Systems and Methods for Multicast Communication
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting multicast messages, the method comprising:
- receiving a first multicast instant message from a first sending user, the first multicast instant message indicating a first group;
identifying a first set of recipients related to the first group; and
transmitting the first multicast instant message to the first set of recipients.
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Abstract
Embodiments of multicast messaging systems and methods are disclosed for facilitating the multicasting of messages and/or other content to a group of users such that users may send messages to a group. One embodiment includes a method of transmitting multicast messages, including receiving a first multicast message and an indication of a first message group from a first sending user, identifying a first set of recipients related to the first message group, and transmitting the first message to the identified recipients. Another embodiment includes a computer system configured to receive a multicast message designating a group and then to communicate the multicast message to intended recipients.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting multicast messages, the method comprising:
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receiving a first multicast instant message from a first sending user, the first multicast instant message indicating a first group; identifying a first set of recipients related to the first group; and transmitting the first multicast instant message to the first set of recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multicast messaging system, comprising:
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a computer system having a processor that supports operation of a software application; a data storage module, including a plurality of group data, in communication with the computer system; and a multicast message module configured to; receive a first multicast message from a first sending user, the first multicast message indicating a first multicast message group; identify a first set of recipients related to the first message group using the plurality of group data; and transmit the first message to the identified recipients; and wherein the computer system is capable of receiving a multicast message and communicating the multicast message to the multicast message module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage media comprising:
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instructions to cause a first computer access data related to a plurality of multicast message groups; instructions to cause the first computer to receive a first multicast message from a first sending user, the first multicast message indicating a first of the multicast message group; instructions to cause the first computer to identify a first set of active recipients who are members of the first message group and are actively in communication with the first computer; and instructions to cause the first computer to transmit the first message to the first set of active recipients. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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