AD-HOC GROUP FORMATION FOR USERS OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES
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1. A communication server comprising:
- a processor; and
a storage medium embedded with instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor for;
causing the processor to communicate a text message between a mobile computing device and a group of mobile computing devices;
causing the processor to analyze the text message transmitted from the mobile computing device; and
causing the processor to broadcast the message to the group of mobile computing devices based upon a group name identifier without intervention by the owner of the group, the group of mobile computing devices having an owner for managing the group, the group name identifier identifying the group of mobile computing devices.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for ad-hoc group formation for users of mobile computing devices are described. The systems and methods include a communication server and mobile computing devices. Each of the communication server and the mobile computing devices includes a processor and a storage medium embedded with instructions that are executable by the processor. The communication server facilitates the communication of text messages received from the mobile computing device to a group of mobile computing devices without intervention by an owner of the group of mobile computing devices.
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33 Claims
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1. A communication server comprising:
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a processor; and a storage medium embedded with instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor for; causing the processor to communicate a text message between a mobile computing device and a group of mobile computing devices; causing the processor to analyze the text message transmitted from the mobile computing device; and causing the processor to broadcast the message to the group of mobile computing devices based upon a group name identifier without intervention by the owner of the group, the group of mobile computing devices having an owner for managing the group, the group name identifier identifying the group of mobile computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of facilitating ad-hoc group formation via a communication server comprising:
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receiving a text message from a mobile computing device, the text message including a group name identifier associated with a group of mobile computing devices, the group of mobile computing devices having an owner for managing the group; analyzing the text message and the group name identifier; and broadcasting the text message to the group of mobile computing devices based upon the group name identifier without intervention by the owner of the group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a processor; and a storage medium embedded with instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor for causing the processor to communicate a text message to a group of mobile computing devices via a communications server, the group of mobile computing devices being identified by a group name identifier and having an owner for managing the group, each of the mobile computing devices of the group of mobile computing devices being able to join, leave, and communicate with the group of mobile computing devices without intervention by the owner of the group. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of facilitating ad-hoc group formation comprising:
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providing a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device including a processor and a storage medium embedded with instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor for causing the processor to communicate a text message to a group of mobile computing devices via a communications server, the group of mobile computing devices being identified by a group name identifier and having an owner for managing the group, each of the mobile computing devices of the group of mobile computing devices being able to join, leave, and communicate with the group of mobile computing devices without intervention by the owner of the group; creating a text message on the mobile computing device; and transmitting the text message from the mobile computing device to the communication server. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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