Patent Document ID: 8599801
Application ID: 11670400

Base Claim:
1. A server device to manage a mobile communication, comprising: a transceiver to send and receive data over a network; and a processor that is operative to perform actions, comprising: creating a group associated with a spontaneous event, wherein the spontaneous event comprises a gathering of people in a physical location; receiving a membership to the spontaneous event, wherein each member is associated with a mobile device; receiving at least one text message or media content message during the spontaneous event; distributing to each member's mobile device the at least one text message or media content message during the spontaneous event, and further posting at least the media content message to a website associated with the spontaneous event; determining an initial start time and an end time associated with the spontaneous event, based on receiving the at least text message or media content message; and determining a revised start time as when a flow rate of messages shared between members of the group exceeds, a threshold during the spontaneous event, wherein the messages shared between members includes messages received from one member of the group that are distributed to other members of the group.

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Claim 3:
3. The server device of claim 1 , wherein determining the end time of the spontaneous event further comprises: determining the end time based on receiving less than a threshold of messages over a period of time.