Automatic generation and termination of electronic chat rooms

Abstract

Via a radio component of a mobile computing device of a first user, electronic invitations are sent to a plurality of second users to participate in a group event at a target venue. Acceptances are received from the second users to join the group event. Thereafter, an electronic chat room is generated for the first user and the plurality of second users. Via a screen of the mobile computing device of the first user, a first electronic notification is received and displayed that a selected one of the second users has arrived at a target venue. Via the screen of the mobile computing device, a second electronic notification is received and displayed that the selected one of the second users has left the target venue. After each of the first user and the plurality of second users has left the target venue, the electronic chat room is automatically terminated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 sending, at least in part via a radio component of a mobile computing device of a first user, electronic invitations to a plurality of second users to participate in a group event at a target venue;   receiving acceptances from the second users to join the group event;   thereafter generating an electronic chat room for the first user and the plurality of second users;   receiving and displaying, at least in part via a screen of the mobile computing device of the first user, a first electronic notification that a selected one of the second users has arrived at a target venue; and   receiving and displaying, at least in part via the screen of the mobile computing device, a second electronic notification that the selected one of the second users has left the target venue.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: automatically terminating the electronic chat room after each of the first user and the plurality of second users has left the target venue. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first electronic notification is generated in response to a detection of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or a Wi-Fi signal that the selected one of the second users is within a predefined proximity of the target venue. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second electronic notification is generated in response to a detection of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or a Wi-Fi signal that the selected one of the second users is beyond a predefined proximity of the target venue. 
     
     
         5 . A system, comprising:
 a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code; and   a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module, wherein the computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform operation that include:
 sending, at least in part via a radio component of a mobile computing device of a first user, electronic invitations to a plurality of second users to participate in a group event at a target venue; 
 receiving acceptances from the second users to join the group event; 
 thereafter generating an electronic chat room for the first user and the plurality of second users; 
 receiving and displaying, at least in part via a screen of the mobile computing device of the first user, a first electronic notification that a selected one of the second users has arrived at a target venue; and 
 receiving and displaying, at least in part via the screen of the mobile computing device, a second electronic notification that the selected one of the second users has left the target venue. 
   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further include: automatically terminating the electronic chat room after each of the first user and the plurality of second users has left the target venue. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the first electronic notification is generated in response to a detection of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or a Wi-Fi signal that the selected one of the second users is within a predefined proximity of the target venue. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the second electronic notification is generated in response to a detection of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or a Wi-Fi signal that the selected one of the second users is beyond a predefined proximity of the target venue. 
     
     
         9 . A method, comprising:
 receiving an electronic request from a first mobile computing device of a first user to invite a plurality of second users to participate in a group event at a target venue;   sending the electronic request to respective mobile computing devices of the second users;   generating an electronic chat room in response to acceptances from one or more of the second users;   detecting, via a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or a Wi-Fi connection, that a selected one of the second users is within a predetermined physical proximity of the target venue;   electronically communicating to the first user and the rest of the second users in the group that the selected one of the second users has arrived at the target venue;   detecting, via the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal or the Wi-Fi connection, that a selected one of the second users is beyond the predetermined physical proximity of the target venue;   electronically communicating to the first user and the rest of the second users in the group that the selected one of the second users has left the target venue; and   automatically terminating the electronic chat room after each of the first user and the plurality of second users has left the target venue.