Storage of projected presentations
View Patent ↗A method and system for capturing real-time digital image data that is in rasterized form. A digital source sends rasterized data to a storage device, which passes the rasterized data to a display device. The rasterized data is then converted into a page format, such as PowerPoint™ formatted slides, based on changes in the rasterized data. If the data changes quickly enough, the storage device converts the rasterized data into a motion picture format. Otherwise, the rasterized data is stored as a single page static image.
1. A storage device for capturing a digital presentation, the storage device comprising:
a buffer for storing a first page of rasterized data from a digital source;
a timer for timing a receipt of a next page of rasterized data; and
a data converter for storing the first page and the next page of rasterized data as a moving image if the next page of rasterized data is received during a pre-determined period of time after storing the first page of rasterized data, and for storing the first page of rasterized data as a single image if the next page is received after the pre-determined period of time.
2. The storage device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an evaluator for determining if a digital data received at the storage device is rasterized data;
a data converter for converting rasterized data into a format suitable for an application program; and
a file assimilator for assembling the converted rasterized data into a single file.
3. The storage device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a converter for converting an audio input into a digital audio format, the digital audio being stored by the file assimilator such that the digital audio is associated with a corresponding page of video.
4. A method for capturing a digital presentation, the method comprising:
storing a first page of rasterized data from a digital source;
timing a receipt of a next page of rasterized data;
storing the first page and the next page of rasterized data as a moving image if the next page of rasterized data is received during a pre-determined period of time after storing the first page of rasterized data; and
storing the first page of rasterized data as a single image if the next page is received after the pre-determined period of time.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
determining if a digital data received at the storage device is rasterized data;
converting rasterized data into a format suitable for an application program; and
assembling the converted rasterized data into a single file.
6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
converting an audio input into a digital audio format, the digital audio being stored by the file assimilator such that the digital audio is associated with a corresponding page of video.
7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
capturing a cursor movement from the digital source; and
combining the cursor movement with the first and next page of rasterized data as the moving image.
8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: transmitting the converted rasterized data directly from the storage device to a network device.
9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the rasterized data is sourced from multiple files.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the multiple files are different PowerPoint files.