Table of Contents Slide for Section Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in organizing and navigating slide-based presentations, as existing presentation programs require manual ordering of slides and restrict navigation within a predetermined sequence.
Innovation Solution
A presentation program is enhanced with a table of contents feature that allows users to create sections, designate lead slides, and display these in a table of contents slide, enabling automatic return to the table of contents at the end of each section, along with improved navigational controls and dynamic zoom transitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual organization of slides is required, then users can create custom slide orders, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the presentation into sections with designated lead slides. The table of contents automatically groups slides by section, allowing users to organize presentations hierarchically rather than manually ordering each individual slide. This segmentation reduces the time and complexity of slide organization while maintaining custom structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Users designate lead slides for each section in advance, and the system automatically generates the table of contents structure based on these designations. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual slide-by-slide ordering during presentation preparation, significantly reducing organization time.
2Ease of operation
If slides are organized in a fixed order, then navigation is simple, but flexibility in navigation is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The table of contents slide serves as an intermediary navigation hub between sections. It provides both simple linear navigation through sections and flexible direct access to any section via the table of contents, combining ease of operation with navigation flexibility. Users can navigate sequentially through sections or jump directly to specific sections using the table of contents.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts navigation based on the table of contents structure. When a section is completed, the presentation can automatically return to the table of contents, enabling flexible navigation patterns. This dynamic behavior allows users to switch between linear progression and direct section access seamlessly.
3Productivity
If automatic section return is implemented, then navigation efficiency improves, but control over presentation flow is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users about section completion status and navigation options. Before automatically returning to the table of contents, the system can prompt users for confirmation or provide visual indicators of upcoming automatic returns. This feedback mechanism maintains user awareness and control while preserving navigation efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The table of contents automatically updates and manages section groupings based on user designations of lead slides. This self-service functionality reduces manual intervention needed for navigation management while maintaining efficient section-based navigation. The system handles the complex task of tracking section boundaries and managing returns automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
In a non-limiting example of the present disclosure, an exemplary table of contents slide may be displayed for a slide deck of a presentation program. The table of contents slide may comprise one or more sections of grouped slides for the slide deck. A selection of a section link may be received. The section link links the table of contents slide to a section of grouped slides. An exemplary presentation program may navigate the slide deck to a first slide of the section based on the received selection. When the navigation of the section is completed, the presentation program returns the slide deck to one of: the table of contents slide and the first slide of the section. Other examples described relate to creation and rendering of an exemplary table of contents slide and/or section links within an exemplary table of contents slide of a presentation program.