CLOSED NETWORK VIDEO PRESENTATION
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. A virtual network server is run on the host computing device, and each of the client computing devices is communicatively coupled to the virtual network server. A subset of the plurality of client computing devices is selected, and audio/video data is streamed to only the subset of the 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, 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;
selecting a subset of the plurality of client computing devices; and
streaming audio/video data to only the subset of the client computing devices, wherein the audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of each of the subset of the client computing devices.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein streaming the audio/video data further comprises streaming the audio/video data asynchronously to two or more of the subset of the client computing devices.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a resource locator to only the subset of the client computing devices, wherein the resource locator includes a network location of an audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receiving a request for the resource locator from the subset of the client computing devices; and
in response to receiving the request, streaming the audio/video data from the audio/video file to only the subset of the client computing devices.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively enabling one or more of the subset of the client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the audio/video data.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising preventing one or more of the subset of the client computing devices from controlling or interrupting the streaming of the audio/video data.
6 . 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 to one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
freezing the client display of one or more of the subset of the client computing devices.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a client input trigger to each of the client computing devices;
receiving an input file from one or more of the client computing devices in response to sending the client input trigger; and
saving in a storage subsystem of the host computing device each of the input files with a designation of a corresponding client computing device.
9 . 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, 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;
select a subset of the plurality of client computing devices; and
stream audio/video data to only the subset of the client computing devices, wherein the audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of each of the subset of the client computing devices.
10 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to stream the audio/video data asynchronously to two or more of the subset of the client computing devices.
11 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
send a resource locator to only the subset of the client computing devices, wherein the resource locator includes a network location of an audio/video file stored on the host computing device;
receive a request for the resource locator from the subset of the client computing devices; and
in response to receiving the request, stream the audio/video data from the audio/video file to only the subset of the client computing devices.
12 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to selectively enable one or more of the subset of the client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the audio/video data.
13 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to prevent one or more of the subset of the client computing devices from controlling or interrupting the streaming of the audio/video data.
14 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , 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 to one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.
15 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to freeze the client display of one or more of the of the subset of the client computing devices.
16 . The computer readable memory device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
send a client input trigger to each of the client computing devices;
receive an input file from one or more of the client computing devices in response to sending the client input trigger; and
save in a storage subsystem of the host computing device each of the input files with a designation of a corresponding client computing device.
17 . 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;
select a subset of the two or more client computing devices; and
stream audio/video data to only the subset of the client computing devices, wherein the audio/video data is configured to modify the client display of each of the subset of the client computing devices.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable to stream the audio/video data asynchronously to two or more of the subset of the client computing devices.
19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable to selectively enable one or more of the subset of the client computing devices to control or interrupt the streaming of the audio/video data.
20 . The system of claim 17 , 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 to one or more of the plurality of client computing devices.