Distributed scripting for presentations with touch screen displays

Abstract

A live presentation may be prepared and displayed by providing a primary scripting room for preparing a presentation script and a control computer in the primary scripting computer for use by a control operator to view and/or edit possible contributions to the presentation script and for saving the presentation script being preparing. At least one remote scripting room may be connected to the primary scripting room by network to form a virtual scripting room therewith. A remote computer may provided in the remote scripting room for operation by a contributor to provide possible contributions to the presentation script viewable by the remote operator. At least portions of the saved scripted presentation may be presented on a display computer as the live presentation.

1 . A method of preparing and presenting a live presentation, comprising: 
 providing a primary scripting room for preparing a presentation script:    providing a control computer in the primary scripting computer for use by a control operator to view and/or edit possible contributions to the presentation script and for saving the presentation script being preparing;    connecting at least one remote scripting room to the primary scripting room by network to form a virtual scripting room therewith;    providing a remote computer in the remote scripting room for operation by a contributor to provide possible contributions to the presentation script viewable by the remote operator; and    presenting at least portions of the saved scripted presentation on a display computer as the live presentation.    
   
   
       2 . The invention of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 displaying the contributor in the remote scripting room on a monitor in the primary scripting room for the control operator so that the contributor's potential interaction with the display computer during the live presentation may be considered during the saving of the scripted presentation by the control operator.    
   
   
       3 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the display computer further comprises: 
 using a touch screen version of a large screen display as the display monitor responsive to the saved scripted presentation to display child windows of the scripted presentation in response to interaction by a presenter.