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US 20030034999A1
(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2003/0034999 A1
Coughlin, III et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 20, 2003
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ENHANCING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS
Inventors: James Earl Martin Coughlin III, Bedford, NH (US); Avik Mukhopadhyay, New York City, NY (US); Michael Joel Newman, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Correspondence Address: HALE AND DORR, LLP 60 STATE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109
Assignee: MindSpeak, LLC, Bedford, NH
Related US. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/294,746, ?led on May 31, 2001.
Publication Classi?cation
(51) Int. Cl.7 ..................................................... .. G09G 5/00
(52) US. Cl. ............................................................ .. 345/738
(57) ABSTRACT
Methods and systems are provided for use in enhancing interactive presentations. Access is gained to a computer based presentation that is presentable by conventional desk top presentation softWare, and a feature is added to the computer-based presentation. An aspect of the feature may be presentable by the conventional desktop presentation software. Using Internet-standard protocols, a real-time directive is issued to a playback device based on the feature
Appl, No,: 10/158,403 and a response to the directive is received. A real time analysis of results of issuing the directive may be provided
Filed: May 30, 2002 based at least in part on the response.
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