Grouping in a Communication System or Service

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15397145

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In an instant messaging system users can be assigned groups to assist in distributing messages quickly and easily among designated users. A hierarchical grouping structure can be defined to provide increased control of groups and message routing. Parent and child groups can be defined, and a cascaded message flow can route messages from parent to child groups, but not from child to parent groups, which is particularly useful in very large systems with large numbers of users.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goyal, Teekam Chand Hyderabad, IN 5 23
Gupta, Prashant Hyderabad, IN 44 901
Kumar, Rajiv Hyderabad, IN 95 961
Kumar, Vinay Hyderabad, IN 102 737
Midha, Rakesh Hyderabad, IN 11 18
Prasad, Anil Hyderabad, IN 7 57
Pratinidhi, Deepak Hyderabad, IN 6 24
Rajappa, Arun Hyderabad, IN 13 44
Tewari, Jayawant Hyderabad, IN 6 44
Upadhyay, Praveen Hyderabad, IN 16 534

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