Patent ID: 8533268

Claim:
A multimedia collaboration system comprising: a client device that enables a participant to participate in a collaboration session, the client device including a user interface comprising a live history section associated with a hypertext link that includes information corresponding to materials presented in the collaboration session; and a sync to presenter button that: enables the participant to jump to the materials that are currently presented if the participant has fallen behind on the collaboration session, and to automatically take the participant to a feature that last had something presented into it, wherein the participant can view the feature privately on a private portion of the user interface so as to get current on the collaboration session, wherein the hypertext link corresponds to or links the viewer to at least one of: previously viewed materials or non-previously viewed materials in the collaboration session which have been previously presented during the collaboration session, wherein the information displayed in the live history section comprises a series of iconic representations, and each iconic representation is a visual image of a presentation element that has been presented, wherein the multimedia collaboration system enables all participants in the collaboration session to have equal privilege levels regarding all controllable aspects of the session, wherein the controllable aspects including at least a multiple presentation control that allows multiple presentations to be presented by the plurality of participants at the same time.