System for reducing bandwidth usage on a multicast computer network

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer-executable instructions that perform a method when executed by a processor, the method comprising:

• in response to receiving the request to initiate a multicast communication, assigning, via a processor, a unique identifier to be associated with the multicast communication;
• receiving a set of messages associated with the unique identifier from a plurality of users;
• determining that the number of messages is greater than a pre-determined number of messages;
• determining a location of each of the plurality of users;
• grouping, via the processor, the plurality of users into a first group and into a second group where the first group are all located within a pre-defined radius based on a first determined location and the second group are all located within a pre-defined radius based on a second determined location;
• transmitting a first multicast communication to the first group and not the second group;
• transmitting a second multicast communication to the second group and not the first group;
• receiving a second set of messages associated with the unique identifier from a second plurality of users associated with the second group;
• determining that a number of users associated with the second group is greater than a pre-determined number of users;
• and
• regrouping the second group, including the second plurality of users, into a third group and a fourth group where the third group are all located within a second pre-defined radius based on a third determined location and the fourth group are all located within the second pre-defined radius based on a fourth determined location;
• transmitting a third multicast communication to the first group and not the third group or the fourth group;
• and
• transmitting a second multicast communication to the third group and not the first group or the fourth group.

A method for adaptively reducing bandwidth usage on a multicast computer network, the method comprising:

• in response to receiving the request to initiate a multicast communication, assigning a unique identifier to be associated with the multicast communication;
• receiving a set of messages associated with the unique identifier from a plurality of users;
• determining that the number of messages is greater than a pre-determined number of messages;
• determining a location of each of the plurality of users;
• grouping, via a processor, the plurality of users into a first group and into a second group where the first group are all located within a pre-defined radius based on a first determined location and the second group are all located within a pre-defined radius based on a second determined location;
• transmitting a first multicast communication to the first group and not the second group;
• transmitting a second multicast communication to the second group and not the first group;
• receiving a second set of messages associated with the unique identifier from a second plurality of users associated with the second group;
• determining that a number of users associated with the second group is greater than a pre-determined number of users;
• and
• regrouping the second group, including the second plurality of users, into a third group and a fourth group where the third group are all located within a second pre-defined radius based on a third determined location and the fourth group are all located within the second pre-defined radius based on a fourth determined location;
• transmitting a third multicast communication to the first group and not the third group or the fourth group;
• and
• transmitting a second multicast communication to the third group and not the first group or the fourth group.