Patent ID: 9681099
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: by a computer server, receiving from a first group member a request to initiate a multiplex live communication with members of a group, wherein the first group member belongs to the group; by a computer server, sending a notification to each of one or more second group members notifying the one or more second group members that a multiplex live communication among members of the group is underway, wherein the one or more second group members belongs to the group, and wherein: by a computer server, receiving one or more requests from a first subset of the one or more second group members to join the multiplex live communication; and by a computer server, initiating the multiplex live video communication between the first group member and the first subset of the one or more second group members who requested to join the multiplex live communication.