US 5,473,744 AGranted

Computer-assisted interactive method and apparatus for making a multi-media presentation

AssigneeOptical Magnetic Imaging Corporation

InventorsDavid Allen, Brian Leader, Thomas Reiter

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Abstract

A computer-assisted method for presenting a multi-media plurality of elements. Each element, including, for example, video images, still images and documents, is stored by assigned index number in an appropriate input device such as a VHS recorder or laser disk reader (video and stills) or an optical or magnetic disk reader (documents). The input devices are addressed by such index numbers to thereby call up and display selected elements in a WINDOWS format. The format is adjustable from a basic default setting to enable the user to customize frames prior to entry into a script buffer. Thereafter the script buffer is addressable, permitting the frames constituting the presentation to be entered into a script file in a preferred presentation sequence. The presentation is made by addressing the script file to recall selected frames. The method allows the user to preview frames one at a time and allows the user to reformat each frame prior to public display.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An interactive method for making a presentation comprising visual elements selected from text, graphics, still and motion video on at least one remote passive computer display comprising the steps of:

a) assembling said visual elements by (i) assigning a unique index to each of said elements and (ii) loading each of said elements into a predetermined input device by said unique index, (iii) then repeating steps i and ii until said visual elements have been indexed and loaded, then (iv) addressing said input devices by selected index members so that selected elements are displayed at discrete, addressable sections on a first active computer display, then (v) viewing said selected elements on said first active computer display, then (vi) making a select/reject decision with respect to each of said displayed elements, then (vii) repeating steps iv through vi until a frame comprising at least one visual element located at a predetermined discrete addressable section thereof is formed;
then
b) storing said frame in a script buffer;
and then
c) repeating steps a and b until a plurality of frames constituting a presentation is accumulated in said buffer;
then
d) displaying said presentation on a second active computer display by recalling a predetermined frame from said buffer;
then
e) reviewing said frame on said second active computer display while blanking said frame on at least one remote passive computer display;
then
f) independently addressing said discrete sections of said frame;
then
g) selectively editing said visual elements of said frame;
then
h) displaying said selectively adjusted frame on said at least one remote passive computer display;
and then
i) repeating steps d through g until a predetermined presentation has been displayed on said at least one remote computer display.

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Interactive apparatus for making a presentation comprising visual elements selected from text, graphics, still and motion video on at least one remote passive computer display comprising, in combination:

a) means for assembling said visual elements including (i) means for assigning a unique index to each of said elements, (ii) a plurality of input devices for receiving said indexed elements, (iii) means for loading each of said elements into preselected ones of said input devices, (iv) means for addressing said input devices by selected index numbers to recall selected elements, (v) a first active display for displaying said recalled elements at discrete, addressable sections thereof and (vi) means for making a select/reject decision with respect to each of said displayed elements;
b) a script buffer for storing at least one frame comprising selected visual elements;
c) a second active computer display;
d) means for recalling predetermined frames from said script buffer for review on said second active computer display;
and
e) means associated with said second active computer display for selectively blanking a frame on said at least one remote passive computer display;
f) means for independently addressing said discrete addressable sections of said recalled frames;
g) means for selectively editing said discrete sections of said frame:
and
h) means for selectively displaying said edited frames on said at least one remote passive computer display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/271,237Filed 6 Jul 1994 · continuation
Priority: 28 Sep 1992
Granted: 5 Dec 1995
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G09B 5/065
With both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied: combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes,…
G06F 16/40
Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor: of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and…
G09B 5/14
Providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations: with provision for individual teacher-student communication
G09B
Educational or demonstration appliances