Patent ID: 7945857

Claim:
An interactive, multi-media presentation viewing system, comprising: a general purpose computing device comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device; and a computer program comprising program modules executable by the computing device, wherein the computing device is directed by the program modules of the computer program to display a presentation viewing system window on the display comprising a plurality of sectors comprising, a presentation video sector which plays a video or audio program associated with the presentation, a presentation slide sector which displays presentation slides each of which is associated with a different portion of the presentation, a links sector which, in a first mode displays links that the user selects to link to portions of said program or other files, programs and network sites, and in a second mode displays a search request space and search results space, and displays a search request button that when selected by the user via the selection device causes the links sector to be operated in the second mode, if it is not already, and a content sector which, in a first mode comprises a display of a list of subject matter topics each of which is associated with a different portion of the presentation, in a second mode comprises a display of a list of transcript segments of the audio of said program, and wherein a transcript button is displayed that when selected by the user via the selection device causes the content sector to be operated in the second mode, if it is not already, and in a third mode comprises a display of a sequence of thumbnail images representing the presentation slides that are available for display in the presentation slide sector, and wherein a thumbnails button is displayed that when selected by the user via the selection device causes the content sector to be operated in the third mode, if it is not already; and wherein said content sector is employed by a user using said selection and data entry devices to control the playing of the program and the display of presentations slides.