Method and apparatus for remote projector administration and control

A method of remotely controlling a projector in a networked enterprise, comprising:

• preparing a presentation file on a client;
• creating a user profile on the client;
• transmitting from the client to a projector server host the presentation file and the projector user profile in response to a user request;
• uploading from the projector server host to the projector, the transmitted presentation file and projector user profile in response to the user request;
• and
• initiating a presentation display using the projector in response to the user request and according to the uploaded presentation file and projector user profile;
• wherein the client browses to the projector through an HTTP/web server responsive to a projector server, the projector server serving content obtained from a projector interface, the projector interface controlling the at least one of a plurality of projectors in the networked enterprise.

A method for remote administration of a projector in a networked enterprise, comprising:

• discovering by a host discover interface, at least one of a plurality of projectors connected to a projector host computer connected to a network;
• obtaining by a host interface responsive to a request by a client administrator, projector information about the discovered projector's host computer information including a host computer name, a location, a contact person, a current power schedule, a host notes, a log information, and a host computer security setting;
• serving by a projector server, the projector information for the at least one of a plurality of projectors formatted into HTML web pages for display to the client administrator;
• updating by the projector server, projector information displayed in the web pages responsive to a selection entered by the client administrator;
• and
• communicating to the at least one of a plurality of projectors, the updated projector information.

An apparatus for remotely controlling a projector in a networked enterprise, comprising:

• means for preparing a presentation file on a client;
• means for creating a user profile on the client;
• means for transmitting from the client to a projector server host the presentation file and the projector user profile in response to a user request;
• means for uploading from the projector server host to the projector, the transmitted presentation file and projector user profile in response to the user request;
• and
• means for initiating a presentation display using the projector in response to the user request and according to the uploaded presentation file and projector user profile;
• wherein the client browses to the projector through an HTTP/web server responsive to a projector server, the projector server serving content obtained from a projector interface, the projector interface controlling the at least one of a plurality of projectors in the networked enterprise.