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Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting membership of a communication flow expression

  • US 8,001,182 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2005
  • Issued: 08/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a system, a first communications flow expression from a sender, wherein the first communications flow expression comprises;

    (i) a first primitive keyword, and(ii) a first sub-expression;

    broadcasting, by the system, based on the first primitive keyword, a first message to a plurality of recipients, wherein the first message is broadcasted to(i) a first recipient in the plurality of recipients, and(ii) a second recipient in the plurality of recipients;

    receiving by the system;

    (i) a first response to the first message from the first recipient, and(ii) a second response to the first message from the second recipient;

    replacing, by the system, a parameter of the first sub-expression with an index number of the first response to determine whether the first recipient desires to be included in a first instant focus group;

    determining, by the system, that the first recipient desires to be included in the first instant focus group after the parameter of the first sub-expression is replaced with the index number of the first response;

    generating, by the system, a second communications flow expression as a result of the determination; and

    transmitting, by the system, the second response to the first recipient based on the second communications flow expression.

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