screen, graphical views of each of a plurality of segments in response to the spoken request;
• receiving a selection of one of the graphical views, to yield a selected segment from the plurality of segments;
• and
• based on the selection, displaying to the audience the selected segment on the second display screen.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, result in the computing device performing operations comprising:

• processing, prior to presentation of a media presentation, the media presentation to enable content searchability as part of a speech dialog;
• receiving from a presenter during presentation of the media presentation, at a computing device having a first display screen, a spoken request;
• while simultaneously displaying the media presentation to an audience on a second display screen that is physically separate from the first display screen, displaying to the presenter on the first display screen, and not to the audience on the second display screen, graphical views of each of a plurality of segments in response to the spoken request;
• receiving a selection of one of the graphical views, to yield a selected segment from the plurality of segments;
• and
• based on the selection, displaying to the audience the selected segment on the second display screen.