Patent ID: 8817663
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for creating and managing ad-hoc groups linked to an event and spanning multiple modes of communication, the method comprising: creating an ad-hoc group associated with an event, the group comprising a plurality of participants; determining, for each participant in the group, available modes of communication with the participant; determining, for each mode of communication, first information usable in a network associated with each mode of communication for contacting the participant in the corresponding mode of communication; creating, for each mode of communication, second information that serves as an alias for the participant; providing a consolidated view of the available modes of communication with each of the participants in the group, the view not including the first information; and receiving communications directed to a first participant in the group, the first participant being identified in the communications using the first participant's second information, and directing the communications to the first participant using the participant's first information; wherein the communications directed to the first participant in the group is generated by a second participant in the group; and wherein redirecting the communications to the first participant comprises: