This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 96120584, filed Jun. 7, 2007, which is herein incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a conference presentation system and, more particularly, to a conference presentation system consisting of a portable presentation controller having a wireless transmission function and a main body.
2. Description of the Related Art
All conventional presentation systems are connected to computers in a wired mode, and all reporters need to operate computer interfaces as they report. When the reporters report, they are completely limited to positions where the computers are placed. Therefore, the reporters cannot move among the listeners to interact with listeners, or the reporters need to prompt computer operators via eyes to turn pages. When the reporters interact with the listeners, the reporters even need to tell the computer operators to switch to some page during the report process. The reporters can communicate with the listeners according to shown content only after the computer operators switch to a last page, a next page or some page, close the presentation or switch to other files.
A presentation system which can be operated by a reporter in real time is provided to solve the above problem, and functions such as a microphone function and a sound playing function are added to increase functions and additional application value of products.
The invention provides a conference presentation system and mostly provides a portable presentation controller having a wireless transmission function such as the bluetooth technology. The portable presentation controller can be connected to a main body via a detachable transmission interface to form the conference presentation system. A user can conveniently connect the portable presentation controller to the main body to be used or disconnect the portable presentation controller from the main body to be independently used according to different usage conditions. Therefore, the functions of a conference system, a presentation system, a music station, a loudspeaker, a presentation controller, a remote controller and so on are integrated to form a multi-functional system to increase functions and additional value of products.
To achieve the above objective, a presentation controller with a bluetooth interface is provided. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, since the portable presentation controller itself has a wireless communication unit such as a bluetooth interface which is used to realize the wireless communication in a region, the portable presentation controller can be connected to a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer and a tablet personal computer having a wireless communication function to turn pages during the presentation process or realize a mobile microphone function of the portable presentation controller.
To achieve the above objective of the invention, a remote controller with a bluetooth wireless interface is provided. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a portable presentation controller provides a key input interface for a user, and it is connected to an external information device via the signal processing unit to transmit data signals in a wired or wireless transmission mode. Therefore, the user can directly operate an external information device such as a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld information processing device or a mobile phone via the portable presentation controller. For example, the user can operate application software (such as instant information software and music playing software), turn pages and dial a network telephone or a mobile phone via the portable presentation controller. A handsfree function of the mobile phone and the network telephone is provided.
To achieve the above objective of the invention, a sound integrator having a sound amplification function, a music playing function and a conference function is provided. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the main body can be directly connected to the external information device via the transmission unit in a wired mode to provide a conventional sound playing function to play sound files and music files. A handsfree function of the mobile phone and the network telephone is provided in the external information device, too. The main body can also include a sound receiving and playing function, and then the main body can be independently used as a conventional loudspeaker, a conventional reproducing device or a conventional microphone. Therefore, the conference presentation system of the invention provides a complex sound integrator including a conference system, a presentation controller, a mobile microphone, a loudspeaker and a music station.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings.
The invention provides a conference presentation system and mostly provides a portable presentation controller having a wireless transmission function. The portable presentation controller can be connected to a main body via a detachable transmission interface to form the conference presentation system of the invention. The content and technology of the invention is illustrated with a preferred embodiment of the invention hereinbelow.
The wireless communication unit 112 is a communication unit such as bluetooth utilizing wireless connecting technology in a region. The detachable transmission interface 121 is a detachable connecting structure for connecting the portable presentation controller 110 to or disconnecting the portable presentation controller 110 from the main body 120. When the portable presentation controller 110 is connected to the main body 120, the detachable transmission interface 121 is used to transmit signal data between the portable presentation controller 110 and the main body 120. The transmission unit 122 is one of a personal system/2 (PS/2) port, a universal serial bus (USB), a flash memory card transmission interface, a firewire port and a personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) transmission interface. The transmission unit 122 may further include a sound input output terminal for connecting a conventional audio connecting wire to allow the main body 120 to provide a conventional loudspeaker function. The sound output unit 123 may further have a volume adjustment function. The keypad unit 113 provides a key input interface for a user to directly operate the external information device 400 via the signal processing unit 111. The signal processing unit 111 is connected to the external information device 400 in a wired or wireless mode for transmitting data signals. The external information device 400 is for example a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld information processing device or a mobile phone.
The system may further include a sound input unit 124 which is disposed at the main body 120 and is used for receiving sounds, and sound signals are outputted via the sound output unit 123. Therefore, the main body 120 may be independently used as a loudspeaker having a sound receiving and playing function. The system may further include a sound receiving unit 114 which is disposed at the portable presentation controller 110 and is used for receiving sounds and transmitting sound signals to the signal processing unit 111. When the portable presentation controller 110 is connected to the main body 120, they can be connected to the external information device via the transmission unit 122 to transmit the sound signals. The portable presentation controller 110 can also directly transmit the sound signals to the external information device 400 wirelessly via the wireless communication unit 112, and then the sounds are played by the sound output unit 123. The portable presentation controller 110 may further be provided with a presentation function module 115 for providing presentation auxiliary functions such as a laser pointer function. The sound output unit 123 may further provide a volume adjustment function.
In this way, the user can input operation signals via the key input interface of the keypad unit 113 to directly operate the external information device 400 via the wired connection between the transmission unit 122 and the external information device 400. The user can also directly operate the external information device 400 via the wireless communication between the wireless communication unit 112 of the portable presentation controller 110 and the external information device 400. For example, the keypad unit 113 may include a numeric dial key, and therefore, the user can directly operate the external information device 400 via the wired or wireless connection between the conference presentation system 300 and the external information device 400 to operate instant information software, dial a network telephone or directly dial a mobile phone. During the presentation process, the user can input a signal for turning pages via the keypad unit 113 to control the external information device 400 to turn pages of the presentation data.
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Based on the above preferred embodiments of the invention, the invention has the following advantages. The main body can be connected to the external information device via a transmission wire to have a data transmission function. When the portable presentation controller is connected to the main body, it can transmit data to the external information device via the main body and even directly operate the external information device. Since the portable presentation controller itself has a wireless transmission function, it is not limited to be connected to the external information device via the main body. It can transmit data to the external information device having a wireless transmission function and even directly operate the external information device. Therefore, the portable presentation controller can be connected to or disconnected from the main body according to different usage conditions. Via the key input function of the portable presentation controller, a user can directly operate the external information device to operate application software (such as instant information software and music playing software) to turn pages of a presentation data, dial a network telephone or a mobile phone. A mobile microphone function also may be added to the portable presentation controller.
The portable presentation controller can be connected to or disconnected from the main body and has a wireless transmission function, and therefore, the portable presentation controller and the main body can be carried according to usage conditions. Since the portable presentation controller and the main body can transmit data to the external information device, they can be applied in any occasion, and especially, the portable presentation controller can be disconnected from the main body to be independently used. Via the key input function of the portable presentation controller, a user can directly operate the external information device to operate the instant information software, dial a network telephone or a mobile phone. The main body can be directly connected to the external information device via the transmission unit in a wired mode to provide a conventional sound playing function for playing sound files and music files in the external information device and a handsfree function of the mobile phone and the network telephone. The main body can also include a sound receiving and playing function, and then the main body can be independently used as a conventional loudspeaker, a conventional reproducing device or a conventional microphone. Therefore, the conference presentation system of the invention provides a complex multi-function system including a conference system, a presentation controller, a mobile microphone, a loudspeaker and a music station.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiments described above.
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96120584 | Jun 2007 | TW | national |