Closed network video presentation
View Patent ↗Systems, methods and computer readable memory devices for delivering a presentation are provided. In one example, a method includes establishing a wireless network access point that creates a closed wireless network. An encrypted communication session is established via the closed wireless network with a plurality of client computing devices that each comprise a display. Each of the client computing devices is communicatively coupled to a virtual network server on the host computing device. A resource locator is sent to the client computing devices, with the resource locator including a network location of an audio/video file stored on the host computing device. A request is received for the resource locator from the client computing devices. In response, audio/video data is streamed from the audio/video file to the plurality of client computing devices.
1. In a host computing device, a method for delivering a presentation via a closed wireless network, the method comprising:
establishing a wireless network access point that creates the closed wireless network;
establishing an encrypted communication session via the closed wireless network with a plurality of client computing devices and another client computing device, each of the client computing devices comprising a client display;
running a virtual network server on the host computing device;
communicatively coupling each of the client computing devices to the virtual network server;
sending a first resource locator to the plurality of client computing devices, wherein the first resource locator includes a first network location of a first audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receiving a request for the first resource locator from the plurality of client computing devices;
in response to receiving the request, streaming first audio/video data from the first audio/video file to the plurality of client computing devices, wherein the first audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of each of the client computing devices;
sending a second resource locator to the other client computing device, wherein the second resource locator includes a network location of a second audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receiving a request for the second resource locator from the other client computing device; and
in response to receiving the request from the other client computing device, streaming second audio/video data from the second audio/video file to the other client computing device, wherein the second audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of the other client computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein streaming the first audio/video data from the first audio/video file to the plurality of client computing devices further comprises streaming the first audio/video data asynchronously to two or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting a subset of the plurality of client computing devices; and
streaming the first audio/video data to only the subset of the plurality of client computing devices.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively enabling one or more of the plurality of client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the first audio/video data.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving shared audio/video data from a sharing client computing device of the plurality of client computing devices; and
streaming the shared audio/video data from the sharing client computing device to one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
freezing the client display of one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
7. A computer readable memory device comprising instructions executable by a processor of a host computing device to deliver a presentation via a closed wireless network, the instructions being executable to:
establish a wireless network access point that creates the closed wireless network;
establish an encrypted communication session via the closed wireless network with a plurality of client computing devices and another computing device, each of the client computing devices comprising a client display;
run a virtual network server on the host computing device;
communicatively couple each of the client computing devices to the virtual network server;
send a first resource locator to the plurality of client computing devices, wherein the first resource locator includes a first network location of a first audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receive a request for the first resource locator from the plurality of client computing devices; and
in response to receiving the request, stream first audio/video data from the first audio/video file to the plurality of client computing devices, wherein the first audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of each of the client computing devices;
send a second resource locator to the other client computing device, wherein the second resource locator includes a network location of a second audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receive a request for the second resource locator from the other client computing device; and
in response to receiving the request from the other client computing device, stream the second audio/video data from the second audio/video file to the other client computing device, wherein the second audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of the other client computing device.
8. The computer readable memory device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are executable to stream the first audio/video data from the first audio/video file asynchronously to two or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
9. The computer readable memory device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
select a subset of the plurality of client computing devices; and
stream the first audio/video data to only the subset of the plurality of client computing devices.
10. The computer readable memory device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are executable to selectively enable one or more of the plurality of client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the first audio/video data.
11. The computer readable memory device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
receive shared audio/video data from a sharing client computing device of the plurality of client computing devices; and
stream the shared audio/video data from the sharing client computing device to one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
12. The computer readable memory device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are executable to freeze the client display of one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
13. A presentation system, comprising:
two or more client computing devices each comprising a client display; and
a computer readable memory device comprising instructions executable by a processor of a host computing device to deliver a presentation via a closed wireless network, the instructions being executable to:
establish a wireless network access point that creates the closed wireless network;
establish an encrypted communication session via the closed wireless network with the two or more client computing devices;
run a virtual network server on the host computing device;
communicatively couple each of the two or more client computing devices to the virtual network server;
send a first resource locator to at least one of the two or more client computing devices, wherein the first resource locator includes a first network location of a first audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receive a request for the first resource locator from the at least one of the two or more client computing devices;
in response to receiving the request, stream first audio/video data from the first audio/video file to the at least one of the two or more client computing devices;
wherein each of the two or more client computing devices further comprises a viewing program executed by a processor of each of the two or more client computing devices, wherein the viewing program is configured to:
receive the first audio/video data from the host computing device; and
display the first audio/video data on the client display of the client computing device;
send a second resource locator to another client computing device of the two or more client computing devices that does not receive the stream of the first audio/video data, wherein the second resource locator includes a network location of a second audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receive a request for the second resource locator from the other client computing device; and
in response to receiving the request from the other client computing device, stream the second audio/video data from the second audio/video file to the other client computing device, wherein the second audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of the other client computing device.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to stream the first audio/video data from the first audio/video file asynchronously to two or more of the two or more client computing devices.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
select a subset of the two or more client computing devices; and
stream the first audio/video data to only the subset of the two or more client computing devices.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to selectively enable one or more of the two or more client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the first audio/video data.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
receive shared audio/video data from a sharing client computing device of the plurality of client computing devices; and
stream the shared audio/video data from the sharing client computing device to one or more of the two or more client computing devices.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are executable to freeze the client display of one or more of the two or more client computing devices.