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• FIG. 7 illustrates an example configuration of a computing device and environment that can be used to implement the modules and functions described herein.
• the systems and techniques described herein may be used to create presentations that are dynamic compared to traditional linear presentations.
• the presentations may include presentations that are dynamically alterable during rehearsal and delivery.
• a user may specify and manipulate the points to be made in the presentation and the relationships between the points.
• the user may select global style parameters (e.g., fonts, colors, spacing, and the like) independently or using suggested themes.
• the presentation media e.g., slide decks and/or other types of media
• the user may repeatedly review the presentation, tweak the presentation (e.g., by tweaking one or more of the points, relationships, or global style parameters), and re-generate the presentation media until the user is satisfied.
• the resulting presentation may support interaction with points in the presentation medium based on the relationships between the points to enable self-testing during rehearsal and flexible navigation during delivery.
• Presentations specified in such a manner may be edited and regenerated quickly using a rapid prototyping process, thereby providing a usable presentation quickly while supporting changes in presentation style and structure as the presentation evolves.
• the presentation media may be automatically generated to include rich navigation options reflecting the relationships between points, in ways that would be laborious to set up by hand and fragile (e.g., manually hyperlinking slides) in response to structural changes.
• the systems and techniques described herein may be deployed equally effectively on a variety of platforms, from desktop computers, to laptop computers, to touch-based tablet devices, enabling authoring capabilities that are idea-based rather than style-based, that support casual entry that is not labor intensive, and where touchscreen capabilities may be supported to enable dynamic navigation rather than linear presentation.
• the computing device 102 may be coupled to the display device 108, such as a monitor.
• the display device 108 may include a touchscreen.
• the computing device 102 may be a desktop computing device, a laptop computing device, a tablet computing device, a wireless phone, a media playback device, a media recorder, another type of computing device, or any combination thereof.
• the computing device 102 may include one or more processors 110 and one or more computer readable media 112.
• the computer readable media 112 may include instructions that are organized into modules and that are executable by the one or more processors 110 to perform various functions.
• the computer readable media 112 may include an authoring module 114, a generation module 116, and a presentation module 118.
• the authoring module 114 may enable a user of the computing device 102 to author a presentation 120 by specifying points to be made, the relationships between the points, and styles associated with the points.
• the generation module 116 may enable the user to generate the presentation 120 after authoring the presentation 120.
• the presentation module 118 may enable the user to present the presentation 120 using a display device, such as the display device 108. If the user does not specify a style for the presentation 120, one or more of the modules 114, 116, or 118 may select a default style.
• the presentation 120 may include one or more slides, such as a first slide 122 to an Nth slide 124 (where N>1).
• Each of the N slides may include one or more points 126, text 128, one or more images 130, media data 132, links 134, or any combination thereof.
• the points 126 may include one or more primary concepts or ideas that are to be conveyed to the audience.
• the points 126 may be conveyed using one or more of the text 128, the images 130, or the media data 132.
• the text 128 may include text that specifies details associated with one or more of the points 126.
• the modules 114, 116, or 118 may generate a graphical user interface that enables a user to specify details associated with the presentation, such as a title, one or more points, and one or more graphics for each portion (e.g., slide) of the presentation.
• a simple presentation markup language may be provided to enable a user to specify titles and points for each slide included in a presentation.
• An example of a PML that enables a user to specify details associated with the presentation is provided in Table 2.
• the PML described in Table 2 may support the development of high-level scenes illustrated with full-bleed images, the expansion of scenes into points, the expansion of points into sub-points, supporting files, media, and/or web pages, and the preparation of links between scenes.
• each block represents one or more operations that can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
• the blocks represent computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform the recited operations.
• computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, modules, components, data structures, and the like that perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types.
• the order in which the blocks are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described operations can be combined in any order and/or in parallel to implement the processes.
