Personal control apparatus and method for sharing information in a collaborative workspace

A presentation system comprising

• a computer;
• at least one mobile user device programmed with a sharing application;
• a display screen in communication with the computer and located for viewing within a space defined by a corresponding egress;
• at least one system identifying device corresponding to the display screen, mounted adjacent the corresponding egress, and producing a system identifying signal proximate the egress which is received by the mobile user device whenever the mobile user device is located proximate the egress;
• wherein the mobile user device is programmed to:
• upon receiving the system identifying signal, use the system identifying signal to initiate a process to automatically associate the mobile user device with the computer system.

A presentation system comprising

• a computer;
• at least one mobile user device programmed with a sharing application;
• a plurality of display screens in communication with the computer, each display screen associated with a different one of a plurality of defined spaces, each of the defined spaces identified by a corresponding egress;
• a plurality of system identifying devices corresponding to the plurality of defined spaces, each system identifying device corresponding to one of the plurality of presentation display screens, each of the system identifying devices producing a system identifying signal adjacent the corresponding egress which is received by the mobile user device whenever the mobile user device is located proximate the egress space, wherein the mobile user device is programmed to:
• upon receiving a system identifying signal, use the system identifying signal to initiate a process to automatically associate the mobile user device with the defined space associated with the identifying signal.