US Patent 7818020 System and method for joining communication groups

Patent 7818020 was granted and assigned to Nextel Communications on October, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Nextel Communications

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

78180200

Patent Inventor Names

Arun Manroa0

Ojas Choksi0

Date of Patent

October 19, 2010

Patent Application Number

116932340

Date Filed

March 29, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tan Trinh

Patent abstract

Systems and methods for supporting group communications are provided. A group list management server (GLMS) stores communications group definitions in documents, such as extensible mark-up language (XML) documents. The communications group can include communication addresses for different types of communication applications, including electronic mail, voice telephone, data, instant messaging, voice dispatch, short messaging service (SMS), and multimedia service (MMS). Various methods for joining communications groups are provided.