• the processes 300, 400, 500, and 600 are described with reference to the architectures 100 and 200 as described above, although other models, frameworks, systems and environments may implement these processes.
• FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of an example process that includes specifying and revising a presentation according to some implementations.
• the architecture 300 describes how a user may create and refine a presentation.
• the user may generate the presentation.
• the user may use the generation module 116 to generate the presentation 120.
• FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an example process that includes specifying details associated with a presentation according to some implementations.
• the process 400 may be performed by the authoring module 114 of FIG. 1.
• verbal points may be specified.
• a verbal point may be an idea that is to be conveyed verbally by the presenter.
• a verbal point may be used to introduce the presentation, to transition from one slide to another slide during the presentation, or to make another type of point.
• the authoring module 114 may be used to add cues (e.g., text, images, and/or media data) to prompt the presenter to convey verbal points.
• styles associated with the presentation may be specified.
• the authoring module 14 may be used to specify styles associated with each of the slides 122 to 124, such as fonts, colors, background images, foreground images, or other styles associated with presentations.
• the presentation may be generated.
• the generation module 116 may be used to generate the presentation 120 after the user has completed specifying the contents of the presentation 120.
• the user may use the authoring module to author a presentation using a PML (e.g., the PML illustrated in Table 1), a graphical user interface, or other authoring tool and then generate the presentation 120 using the generation module 116 based on the authoring.
• the user may review the generated presentation and repeat one or more of blocks 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, or 412 until the user is satisfied with the resulting presentation.
• a presentation may be viewed as a set of points to be communicated through visuals with or without accompanying speech.
• the points may be made in the presentation using text, images, media data, or other forms of media such as diagrams, photos, videos, web pages, etc.
• a particular point may be followed by related points at the same level of abstraction as the particular point, or by secondary points (e.g., sub-points) that expand on the particular point by providing more details, evidence, or examples.
• Some points may be grouped at higher levels, leading to a hierarchical structure in which the points at a particular level may be ordered to achieve a particular effect (e.g., the presentation of an argument).
• a presentation may include a hierarchy in which a title slide is the root, while remaining slides may be children of the root.
• the bullets and other non-title visual elements of a slide may be the children of the title, and the notes of the slide may be children of slide elements or the slide title.
• modifying the structure may be difficult and/or time consuming. For example, the user may spend a large amount of time (e.g., several minutes) to convert a slide to a bullet or vice-versa.
• the authoring module 114 may enable the user to specify logical relationships (e.g., sequence, transition, hierarchy, and the like) between points without committing to any arrangement or styling.
• the user merely modifies the relationship between points and re-generates the presentation using the generation module 116.
• the structure of the presentation 120 may be altered in a few seconds using the authoring module 114 as compared to a few minutes to alter the structure using a conventional presentation generation application.
• the authoring module 114 may enable the user to specify a visual theme for the presentation 120.
• the visual theme may include fonts and colors to be used for the presentation as well as spatial layout rules for the arrangement of points.
• the generation of the presentation 120 using the generation module 116 may go beyond direct manipulation of object placement (e.g., as per the What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) paradigm) to support an automated layout guided by principles of graphic and narrative design.
• the presentation 120 may be specified using a simple markup language (e.g., similar to the PML of Table 1) or through a graphical editor that supports the hierarchical layout, styling, and restructuring of points (e.g., using a What You See Is What You Mean (WYSIWYM) paradigm).
• a simple markup language e.g., similar to the PML of Table 1
• WYSIWYM What You See Is What You Mean
• FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an example process that includes generating a presentation based on a specification according to some implementations.
• the process 500 may be performed by the generation module 116 of FIG. 1.
• a file that includes a presentation specification may be parsed.
• the file may include PML commands (e.g., from Table 1) that specify details associated with a specification that is to be generated.
• the file may be generated by the user or by a graphical user interface provided by the authoring module 114.
• appropriate design rules may be loaded.
