Devices and methods for determining a group and for determining information related to group entries

摘要

Described are methods and devices for identifying a group that include various methods to determine a group. Also described are devices and methods for attempting communication with a missing member of the group include different manners in which to determine information related to an entry of a group. The described devices and methods may be particularly beneficial at the particular time the certain group members plan to be or are in communication with one another. In this way, in the event that two or more entries of a group planned to be in communication or are in communication in-real time, in accordance with the disclosed devices and methods, the parties may be able to bring one or more other entries of the group into the communication as needed or desired.

主权项

1. A method of a communication device, the method comprising:
determining, in a communication device, a group of entries in a database, wherein each entry is correlated to a communication address, the group being determined by historical association via records of at least one group of entries; initiating, in a communication device, communication in real-time between at least two entries of the group, wherein the at least two entries include a first participating entry having a first participating communication device and a second participating entry having a second participating communication device; determining, in a communication device, that a missing entry of the group is not in communication in real-time with the at least two entries of the group that are in communication in real-time, the missing entry not being invited to participate in the initiated communication; and attempting to determine information related to the missing entry by a communication device, by determining a status in real-time of a communication device correlated to the missing entry; and in response to the communication device correlated to the missing entry being turned off, contacting an entry of the group that is within a predetermined proximity or location of the missing entry in order to notify the missing entry of the real-time communication between the entries of the group.