Patent ID: 8669936

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for presenting information including a plurality of graphics that can be presented in an order determined by a presenter during the presentation, comprising: (a) creating a presentation including a plurality of graphics, each graphic including at least one of static images, animations and video, wherein the graphics can be displayed in an order determined by the presenter during the presentation through selection of a launch area, including generating a first graphic, defining within the first graphic a plurality of launch areas, each launch area being defined by launch area coordinates within the first graphic, and associating a launch area graphic with each of the plurality of defined launch areas; (b) tracking a presenter during presentation of the presentation to determine a location of the presenter's hand, including obtaining a video image of the presenter standing in front of a background of a uniform color, tracking a location of the presenter's hand against the background to determine background screen coordinates representing the location of the presenter's hand, and combining the video image of the presenter with the first graphic such that the presenter appears in the first graphic; and (c) receiving a selection from the presenter during the presentation of the presentation indicating a selection of one of the multiple launch area graphics to be displayed, allowing the presenter to present the plurality of graphics in any order, including displaying a launch area graphic when the presenter provides a scene change signal and the background screen coordinates of the tracked location of the presenter's hand are within the launch area coordinates of the launch area associated with the launch area graphic.