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

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.

An interactive method for making a customized presentation on a first computer display based upon a prepared script file containing a plurality of frames, at least one of the plurality of frames including at least one uniquely addressable visual element, the prepared script file interactively created by retrieving the at least one visual element and displaying the at least one visual element at a discrete addressable section on the first computer display and allowing one or more visual elements to be iteratively added to or deleted from the first computer display, the method comprising:

• reviewing the at least one frame on a second computer display while blanking the at least one frame on the first computer display;
• interactively editing the at least one frame on the second computer display;
• and
• displaying the at least one edited frame on the first computer display.

An interactive system for making a customized presentation on a first computer display based upon a prepared script file containing a plurality of frames, at least one of the plurality of frames including at least one uniquely addressable visual element, the prepared script file interactively created by retrieving the at least one visual element and displaying the at least one visual element at a discrete addressable section on the first computer display and allowing one or more visual elements to be iteratively added to or deleted from the first computer display, the stem comprising:

• means for reviewing the at least one frame on a second computer display while blanking the at least one frame on the first computer display;
• means for interactively editing the at least one frame on the second computer display;
• and
• means for displaying the at least one edited frame on the first computer display.

An interactive method for making a customized presentation on a first computer display based upon a prepared script file containing a plurality of frames, at least one of the plurality of frames including at least one uniquely addressable visual element, the prepared script file interactively created by retrieving the at least one visual element and displaying the at least one visual element at a discrete addressable section on the first computer display and allowing one or more visual elements to be iteratively added to or deleted from the first computer display, the method comprising:

• reviewing the at least one frame on a second computer display while blanking the at least one frame on the first computer display;
• interactively altering one or more display parameters of the at least one frame on the second computer display;
• and
• displaying the at least one altered frame on the first computer display.