Patent ID: 6671695
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:(a) a database within which is resident a dynamic group data structure, the dynamic group data structure including a group membership criterion and a set of member identifiers, each member identifier identifying a user from a plurality of users that meets the group membership criterion; and (b) a program, coupled to the database, the program configured to dynamically update the dynamic group data structure by updating the set of member identifiers to include those of the plurality of users that currently meet the group membership criterion as of the dynamic update; wherein the program is configured to initially generate the dynamic group data structure by associating the group membership criterion with the dynamic group data structure, and by determining those of the plurality of users that meet the group membership criterion to initially associate the set of member identifiers with the group data structures: wherein the program is further configured to generate the dynamic group data structure without user enumerations of any users to be associated with the dynamic group data structure.