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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Jinsheng Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
LU Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jinsheng Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lu Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Back Micro Solutions LLC, Dover, DE (US);
Abstract
A group communication system is disclosed. The group communication system integrates a number of electronic communication tools to meet various communication needs among registered users in the system. According to one embodiment, a file is shared among members in a group. Instead of having a copy of the file be sent directly to all recipients at the same time, the file is retained in a store and downloaded therefrom to a client machine when a recipient decides to access the file. Further a mechanism is provided to retain a history of the file shared between or among the members so that everyone in the group can see what has been shared in the group.