METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A JOINT SLIDE SHOW WITH ONE OR MORE REMOTE USER TERMINALS

摘要

Methods and apparatus for managing a joint slide show by a source user terminal in communication with one or more remote user terminal(s) are disclosed herein. During the slide show, a plurality of picture files are shown on the source user terminal. One or more slide-show display-transitions are performed at the source user terminal by replacing, at a slide-show display-location of the source user terminal, a pre-transition picture file with a post-transition picture file. In some embodiments, (i) for each slide-show display-transition, a respective post-transition picture file is sent from the source terminal to each remote user terminal in advance of the slide-show display-transition and/or (ii) each of the slide-show display-transitions is contingent upon, and performed only after meeting a condition related to a number of remote user-terminals from which the source terminal has received a confirmation message confirming receipt of the respective post-transition picture file.

主权项

1. A method of managing a joint slide-show by a source user terminal in communication with one or more remote user terminal(s), the slide-show for showing a plurality of picture files residing on the source user terminal, the method comprising:
a. commencing the slide-show by (i) for each given remote user terminal of the one or more remote user terminal(s), sending from the source user terminal a viewing invitation to the given remote user terminal and/or to an invitee associated with the given remote user terminal; (ii) displaying a first of the picture files on the source user terminal; and (iii) sending the first picture file to each remote user terminal; and b. subsequently, locally performing one or more slide-show display-transitions at the source user terminal by replacing, at a slide-show display-location of the source user terminal, a pre-transition picture file with a post-transition picture file, wherein:
i. for each slide-show display-transition, a respective post-transition picture file is sent from the source user terminal to each remote user terminal in advance of the slide-show display-transition; andii. each of the slide-show display-transitions is contingent upon, and performed only after meeting a condition related to a number of remote user-terminals from which the source user terminal has received a confirmation message confirming receipt of the respective post-transition picture file.