Method and apparatus for forming communication group based on location history

A controller device for forming a communication group based on mobile station location history, the controller comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a data store;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive, via the transceiver, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window;
• identify one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window;
• and
• cause a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations.

A requesting device for requesting a communication group based on mobile station location history, the requesting device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• identify a location and time window associated with an event;
• transmit, via the transceiver, a group formation request specifying the location and the time window, the group formation request requesting formation of a communication group comprising mobile stations located within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window;
• receive, via the transceiver, a communication group identifier associated with the communication group or identifiers of mobile stations formed in the communication group;
• and
• transmit, via the transceiver using the communication group identifier or via the transceiver using the identifiers of mobile stations formed in the communication group, one or more of audio and data to be provided to mobile stations in the formed communication group.