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Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of proximity-related user groups

  • US 10,142,784 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A temporary virtual group management apparatus comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    one or more non-transitory memories comprising computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the location-based virtual group management apparatus to;

    enable an administrative entity to establish a temporary virtual group,enable the administrative entity to define configuration information for the temporary virtual group,the enabling of the administrative entity to define the configuration information comprising;

    establishing membership criteria for admittance of one or more members to the temporary virtual group;

    establishing rules of interaction among the one or more members of that the temporary virtual group;

    wherein the establishment of the rules of interaction comprises;

    enabling a first member of the one or more members to create a unidirectional relationship with a bookmarked member, without explicit approval of the bookmarked member;

    enabling the first member of the one or more members of the temporary virtual group to receive a broadcasted message from the bookmarked member, the message comprising content; and

    enabling each of one or more other members of the temporary virtual group to receive the broadcasted message from the bookmarked member;

    facilitate, according to the rules of interaction, transmission of the broadcasted message from the bookmarked member to the first member of the temporary virtual group and to at least one of the one or more other members of the temporary virtual group.

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