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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Christopher L. Helbling, Norwalk, CT (US);
Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Ashutosh Sureka, Irving, TX (US);
Paula Dromlewicz, Holden, MA (US);
Sandeep Chakravarty, Dallas, TX (US);
John Reformato, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Christopher L. Helbling, Norwalk, CT (US);
Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Ashutosh Sureka, Irving, TX (US);
Paula Dromlewicz, Holden, MA (US);
Sandeep Chakravarty, Dallas, TX (US);
John Reformato, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for group messaging are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a group messaging system receiving a broadcast message from an originating user, imposing a limit on a number of text characters included in the broadcast message, identifying a group of intended recipients of the broadcast message, determining contact information for an intended recipient included in the group, determining at least one broadcast message sending method for the intended recipient, and sending the broadcast message to the intended recipient using the at least one broadcast message sending method.