Patent ID: 6084582
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for recording an audio signal to accompany a slide show, comprising:(a) a computer including a computer memory and an operating system;(b) a display device coupled to the computer for providing a display;(c) an audio input device coupled to the computer for receiving the audio signal;(d) a slide presentation program for displaying a set of at least one slide on the display device;(e) a mechanism for enabling automatic recording of an audio segment in response to receiving a command to advance the display of the set of slides, each audio segment corresponding to a duration of the audio signal corresponding to a slide from the set of slides, wherein at least a portion of the audio segment corresponding to each slide is recorded during a time when at least a portion of the corresponding slide is displayed;(f) a mechanism for associating each audio segment with its corresponding slide; and(g) a mechanism for selectively enabling the playback of each audio segment, when its corresponding slide is displayed and enabling the automatic advancement of the slide for a slide show to be determined by a length of each corresponding audio segment.