Virtual and augmented reality units, systems and methods

A presentation system comprising:

• a computer;
• a plurality of VR terminals;
• and
• a presentation unit for presenting to said plurality of VR terminals for use by respective users, said presentation unit comprising:
• a case;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) accommodated within said case, the PCB supporting a processor and a memory operatively connected to said processor;
• a networking apparatus comprising:
• a first antenna configured for communicating with the computer and the plurality of VR terminals across a local area network;
• and
• a second antenna for connecting the presentation unit to the Internet;
• and
• wherein the memory is configured to store presentation software configured to cause said processor to perform first processes for confirming a presence of a predetermined presentation on the plurality of the VR terminals, wherein the predetermined presentation comprises VR content comprising one or more VR media and interactive information comprising one or more interactive elements allowing a presenter to interact with the users during the predetermined presentation,
• said presentation software further comprising communication software configured to cause the processor to perform second processes, distinct from said first processes, if:
• the first processes confirm via communications over the first antenna that the predetermined presentation has been received by the plurality of VR terminals, and
• the predetermined presentation is being presented to the users on the respective VR terminals;
• said second processes comprising:
• receiving one or more commands to output corresponding one or more elements of said interactive information, said one or more commands having been generated by the presenter using the computer, and transmitting over the first antenna a first set of instructions to each VR terminal to output said one or more elements of said interactive information, and
• receiving over the first antenna interactive feedback generated by one or more of the users using the respective VR terminals, and transmitting a second set of instructions over the first antenna to the computer to output the interactive feedback;
• wherein the communication software comprises a socket server configured to define and manage one or more sockets dedicated to said receiving and transmitting;
• wherein the socket server is configured to define and manage:
• a first communication channel dedicated to communication between the computer and the presentation unit via the first antenna, and
• a second communication channel dedicated to communication between the presentation unit and said plurality of VR terminals via the first antenna;
• wherein said first and second communication channels each comprise said one or more sockets and define a third communication channel for communication between the computer and said plurality of VR terminals;
• and
• wherein said computer, said plurality of VR terminals and said presentation unit are arranged to communicate over said local area network.

A method of presenting a presentation using a presentation system comprising a computer;

• a plurality of VR terminals;
• and a presentation unit for presenting to said plurality of VR terminals for use by respective users, said presentation unit comprising:
• a case;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) accommodated within said case, the PCB supporting a processor and a memory operatively connected to said processor;
• a networking apparatus comprising:
• a first antenna configured for communicating with the computer and the plurality of VR terminals across a local area network;
• and
• a second antenna for connecting the presentation unit to the Internet;
• and
• wherein the memory is configured to store presentation software configured to cause said processor to perform first processes for confirming a presence of a predetermined presentation on the plurality of the VR terminals, wherein the predetermined presentation comprises VR content comprising one or more VR media and interactive information comprising one or more interactive elements allowing a presenter to interact with the users during the predetermined presentation,
• said presentation software further comprising communication software configured to cause the processor to perform second processes, distinct from said first processes, if:
• the first processes confirm via communications over the first antenna that the predetermined presentation has been received by the plurality of VR terminals, and
• the predetermined presentation is being presented to the users on the respective VR terminals;
• wherein the communication software comprises a socket server configured to define and manage one or more sockets;
• wherein the socket server is configured to define and manage:
• a first communication channel dedicated to communication between the computer and the presentation unit via the first antenna, and
• a second communication channel dedicated to communication between the presentation unit and said plurality of VR terminals via the first antenna;
• wherein said first and second communication channels each comprise said one or more sockets and define a third communication channel for communication between the computer and said plurality of VR terminals;
• and
• wherein said computer, said plurality of VR terminals and said presentation unit are arranged to communicate over said local area network;
• the method comprising for the second processes, using the communication software:
• receiving, via the first antenna, one or more commands to output corresponding one or more elements of said interactive information, said one or more commands having been generated by the presenter using the computer;
• receiving, via the first antenna, interactive feedback generated by one or more of the users using the respective VR terminals;
• transmitting, via the first antenna, a first set of instructions to each VR terminal to output said one or more elements of said interactive information;
• and
• transmitting, via the first antenna, a second set of instructions to the computer to output the interactive feedback.