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AssigneeOrion Labs, Inc.
InventorsJesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.
A method of operating a group communication management system to control a plurality of communication node groups, each group comprising a plurality of communication nodes, wherein the plurality of communication nodes of a first communication node group comprises a first communication node and a second communication node, at least one of the first and second communication nodes being an end user device linked to an intermediate device, the method comprising:
A method of operating a first communication node in a communication node group controlled by a management system, wherein the communication node group comprises a plurality of communication nodes, wherein the plurality of communication nodes comprises the first communication node, the first communication node being an end user device linked to an intermediate device, the method comprising:
A method of operating a group communication management system to control establishing, updating, and terminating membership in a communication node group, wherein the communication node group comprises a plurality of communication nodes, wherein the plurality of communication nodes comprises a first communication node and a second communication node, at least one of the first and second communication nodes being an end user device linked to an intermediate device, the method comprising:
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