Patent ID: 7801971

Claim:
A method for forming a social network circuit comprising: receiving, by a first server, first session data identifying a first active communication session between a first device and a second device, wherein the first active communication session has a first finite duration and enables real-time communications between a first user of the first device and a second user of the second device during the first finite duration; receiving, by the first server, second session data identifying a second active communication session between the second device and a third device, wherein the second active communication session has a second finite duration and enables real-time communications between the second user and a third user of the third device during the second finite duration; receiving, from the first device, a request to identify any potential social network circuits in which the first device may participate; in response to the request, providing, by the first server, a message to the first device identifying the second active communication session; receiving, by the first server, a request from the first device to form a first social network circuit comprising the first active communication session and the second active communication session; providing to the second device and the third device a message requesting permission to form the first social network circuit; receiving approval to form the first social network circuit from the second device and the third device; and forming, by the first server, the first social network circuit wherein a communication by any of the first device, the second device, and the third device are provided real-time to each of the others of the first device, the second device and the third device.