DYNAMIC FORMATION OF GROUPS IN A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, comprising:
- a recipient module configured to store information regarding a set of potential recipients of notifications;
a tagging module configured to associate the potential recipients with at least one descriptor;
a grouping module configured to dynamically form a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and
a transmission module configured to transmit the at least one notification to the group of recipients.
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Abstract
A method for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is disclosed. The method includes associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor and dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications. The method also includes issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, is also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, comprising:
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a recipient module configured to store information regarding a set of potential recipients of notifications; a tagging module configured to associate the potential recipients with at least one descriptor; a grouping module configured to dynamically form a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and a transmission module configured to transmit the at least one notification to the group of recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, comprising:
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a recipient module configured to store information regarding a set of potential recipients of notifications; a tagging module configured to associate the potential recipients with at least one descriptor; a grouping module configured to automatically update, in response to a change in the descriptors associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications, a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and a transmission module configured to transmit the at least one notification to the group of recipients.
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13. A method for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, comprising:
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associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor; dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, the instructions comprising code for:
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associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor; dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients.
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23. A system for determining membership in a group of notification recipients and issuing a notification to the group of notification recipients, comprising:
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means for associating a set of potential recipients of notifications with at least one descriptor; means for dynamically forming a group of recipients to receive at least one notification based on the descriptors currently associated with the set of potential recipients of notifications; and means for issuing the at least one notification to the group of recipients.
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