Patent ID: 8428635

Claim:
A system for managing group communications for groups of users visiting a recreational venue, the system comprising: a communications server accessible by a group of users having a plurality of mobile communication devices including a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device; a group management application resident on the communications server, the group management application configured to: receive a group identification code sent from a first mobile communication device; activate a group communication session corresponding to the group identification code; assign the first mobile communication device to the group of users corresponding to the group identification code in response to receiving the group identification code sent from the first mobile communication device; send a confirmation message to the first mobile communication device in response to receiving the group identification code sent from the first mobile communication device; receive the group identification code sent from a second mobile communication device; assign the second mobile communication device to the group of users corresponding to the group identification code in response to receiving the group identification code sent from the second mobile communication device; send a confirmation message to the second mobile communication device in response to receiving the group identification code sent from the second mobile communication device; receive a group message for distribution to the group of users; disseminate the group message to the plurality of mobile communication devices including the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device; and terminate the group communication session after a predetermined time interval; wherein sequential identification codes are not assigned to successive groups of the groups of users visiting the recreational venue, thereby preventing one to anticipate the group identification code assigned to the group of users.