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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
James Angus Mceachern, Stittsville, CA;
Richard Charles Taylor, Manotick, CA;
Michael Leeder, Stittsville, CA;
Carroll Louise Gray-preston, Morrisville, NC (US);
John Mccready, Sudbury, MA (US);
James Angus McEachern, Stittsville, CA;
Richard Charles Taylor, Manotick, CA;
Michael Leeder, Stittsville, CA;
Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, Morrisville, NC (US);
John McCready, Sudbury, MA (US);
Genband US LLC, Frisco, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for creating and managing ad-hoc groups linked to an event and spanning multiple modes of communication includes creating an ad-hoc group associated with an event. Available modes of communication are determined for each participant in the group. For each mode of communication, first information for contacting each participant is determined. Second information that serves as an alias for each participant is determined. A consolidated view of the available modes of communication with each of the participants in the group is provided using the aliases.