Patent ID: 8903780

Claim:
A method for downloading presentation files from a remote system location to a local computing machine and synchronizing and managing of system activities, at the remote system location related to the downloaded presentation files, at the local machine comprising: accessing a system provider hosting downloadable presentation files for viewing by a user, by accessing the system hosting provider, accessing desired downloadable presentation files and beginning viewing of the desired downloadable presentation files contained at the system hosting provider; determining whether a user viewing presentation files contained at a system hosting provider desires to view the presentation files at a user local machine; when the determination is that the user desires to view presentation files at the user local machine, initiating a presentation file download process from the system hosting provider to the user local machine while continuing to view the presentation file at the system hosting provider; when the determination is that a presentation file download to the user local machine is complete, synchronizing the downloaded presentation file at the user local machine with the presentation file located at the system hosting provider; transferring user access to the downloaded presentation file from access at the system hosting provider to access at the local user machine; and terminating the user's access to the presentation file at the system hosting provider and opening the downloaded presentation file at the user local machine at the point that matches a point of the presentation file at the system hosting provider.