Patent ID: 7904529

Claim:
A computer implemented method for transmitting one or more presentation data streams from a presentation workstation, the computer implemented method comprising: responsive to receiving an input to open a presentation application, obtaining by the presentation workstation operating parameters for a presentation to provide presentation operating parameters for the presentation; capturing by the presentation workstation one or more selected presentation data streams based on the presentation operating parameters for the presentation to form one or more captured presentation data streams; transmitting by the presentation workstation the one or more captured presentation data streams based on the presentation operating parameters for the presentation directly from the presentation workstation to one or more viewing devices via a network without utilizing any server connected to the network; and responsive to determining by one or more of the one or more viewing devices that download of a player application used to output the one or more captured presentation data streams on an appropriate output device is necessary, downloading by the one or more of the one or more viewing devices the player application directly from the presentation workstation to the one or more of the one or more viewing devices via the network without utilizing any server connected to the network.