Systems and methods for controlling group messaging
US8073474B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for facilitating real-time instant messaging among a group of people. In one embodiment, the instant messages are clustered around a theme, such as a picture, a graphic or even bit mapped data. The common theme acts as a marker, and messages are accumulated around that marker for distribution to a group of people associated with that marker. In one embodiment, the messages are transient in nature and thus have no permanency in any database.
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