• the design rules may map an abstract presentation structure (e.g., points, scenes, and their corresponding relationships) into various representational forms, e.g., slides, web pages, handouts, canvas layouts and the like.
• the design rules may include styling principles as proportional spacing, in which the points of a slide are distributed equally across the height of the slide or the child points surrounding a parent point in a spatial canvas layout are placed at equal angular intervals around the parent point.
• the styling principles may be used to automatically create aesthetic layouts in terms of the relative sizes and distances between presentation points.
• the golden ratio 1.618 may be used to scale font sizes and inter-point spacing across levels of a presentation point hierarchy.
• Calculating the visual weight of visual elements (e.g., amount of inked type) and the corresponding centers of mass of the visual elements may provide visual representations that are balanced with respect to the center of the display.
• the stylistic and spatial relationships between visual elements may vary in accordance with the actions of the presenter while being constrained by the design rules.
• the presentation may be generated.
• the generation module 116 may be used to generate the presentation 120.
• At 508 at least some elements of the presentation may be arranged and/or styled.
• the user may review the generated presentation 120, tweak one or more elements of the presentation 120 by modifying an arrangement of the points, a style associated with the presentation 120, or both.
• At 510 at least some elements may be linked.
• the user may link at least some elements of the presentation 120 by linking points or slides with others points or slides in the presentation 120 or by adding hyperlinks to content external to the presentation 120, such as external files, internet sites, etc.
• the presentation may be saved. For example, in FIG. 1, once the user has generated the presentation 120 and is satisfied with the generated presentation 120, the user may save the presentation 120 (e.g., in the computer readable media 112 or 132).
• the modules 114, 116, or 118 may enable a content and story-centered approach to specifying the presentation 120.
• the modules 114, 116, or 118 may enable the generation of multiple media representations of a particular presentation.
• the generation module 116 may be used to generate different types of presentations, such as a set of web pages suitable for display on a website, a slide deck (e.g., Microsoft® PowerPointTM) for display using a computing device, a canvas layout (e.g., Microsoft® Expression StudioTM), a slide deck suitable for display on a computing device with display constraints (e.g., tablet device or mobile phone), a video (e.g., a movie), or some other presentation medium.
• the generation module 116 may generate the presentation 120 with a structure of points that supports complex navigation such that the presenter can dynamically create a presentation tailored for a particular audience while presenting the presentation. For example, based on information (e.g., current events), audience comments and/or questions, or the like, the presenter can navigate the presentation 120 to go into more depth on some points while skipping or skimming over other points, without the audience being aware that the presenter is dynamically customizing the presentation 120.
• the presentation 120 may be created by compiling the presentation specification into an extensible markup language (XML) of a document format using software tools, such as an Open XML software development kit (SDK).
• XML extensible markup language
• SDK Open XML software development kit
• the slides 122 to 124 may include a title, bullet points, media content, and spatial regions (e.g., slide borders) that support hyperlink-based navigation between the slides 122 to 124 according to the structure of the points in the presentation 120.
• the user may specify the structure of the points by specifying relationships between the points using the authoring module 114.
• the modules 114, 116, or 118 may enable hyperlink relationships between points to be quickly specified and modified.
• FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an example process that includes presenting a presentation based on a specification according to some implementations.
• the process 600 may be performed by the presentation module 118 of FIG. 1.
• a rehearsal mode may be entered.
• the presentation may be reviewed.
• visual points and verbal points in the presentation may be navigated to rehearse the presentation.
• rehearsal mode may be exited.
• the user may use the presentation module 118 to enter a rehearsal mode to rehearse the presentation 120.
• the rehearsal mode the user may navigate the points 126, including verbal points and visual points, of the presentation 120.
• the rehearsal mode may be used to familiarize the presenter with the structure and flow of the presentation 120. After the presenter has completed rehearsing the presentation 120, the presenter may exit the rehearsal mode.
• delivery mode may be entered.
• the visual points and/or the verbal points may be navigated while presenting the presentation.
