User Interface For Presenting Presentations
A user interface and methods for presenting presentation pages are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method of the invention displays a first presentation page in a display area of a data processing system. Next, a second presentation page angles into the display area as the first presentation page angles out and turns off from the display area, as though they are sides of a revolving 3-D object. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
1 . A method to present a presentation on a data processing system, the method comprising:
displaying a first presentation page in a display area of the data processing system; and
phasing in a second presentation page into the display area while phasing out the first presentation page from the display area,
wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed through a transition of a three-dimensional (3-D) object.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed in an area larger than the display area.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the transition of the 3-D object.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the controlling comprises:
setting a speed of the transition of the 3-D object; and
setting a direction of the transition of the 3-D object.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the direction includes a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the method further comprises determining how the elements are moved off the display area.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to move off the display area.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the method further comprises determining how the elements appear on the display area.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to appear on the display area.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D cube and wherein the first presentation page is phased in via a first surface of the 3-D cube and the second presentation page phased out via a second surface of the 3-D cube.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising revolving the 3-D cube to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page, and wherein the number of presentation pages in a presentation file exceeds the number of sides of the 3-D cube.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D panel and wherein the first presentation page phased in via a first side of the 3-D panel and the second presentation page phased out via a second side of the 3-D panel.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising flipping the 3-D panel to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D object includes a plurality of tiles flipping or shimmering across the display area to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the flipping or shimmering is performed column by column or row by row.
16 . A method for presenting slide presentations on a data processing system, the method comprising:
displaying a first slide presentation in a display area of a screen; and
angling and turning the first slide presentation off the screen while a second slide presentation angling on the screen, as though the first and second slide presentations are sides of a revolving three-dimensional (3-D) object.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D object selected from the group consisting of:
a cube;
a panel; and
a plurality of tiles shimmering or flipping across the screen.
18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
controlling a speed of the revolving 3-D object; and
controlling a direction of the revolving 3-D object.
19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the revolving 3-D object occupies an area larger than the display area during the revolving.
20 . A machine-readable medium having executable code to cause a machine to perform a method to present a presentation on a data processing system, the method comprising:
displaying a first presentation page in a display area of the data processing system; and
phasing in a second presentation page into the display area while phasing out the first presentation page from the display area,
wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed through a transition of a three-dimensional (3-D) object.
21 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed in an area larger than the display area.
22 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the method further comprises controlling the transition of the 3-D object.
23 . The machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the controlling comprises:
setting a speed of the transition of the 3-D object; and
setting a direction of the transition of the 3-D object.
24 . The machine-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the direction includes a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.
25 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the first presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the method further comprises determining how the elements are moved off the display area.
26 . The machine-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to move off the display area.
27 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the second presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the method further comprises determining how the elements appear on the display area.
28 . The machine-readable medium of claim 27 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to appear on the display area.
29 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D cube and wherein the first presentation page is phased in via a first surface of the 3-D cube and the second presentation page phased out via a second surface of the 3-D cube.
30 . The machine-readable medium of claim 29 , wherein the method further comprises revolving the 3-D cube to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page, and wherein the number of presentation pages in a presentation file exceeds the number of sides of the 3-D cube.
31 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D panel and wherein the first presentation page phased in via a first side of the 3-D panel and the second presentation page phased out via a second side of the 3-D panel.
32 . The machine-readable medium of claim 31 , wherein the method further comprises flipping the 3-D panel to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
33 . The machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the 3-D object includes a plurality of tiles flipping or shimmering across the display area to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
34 . The machine-readable medium of claim 33 , wherein the flipping or shimmering is performed column by column or row by row.
35 . A machine-readable medium having executable code to cause a machine to perform a method to present a presentation on a data processing system, the method comprising:
displaying a first slide presentation in a display area of a screen; and
angling and turning the first slide presentation off the screen while a second slide presentation angling on the screen, as though the first and second slide presentations are sides of a revolving three-dimensional (3-D) object.
