| 摘要 |
<p>The present disclosure describes systems and methods for managing instant messaging user groups. User data identifying a plurality of users in the instant messaging system 1 is stored 9. Data defining at least one messaging group, including a list of users 35 in the messaging group, is also stored 31. Status data 23 associated with at least one of a user and a messaging group is received 25 and the list of users of at least one messaging group 31 is modified based on the received status data. The arrangement allows for transient groups of users to be managed automatically based on status data, such as events, actions or changes of status. The status data may be related to data objects 21 associated with the users/groups. One embodiment described relates to a messaging group set-up for a patient in a hospital wherein a group is set-up to assign a nurse and doctor to the patient in a communication group. The system can detect automatically when a doctor/nurse e.g. goes off-duty (according to a work pattern/rota) or off-site (according to their detected location) to modify the communication group and e.g. assign a different nurse/doctor. Status data such as presence, location, availability/busy, on or off-duty, time zone, user types as examples seem embodied.</p> |