• the user may enter the delivery mode and present the presentation 120, including navigating the points 126 using the links 134.
• a delivery mode (or generated file) may not include some material prepared for rehearsal because some material may be intended for the speaker but not the audience (e.g., private notes).
• the presentation module 118 may provide various modes, including a rehearsal mode in which the presenter can rehearse the presentation and a delivery mode in which the presenter can deliver the presentation.
• a rehearsal mode in which the presenter can rehearse the presentation
• a delivery mode in which the presenter can deliver the presentation.
• FIG. 7 illustrates an example configuration of a computing device 700 and environment that can be used to implement the modules and functions described herein.
• the computing device 102 or the server 104 may include an architecture that is similar to or based on the computing device 700.
• the processor 702 may be a single processing unit or a number of processing units, all of which may include single or multiple computing units or multiple cores.
• the processor 702 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions.
• the processor 702 may be configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 704, mass storage devices 712, or other computer-readable media.
• Memory 704 and mass storage devices 712 are examples of computer storage media for storing instructions, which are executed by the processor 702 to perform the various functions described above.
• memory 704 may generally include both volatile memory and non-volatile memory (e.g., RAM, ROM, or the like).
• mass storage devices 712 may generally include hard disk drives, solid-state drives, removable media, including external and removable drives, memory cards, flash memory, floppy disks, optical disks (e.g., CD, DVD), a storage array, a network attached storage, a storage area network, or the like.
• Both memory 704 and mass storage devices 712 may be collectively referred to as memory or computer storage media herein, and may be capable of storing computer-readable, processor-executable program instructions as computer program code that can be executed by the processor 702 as a particular machine configured for carrying out the operations and functions described in the implementations herein.
• the authoring module 114, the generation module 116, the presentation module 118, the presentation 120, other modules 716 and other data 718, or portions thereof may be implemented using any form of computer-readable media that is accessible by the computing device 700.
• “computer-readable media” includes computer storage media and communication media.
• Computer storage media includes non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data.
• Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to store information for access by a computing device.
• communication media may embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave.
• computer storage media does not include communication media.
• the computing device 700 may also include one or more communication interfaces 706 for exchanging data with other devices, such as via a network, direct connection, or the like, as discussed above.
• the communication interfaces 806 can facilitate communications within a wide variety of networks and protocol types, including wired networks (e.g., LAN, cable, etc.) and wireless networks (e.g., WLAN, cellular, satellite, etc.), the Internet and the like.
• Communication interfaces 806 can also provide communication with external storage (not shown), such as in a storage array, network attached storage, storage area network, or the like.
• a display device 708, such as a monitor may be included in some implementations for displaying information and images to users.
• Other I/O devices 810 may be devices that receive various inputs from a user and provide various outputs to the user, and may include a keyboard, a remote controller, a mouse, a printer, audio input/output devices, voice input, and so forth.
• Memory 704 may include modules and components for training machine learning algorithms (e.g., PRFs) or for using trained machine learning algorithms according to the implementations described herein.
• the memory 704 may include multiple modules (e.g., the modules 114, 116, and 118) to perform various functions.
• the memory 704 may also include other modules 716 that implement other features and other data 718 that includes intermediate calculations and the like.
• the other modules 716 may include various software, such as an operating system, drivers, communication software, or the like.
• module can represent program code (and/or declarative-type instructions) that performs specified tasks or operations when executed on a processing device or devices (e.g., CPUs or processors).
• the program code can be stored in one or more computer-readable memory devices or other computer storage devices.
• this disclosure provides various example implementations, as described and as illustrated in the drawings. However, this disclosure is not limited to the implementations described and illustrated herein, but can extend to other implementations, as would be known or as would become known to those skilled in the art. Reference in the specification to "one implementation,” “this implementation,” “these implementations” or “some implementations” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described is included in at least one implementation, and the appearances of these phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same implementation.

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