Portable presentation system and methods for use therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9866794-B2
Application number	US-201715417317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2005
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A method and assembly for sharing information in a conference space, the assembly comprising a display configuration including presentation surface area juxtaposed within the conference space for viewing by an audience, the surface area including at least first and second adjacent presentation sub-spaces, a processor programmed to perform the steps of presenting an interface on the surface area useable to generate session images within at least one of the sub-spaces, the interface including a panel section in which a separate panel icon for each of the session images created during a session is presented, the interface further including a separate space on the surface area associated with each of the sub-spaces, the interface facilitating selection and dragging of panel icons to locations associated with the sub-spaces to control the images presented in each of the sub-spaces, wherein, when a panel icon is dragged to a space, an image currently associated with the sub-space is replaced at the sub-space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A collaboration system for sharing digital content among a plurality of session attendees, the collaboration system comprising:
at least a first presentation device including at least a first presentation surface for presenting content to conference attendees in a space, the at least a first presentation surface including at least first and second independent presentation spaces for presenting content;
at least a first processor associated with the at least a first presentation device for controlling content presented in the presentation spaces;
at least a first interface linked to the processor, the at least a first interface enabling at least a first attendee to control content presented in the presentation spaces, the interface further enabling at least the first attendee to store session content as a session content set that correlates content presented in the presentation spaces with associated presentation spaces, the interface further enabling at least the first attendee to reaccess and re-present a session content set at a subsequent time on the at least a first presentation surface where, the processor presents content from a selected session content set in the same presentation spaces that the content was in when the session content set was most recently stored.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the presentation surface further includes N presentation spaces where N is greater than 2 and wherein the processor presents content from the selected content set in each of the N presentation spaces that the content was in when the session content was most recently stored.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein at least the first user can use the interface to modify N.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the interface is presented on the at least a first presentation device and includes a panel section where at least some session content is presented as thumbnail icons upon storage and wherein the processor re-presents the panel section including thumbnail icons upon re-presentation of the session content set.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least a first presentation device includes at least first and second different presentation devices that present the at least first and second presentation spaces, respectively.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein each of the presentation devices includes an electronic display screen.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least a first presentation device that presents the first and second presentation spaces includes a single presentation device that presents first and second independent presentation spaces.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the at least a first presentation device includes an electronic display screen.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least a first presentation device includes a touch sensitive display.

10. The system of claim 1 further including at least a second presentation device including at least a second presentation surface for presenting content to conference attendees in a second space, the at least a second presentation surface including at least first and second independent presentation spaces for presenting content, the second presentation device located remote from the first presentation device;
a second processor associated with the at least a second presentation device for controlling content presented in the presentation spaces provided on the second presentation surface, the second processor linked to the first processor and for controlling content on the second presentation surface so that the content on the second presentation surface replicates the content on the first presentation surface substantially in real time.

11. The system of claim 10 further including at least a second interface linked to the second processor, the at least a second interface enabling at least a second attendee to control content presented in the presentation spaces on the second presentation surface, the second interface further enabling at least the second attendee to store session content as a session content set that correlates content presented in the presentation spaces on the second presentation surface with associated presentation spaces, the second interface further enabling at least the second attendee to reaccess and re-present a session content set at a subsequent time on the at least a second presentation surface where, the second processor presents content from a selected session content set in the same presentation spaces that the content was in when the session content set was most recently stored via the second interface.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein each of the first and second presentation surfaces is touch sensitive so that users interact with content in the presentation spaces via touch.

13. The system of claim 1 further including:
at least a second presentation device including at least a second presentation surface for presenting content to conference attendees in a second space, the at least a second presentation surface including less presentation spaces than the first presentation device, the second presentation device located remote from the first presentation device; and
a second processor associated with the at least a second presentation device for controlling content presented in the presentation spaces provided on the second presentation surface, the second processor linked to the first processor and for controlling content on the second presentation surface so that the content substantially replicates at least a portion of the content on the first presentation surface, differences between content presented on the first and second presentation surfaces indicated on at least the first presentation surface.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein differences between content presented on the first and second presentation surfaces is indicated on each of the first and second presentation surfaces.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface is usable to change the dimensions of the presentation spaces.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein at least some of the presentation content includes dynamic content presented as output from an application program.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface is usable to move the presentations spaces to different locations on the first presentation surface.

18. A collaboration system for sharing digital content among a plurality of session attendees, the collaboration system comprising:
at least a first presentation device including at least a first presentation surface for presenting content to conference attendees in a first space, the at least a first presentation surface capable of providing a plurality of independent presentation spaces for presenting content;
at least a second presentation device including at least a second presentation surface for presenting content to conference attendees in a second space that is remote from the first space, the at least a second presentation surface capable of providing a plurality of independent presentation spaces for presenting content;
at least a first processor for controlling content presented in the presentation spaces provided by the first and second presentation devices;
at least a first interface linked to the processor, the at least a first interface enabling at least a first attendee to control content presented in the presentation spaces, the interface further enabling at least the first attendee to store session content as a session content set that correlates content presented in the presentation spaces with associated presentatio

Assignees

• Steelcase Inc

Inventors

• Dunn Michael H
• Hutchinson Ian G
• Hildebrandt Peter W

Classifications

• G06F3/0481

  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 title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title