Patent ID: 8935340
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request from a terminal to coordinate access to one of a plurality of available communications sessions, the request including data identifying at least a user of the terminal, wherein a communications session is an active group discussion, regarding a specified topic, between a group of users including at least one user not identified by the data identifying at least a user of the terminal; accessing, by the processor, a database to identify group members based on the data identifying at least the user of the terminal, wherein the database contains data in respect of users of a data messaging system, the data identifying demographic data, interests and characteristics of individual users and groups of users; selecting, by the processor, a first communications session from the plurality of available communications sessions based on the data identifying at least the user of the terminal, a time of receipt of the request, and a first specified topic associated with the first communication session; and transmitting, by the processor, a message to the terminal of each user identified by the data identifying at least the user of the terminal, the message having a message body comprising data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data identifying at least the user of the terminal.