36 . The machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D object selected from the group consisting of:
a cube;
a panel; and
a plurality of tiles shimmering or flipping across the screen.
37 . The machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the method further comprises:
controlling a speed of the revolving 3-D object; and
controlling a direction of the revolving 3-D object.
38 . The machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the revolving 3-D object occupies an area larger than the display area during the revolving.
39 . An apparatus for presenting a presentation on a data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
means for displaying a first presentation page in a display area of the data processing system; and
means for phasing in a second presentation page into the display area while phasing out the first presentation page from the display area,
wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed through a transition of a three-dimensional (3-D) object.
40 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed in an area larger than the display area.
41 . The apparatus of claim 39 , further comprising means for controlling the transition of the 3-D object.
42 . The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein means for controlling comprises:
means for setting a speed of the transition of the 3-D object; and
means for setting a direction of the transition of the 3-D object.
43 . The apparatus of claim 42 , wherein the direction includes a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.
44 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the first presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for determining how the elements are moved off the display area.
45 . The apparatus of claim 44 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to move off the display area.
46 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the second presentation page includes multiple elements, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for determining how the elements appear on the display area.
47 . The apparatus of claim 46 , wherein the determining comprises setting a style, a direction, and an order for the elements to appear on the display area.
48 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D cube and wherein the first presentation page is phased in via a first surface of the 3-D cube and the second presentation page phased out via a second surface of the 3-D cube.
49 . The apparatus of claim 48 , further comprising means for revolving the 3-D cube to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
50 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D panel and wherein the first presentation page phased in via a first side of the 3-D panel and the second presentation page phased out via a second side of the 3-D panel.
51 . The apparatus of claim 50 , further comprising means for flipping the 3-D panel to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
52 . The apparatus of claim 39 , wherein the 3-D object includes a plurality of tiles flipping or shimmering across the display area to phase out the first presentation page and to phase in the second presentation page.
53 . The apparatus of claim 52 , wherein the flipping or shimmering is performed column by column or row by row.
54 . A method for presenting slide presentations on a data processing system, the method comprising:
displaying a first slide presentation in a display area of a screen; and
angling and turning the first slide presentation off the screen while a second slide presentation angling on the screen, as though the first and second slide presentations are sides of a revolving three-dimensional (3-D) object.
55 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D object selected from the group consisting of:
a cube;
a panel; and
a plurality of tiles shimmering or flipping across the screen.
56 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
controlling a speed of the revolving 3-D object; and
controlling a direction of the revolving 3-D object.
57 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the revolving 3-D object occupies an area larger than the display area during the revolving.
58 . An apparatus for presenting a presentation on a data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
means for displaying a first slide presentation in a display area of a screen; and
means for angling and turning the first slide presentation off the screen while a second slide presentation angling on the screen, as though the first and second slide presentations are sides of a revolving three-dimensional (3-D) object.
59 . The apparatus of claim 58 , wherein the 3-D object is a 3-D object selected from the group consisting of:
a cube;
a panel; and
a plurality of tiles shimmering or flipping across the screen.
60 . The apparatus of claim 58 , further comprising:
means for controlling a speed of the revolving 3-D object; and
means for controlling a direction of the revolving 3-D object.
61 . The apparatus of claim 58 , wherein the revolving 3-D object occupies an area larger than the display area during the revolving.
62 . A data processing system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions that causes the processor to perform the operations of presenting a presentation, the operations including:
displaying a first presentation page in a display area of the data processing system; and
phasing in a second presentation page into the display area while phasing out the first presentation page from the display area,
wherein the phasing in and the phasing out are performed through a transition of a three-dimensional (3-D) object.
63 . A data processing system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions that causes the processor to perform the operations of presenting a presentation, the operations including:
displaying a first slide presentation in a display area of a screen; and
angling and turning the first slide presentation off the screen while a second slide presentation angling on the screen, as though the first and second slide presentations are sides of a revolving three-dimensional (3-D) object.