Method and system for exchanging contextual keys

A method for presenting contextual data to a participant in a collaboration, comprising:

• determining, by a first communications device, a first plurality of contextual keys based on information associated with a communications session involving a first participant associated with the first communications device and a second participant associated with a second communications device;
• identifying, by the first communications device, a first plurality of contextual items based on the first plurality of contextual keys;
• presenting, by the first communications device, a user interface comprising a first plurality of contextual item references, each contextual item reference corresponding to one of the first plurality of contextual items;
• receiving, by the first communications device, a second plurality of contextual keys from the second communications device;
• identifying, by the first communications device, a second plurality of contextual items based on the first plurality of contextual keys and the second plurality of contextual keys;
• and
• presenting the user interface comprising the first plurality of contextual item references and a second plurality of contextual item references, each of the second plurality of contextual item references corresponding to one of the second plurality of contextual items.

A first communications device for presenting contextual data to a participant in a collaboration, comprising:

• a communication interface adapted to communicate with a network;
• and
• a control system comprising a processor and configured to:
• determine that a first participant associated with the first communications device is participating in a communications session with a second participant associated with a second communications device;
• determine a first plurality of contextual keys;
• receive a second plurality of contextual keys from the second communications device;
• identify a plurality of contextual items based on the first plurality of contextual keys and the second plurality of contextual keys;
• and
• present a user interface comprising a plurality of contextual item references, each contextual item reference corresponding to one of the plurality of contextual items.