System and method for synchronizing distributed data streams for automating real-time navigation through presentation slides

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for controlling access to presentation data during an electronic conference, comprising:

• instructions for receiving, from a first computing device, a control signal indicating a first portion of the presentation data that is currently being accessed by the first computing device;
• instructions for processing, in a first thread of execution, the control signal to synchronize access to a second portion of the presentation data on the data processing system with the first portion of the presentation data such that the first portion and second portion are the same portion of the presentation data;
• and
• instructions for spawning, in response to a request for independent access of the presentation data, a second thread of execution, wherein independent access of the presentation data is provided via the second thread of execution while the first thread of execution continues to process control signals to synchronize access to the second portion of the presentation data.

A system for controlling access to presentation data during an electronic conference, comprising:

• an agent module;
• a thread context management module coupled to the agent module;
• and
• a synchronization module coupled to the agent module, wherein:
• the agent module receives, from a first computing device, a control signal indicating a first portion of the presentation data that is currently being accessed by the first computing device,
• the synchronization module processes, in a first thread of execution, the control signal to synchronize access to a second portion of the presentation data on the data processing system with the first portion of the presentation data such that the first portion and second portion are the same portion of the presentation data, and
• the thread context management module spawns, in response to a request for independent access of the presentation data, a second thread of execution, wherein independent access of the presentation data is provided via the second thread of execution while the first thread of execution continues to process control signals to synchronize access to the second portion of the presentation data.