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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2012
Sanjay Swamy, Bangalore, IN;
Amiya Pathak, Bangalore, IN;
Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, Modesto, CA (US);
Amit Sharma, Chandigarh, IN;
Sanjay Swamy, Bangalore, IN;
Amiya Pathak, Bangalore, IN;
Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, Modesto, CA (US);
Amit Sharma, Chandigarh, IN;
ZIPDIAL MOBILE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
An aspect of the present invention facilitates formation of groups using missed calls. In an embodiment, upon receipt of a first missed call to a pre-specified number from a first user, a missed call server allocates a first phone number to a new group. Upon receiving missed calls to such allocated number, the corresponding callers (i.e., the phone numbers of the callers) are added to the group. According to another aspect of the present invention, different phone numbers are allocated for different groups, and the members are added in each group, in response to missed calls to the corresponding numbers. Additional management tasks such as provide group owner the ability to approve/reject the addition/removal requests, formation of sub-groups, etc., are also facilitated based on missed calls.