System and method for controlling video data to be rendered in a video conference environment

Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and, when executed by a processor, operable to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a video session in which a plurality of displays are used for rendering video data;
• evaluating a presentation element to identify a control element that includes control data, wherein the control element is included in the presentation element, and the presentation element is a selected one of a group of presentation elements, the group consisting of:
• a word processor document, a PDF document, a slide presentation, and an e-mail;
• and
• communicating at least a portion of the control data such that the portion of the control data can be used to determine which video data is to be rendered on the plurality of displays.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory element configured to store data;
• a command decoder module;
• and
• a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor, the command decoder module, and the memory element cooperate to:
• establish a video session in which a plurality of displays are used for rendering video data;
• evaluate a presentation element to identify a control element that includes control data, wherein the control element is included in the presentation element, and the presentation element is a selected one of a group of presentation elements, the group consisting of:
• a word processor document, a PDF document, a slide presentation, and an e-mail;
• and
• communicate at least a portion of the control data such that the portion of the control data can be used to determine which video data is to be rendered on the plurality of displays.