SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZABLE COMMUNICATION GROUP FUNCTIONS
A method and system for providing personalized communication group functions is provided. The method and system use a communication group platform that receives and acts on configuration requests and direction requests to provide customized communication service.
1 . A system comprising:
a configuration component configured to receive configuration requests, the configuration requests establishing and configuring communication groups of participants, parameters associated with the groups and communication sessions involving the groups; and
a direction component configured to receive direction requests, the direction requests determining actions and states of the communication sessions involving the communication groups.
2 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the configuration requests facilitate establishing and configuring a list of a group of participants.
3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the configuration requests facilitate adding or deleting participants from the list.
4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the configuration requests facilitate configuring properties of a communication session.
5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the properties include types of events and properties associated with the types of events.
6 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the properties include time related properties.
7 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the properties include operations and properties associated with operations.
8 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests initiate a communication session.
9 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests initiate sending alerts to participants not active in the communication session.
10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests initiate a process to track identity of participants active in the communication session.
11 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests initiate a process to obtain or maintain information on participants in the communication session including device capability information, location information or personal information.
12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests initiate sending information to participants in a communication session.
13 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the direction requests enable control of communication parameters for participants in a communication session.
14 . A method comprising:
receiving configuration requests to establish and configure communication groups of participants, parameters associated with the groups and communication sessions involving the groups; and
receiving direction requests to determine actions and states of the communication sessions involving the communication groups.
15 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the configuration requests facilitate establishing and configuring a list of a group of participants.
16 . The method according to claim 15 wherein the configuration requests facilitate adding or deleting participants from the list.
17 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the configuration requests facilitate configuring properties of a communication session.
18 . The method according to claim 17 wherein the properties include types of events and properties associated with the types of events.
19 . The method according to claim 17 wherein the properties include time related properties.
20 . The method according to claim 17 wherein the properties include operations and properties associated with operations.
21 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests initiate a communication session.
22 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests initiate sending alerts to participants not active in the communication session.
23 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests initiate a process to track identity of participants active in the communication session.
24 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests initiate a process to obtain or maintain information on participants in the communication session including device capability information, location information or personal information.
25 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests initiate sending information to participants in a communication session.
26 . The method according to claim 14 wherein the direction requests enable control of communication parameters for participants in a communication session.