System and method for group management
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1. A method for managing groups comprising:
- receiving information concerning a tag;
receiving information concerning one or more individuals in a contacts database; and
associating the tag with the one or more individuals in the contacts database, wherein subsequent operations involving the tag are associated with the one or more individuals.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing groups and group communications are provided. Groups of one or more individuals may be indicated by tags, which are associated with each individual in the group. Subsequent operations involving a tag may be associated with each individual in the group. Further, various kinds of information, such as messages, involving individuals in a group may be retrieved based on a search for the tag.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for managing groups comprising:
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receiving information concerning a tag;
receiving information concerning one or more individuals in a contacts database; and
associating the tag with the one or more individuals in the contacts database, wherein subsequent operations involving the tag are associated with the one or more individuals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22)
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20. The method of claim 20, further comprising sending tagged messages to the one or more individuals using the preferred communication medium of each of the one or more individuals associated with the tag.
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23. A system for managing groups comprising:
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an input/output configured to receive information concerning a tag and one or more individuals;
a contacts database configured to store the information concerning the tag and the one or more individuals;
a tagging module configured to associate the tag with the one or more individuals in the contacts database, wherein subsequent operations involving the tag are associated with the one or more individuals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for managing groups comprising:
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receiving information concerning a tag;
receiving information concerning one or more individuals in a contacts database; and
associating the tag with the one or more individuals in the contacts database, wherein subsequent operations involving the tag are associated with the one or more individuals. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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