Interactive communications system

Details Interactive communications system Interactive communications system

2007-08-02

2010-06-01

Coulter, Kenneth R (Department: 2454)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S227000, C709S228000, C709S204000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07730149

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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