Group establishment system and method
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a group of communicating individuals utilizing a Group Establishment System (GES), said method comprising the steps of:
- setting up a group number by the GES in response to a call from a Group Initiator (GI);
receiving a call to the group number in the GES from at least one potential group member who has been provided with the group number by the GI;
adding as a member in the group, each potential group member from whom a call to the group number is received in the GES; and
continuing the group in the GES after the GI and group members have terminated their calls to the GES.
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Abstract
A Group Establishment System (GES) and method of establishing and managing groups of communicating individuals that enables fast and easy group establishment and management, and enables group members to communicate using a plurality of different communication devices. The present invention enables non-temporary groups to be easily and quickly established with just the push of a few buttons. Additional members can be easily invited to join. A customizable set of activities is provided for group members. The activities that are performed are logged in a GES database. Notifications of meetings, activities, and charges are automatically generated and sent to affected group members. The group can be deleted by an authorized Group Initiator (GI) or by consensus vote of the group members.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a group of communicating individuals utilizing a Group Establishment System (GES), said method comprising the steps of:
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setting up a group number by the GES in response to a call from a Group Initiator (GI);
receiving a call to the group number in the GES from at least one potential group member who has been provided with the group number by the GI;
adding as a member in the group, each potential group member from whom a call to the group number is received in the GES; and
continuing the group in the GES after the GI and group members have terminated their calls to the GES. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of establishing and managing a group of communicating individuals utilizing a Group Establishment System (GES), said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing as a group, a Group Initiator (GI) and a plurality of group members from whom a call to a group number is received in the GES;
continuing the group in the GES after the GI and group members have terminated their calls to the GES; and
utilizing a plurality of different types of communication interfaces in the GES to communicate information to and from the GI and the group members. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24. A Group Establishment System (GES) for establishing a group of communicating group members, said GES comprising:
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a main program that includes;
a group number generator that assigns a group number to the group in response to receiving a call from a Group Initiator (GI); and
a new member generator that adds as a new member in the group, each individual from whom a call to the group number is received in the GES;
a plurality of communication interfaces in communication with the main program, each of said communication interfaces enabling a group member utilizing a different type of client communication device to communicate with the main program; and
a GES database that stores member information and continues the group in the GES after the GI and group members have terminated their calls to the GES.
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25. A Group Establishment System (GES) for managing a group of communicating group members, said GES comprising:
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a main program that sets up meetings and provides activities for the group members; and
a plurality of communication interfaces in communication with the main program, each of said communication interfaces enabling a group member utilizing a different type of client communication device to communicate with the main program.
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