Patent ID: 7774419
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, executing on hardware, of a system controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plurality of users, wherein data identifying said plurality of communications sessions have been stored in association with data indicative of a characteristic thereof, the method comprising: receiving a request to initiate communications from a first user among members of a group of users, said request being a SMS message comprising data identifying the group of users and a first message body comprising text or image entered by a sender of the SMS message; responsive to receiving said request, the system selecting a communications session on the basis of the data identifying the group of users and at least some of said stored data indicative of a characteristic of a given communications session; and transmitting a message to at least some members of the group of users, the message having a second message body comprising the first message body comprising the text or image entered by the sender of the SMS message, data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group, wherein the data providing access to the selected communications session comprises a user selectable link comprising a URL, which when selected enables a terminal of a member of the group of users to retrieve data from the destination address.