Patent ID: 9396456
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for forming groups in a collaborative communication system, comprising: maintaining a database of a plurality of users registered with a collaborative communication system, creating a group including members selected from the database by one member of the group; expanding the group with a new member invited by one member of the group, wherein each member of the group uses the respective identifier to send internal mail, exchange messages and share files within the group; automatically notifying the plurality of users via the respective identifier of an availability of a shared file for downloading when one of the plurality of users uploads the shared file to a file store; providing a set of rules that includes at least one of: establishing the level of access to the shared file in the file store, wherein the file store is independent of a file path and unnavigable to by the plurality of users, establishing a secured channel to download the shared file.