System and method for groups comprising non-communication address objects

1. A method of supporting groups comprising non-communication address objects, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a request to create a group comprising a list of non-communication address objects;

generating a unique group identification for the group;

storing the unique identification, an identification of a creator of the group and the list of the non-communication address objects; and

managing the group,

wherein the list of non-communication address objects is a shopping list, and a subscriber of the group has a subscription to an item in the shopping list, a category of the item in the shopping list or to groups of the creator of the group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of managing the group comprises at least one of the acts of:

responding to a request for the list of non-communication address objects;

modifying a status of one of the non-communication address objects;

providing the unique group identification and at least one of the non-communication address objects to the subscriber of the group of the at least one of the non-communication address objects; or

providing the unique group identification and at least one of the non-communication address objects to a user identified in the request, in response to a request for the list from a subscriber of the group of the at least one of the non-communication address objects.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique identification, identification of the group creator and the list of non-communication address objects are stored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) document.

4. A method of supporting groups comprising non-communication address objects, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a request to create a group comprising a list of non-communication address objects;

generating a unique group identification for the group;

storing the unique identification, an identification of a creator of the group and the list of the non-communication address objects; and

managing the group,

wherein the list of non-communication address objects is a task list, and the method further comprises the acts of:

receiving a request to delegate a task;

receiving authorization to delegate the task; and

modifying the status of the task to indicate delegation of the task.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the status is one of completed, pending, or tentative.

6. A method of supporting groups comprising non-communication address objects, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a request to create a group comprising a list of non-communication address objects;

generating a unique group identification for the group;

storing the unique identification, an identification of a creator of the group and the list of the non-communication address objects; and

managing the group,

wherein the request to create the group is received by a group server from an application server, and the application server performs the acts of:

receiving an unstructured list of the non-communication address objects;

structuring the list of non-communication address objects; and

transmitting the structured list to the group server.

7. A method for supporting groups comprising non-communication address objects, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a request to create a group comprising a list of non-communication address objects;

obtaining a unique group identification for the group;

receiving a request to modify a status of at least one of the non-communication address objects; and

notifying a group member of the modification.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the list of non-communication address objects is a shopping list, and the request to modify the status of the at least one of the non-communication address objects is an offer for sale for the at least one of the non-communication address objects.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the list of non-communication address objects is a task list, and the request to modify the status of the at least one of the non-communication address objects is a request to modify the status to one of completed, pending, or tentative.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the list of non-communication address objects is a task list, and the request to modify the status of the at least one of the non-communication address objects is a request to delegate a task.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein when the request to modify the status of the task is received from a communication unit other than one associated with a creator of the group, the group member notified of the modification is the creator of the group, and the method further comprises the acts of:

receiving, from the creator of the group, an authorization message for the delegation of the task;

allowing the delegation of the task when the authorization message authorizes the delegation; and

denying the delegation of the task when the authorization denies the delegation.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the request is received from a first group member and the notified group member is a second group member.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the act of:

sending a notification of the group creation.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification is sent to a communication unit identified in the request to create the group.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the notification is sent to a communication unit that subscribes to groups of a communication unit that requested the group creation.

16. The method of claim 7 , wherein a status of at least one of the non-communication address objects is updated based upon presence information indicating a current geographical location of a member of the group.