Patent ID: 7738898

Claim:
A method of applying rules to predefined groups of mobile communications devices using a group control server, comprising: storing, at a database associated with the group control server, a group identifier corresponding to each predefined group of mobile communications devices; storing, at the database associated with the group control server, a mobile communications device identifier corresponding to each mobile communications device of each predefined group of mobile communications devices; storing, at the database associated with the group control server, a parameter defining group settings particular to each group of the predefined groups of mobile communications devices; storing, at the database associated with the group control server, a rule particular to each group of the predefined groups of mobile communications devices; determining, utilizing the group control server, that a specific parameter stored at the database defining group settings particular to a specific predefined group of mobile communications devices of the predefined groups of mobile communications devices, has been met; and upon determining that the specific parameter defining group settings particular to the specific predefined group of mobile communications devices has been met, implementing a specific rule stored in the database particular to the specific group of mobile communications devices.