INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the method comprising:
- receiving data indicative of a group of users,responsive to identifying members of the group, transmitting messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group,wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members.
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Abstract
An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plurality of users, wherein data identifying said plurality of communications sessions have been stored in association with data indicative of one or more characteristics thereof. The method includes receiving a request to initiate communications among members of a group of users, wherein said request includes data identifying the group of users, responsive to receiving said request, selecting a communications session on the basis of data identifying the group and at least some of said stored data indicative of characteristics of a given communications session, and transmitting messages to at least some members of the group. Each message has a message body including data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of a group of users, responsive to identifying members of the group, transmitting messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group, wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the system comprising:
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an interface arranged to receive data indicative of a group of users; a processing system arranged to transmit messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group, wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program, executing on hardware, resident on non-transitory computer-readable media arranged to coordinate a communications system involving a plurality of users, the computer program being arranged to:
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receive data indicative of a group of users; and responsive to identifying members of the group, transmitting messages to at least some of the members of the group, each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications system and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group;
wherein the communications session accessible via said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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