Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to providing a zoomable meeting and collaborative canvas with image pointers. In example embodiments, a video management system establishes a zoomable meeting by communicatively coupling a plurality of user devices. A live audio/video feed is received from one or more users of the plurality of user devices. The system causes display of the zoomable meeting on a display of each of the plurality of user devices by displaying a zoomable canvas that enables movement of one or more image pointers that each show the live audio-video feed of one of the one or more users. The system monitors for an image pointer operation for one of the image pointers, whereby the image pointer operation comprises a navigation command or a zoom command. Based on the image pointer operation, the system causes an update to the zoomable canvas to display performance of the image pointer operation.

Abstract: An electronic presentation system comprising: one or more computer processors operatively coupled to one or more computer memories storing a set of instructions for configuring the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising: causing display of a motion picture image sequence (MPIS) captured at a first computing device, within display screens at multiple computing devices; causing display of first multiple content items, on the display screens of the multiple computing devices, separate from the MPIS; and based at least in part upon receiving at the presentation management system from the first computing device, first relocation information indicating a first content item, causing relocation of display of the of the first content item, to within the MPIS displayed at the multiple computing devices.

Abstract: A system is configured to enhance a video feed in real time. A live video feed captured by a video capturing device is received. A presentation of the live video feed on one or more client devices is enhanced. The enhancing includes causing a first content item of a plurality of content items to be displayed at a first location within the presentation of the live video feed. Based on a detecting of a first instance of a first gesture made by a hand at the first location in the live video feed, a content item manipulation mode with respect to the first content item is entered. The entering of the content item manipulation mode with respect to the first content includes at least one of causing the first content item to be moved within the presentation of the live video feed based on a movement of the hand or causing a scale of the first content item to be changed within the presentation of the live video feed based on a detecting of a second gesture made by the hand.

Abstract: A method is provided to place new slides on zooming user interface canvas is provided that includes: receiving user request to add a new slide; determining whether a zoom level of a current viewing window has changed to meet a prescribed threshold zoom level since addition of a previously added slide; in response to a determination that the zoom level has changed, using a current viewing window zoom level as a reference zoom level; in response to a determination that the zoom level has not changed, using a previous viewing window zoom level as the reference zoom level; and determining a placement of the new slide with reference to the reference zoom level.

Abstract: A method of compositing a zooming user interface (ZUI) scene and a physical scene on a screen display is provided including: displaying on a display screen, ZUI motion picture images that show panning and zooming transitions within a ZUI presentation between a sequence of pauses at a sequence of target display elements within the ZUI presentation; displaying on the display screen physical scene motion picture images; prioritizing display of ZUI display elements at a location within an offset region; and prioritizing physical scene images at a location within a priority region.

Abstract: An electronic presentation system is provided comprising: a computer system including: a processor; a storage device including a plurality of instructions executable by the processor; a display screen; an image frame buffer comprising a sequence of motion picture image frames; wherein the instructions include instructions that configure the processor to cause the display screen to display a sequence of display element transitions responsive to user commands; instructions that configure the processor to composite the motion picture images of the physical scene and a sequence of display element transitions by prioritizing display of the motion picture images of the physical scene in a prioritized scene region of the display screen and prioritizing display of the sequence of display element transitions in a prioritized display region of the display screen.

Abstract: A method is provided to edit a display screen of a zooming user interface system; the method includes receiving a user request to transform a set of display elements that are displayed on a display screen encompassed by a frame; in response to the user request an information structured is produced in a non-transitory storage device that indicates each display element of the set of display elements that is displayed on the display screen encompassed by the frame; each display element indicated by the information structure is transformed according to the user request.

Abstract: A method is provided to place new slides on zooming user interface canvas is provided that includes: receiving user request to add a new slide; determining whether a zoom level of a current viewing window has changed to meet a prescribed threshold zoom level since addition of a previously added slide; in response to a determination that the zoom level has changed, using a current viewing window zoom level as a reference zoom level; in response to a determination that the zoom level has not changed, using a previous viewing window zoom level as the reference zoom level; and determining a placement of the new slide with reference to the reference zoom level.

Abstract: A method is provided method to control a computer generated presentation using a two-dimensional (2D) zooming user interface, the method comprising: providing on the display screen multiple respective thumbnail images that correspond to the multiple screen images displayed within the presentation; and in response to receipt of user input selecting one thumbnail image followed by receipt of user input selecting another of the thumbnail image, displaying on the display screen a screen image that corresponds to the user selected one thumbnail image followed by display on the display screen of another thumbnail image that corresponds to the user selected another thumbnail image and display of at least one of panning and zooming between display of the one thumbnail image and the another thumbnail image.

Abstract: A method is provided to display an image frame sequence comprising: displaying an image frame sequence on a display screen; and in the course of displaying the image frame sequence, displaying a zooming user interface (ZUI) frame sequence on the display screen.

Abstract: An apparatus and method applying a layout template to content are disclosed herein. A plurality of content included in a visual workspace is automatically grouped into one or more clusters, one or more content of the plurality of content being at different spatial position from each other. At least one cluster is automatically located to a respective content placeholder included in the layout template. The clusters with the layout template are presented in accordance with the automatically locating of the clusters.

Abstract: A method is provided to edit a display screen of a zooming user interface system; the method includes receiving a user request to transform a set of display elements that are displayed on a display screen encompassed by a frame; in response to the user request an information structured is produced in a non-transitory storage device that indicates each display element of the set of display elements that is displayed on the display screen encompassed by the frame; each display element indicated by the information structure is transformed according to the user request.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for 3D rendering of a canvas and at least a first background in a ZUI environment are disclosed herein. Within a viewing window, display at least a portion of the canvas and at least a portion of the first background in parallax. Receive a user action taken on the viewing window that triggers a change in the displaying of the canvas and the first background. Calculate a first transform value and a first transparency value for the first background, in response to the received user action. Update the display of the canvas and the first background in response to the received user action, the canvas updated in accordance with the received user action and the first background updated in accordance with the first transform value and the first transparency value.

Abstract: A method is provided method to control a computer generated presentation using a two-dimensional (2D) zooming user interface, the method comprising: providing on the display screen multiple respective thumbnail images that correspond to the multiple screen images displayed within the presentation; and in response to receipt of user input selecting one thumbnail image followed by receipt of user input selecting another of the thumbnail image, displaying on the display screen a screen image that corresponds to the user selected one thumbnail image followed by display on the display screen of another thumbnail image that corresponds to the user selected another thumbnail image and display of at least one of panning and zooming between display of the one thumbnail image and the another thumbnail image.

Abstract: A method is provided to edit a display screen of a zooming user interface system; the method includes receiving a user request to transform a set of display elements that are displayed on a display screen encompassed by a frame; in response to the user request an information structured is produced in a non-transitory storage device that indicates each display element of the set of display elements that is displayed on the display screen encompassed by the frame; each display element indicated by the information structure is transformed according to the user request.