Är detta en kommande app för de sociala nätverkstjänster det ryktats om att Apple arbetat på under en tid? Ett socialt nätverk där position och grupper verkar spela en stor roll.

Apple is working on a new communications based social networking application that they’re simply calling ”iGroups.” According to the documents published by USPTO today, Apple’s iGroup will be a new service that will work on your iPhone and likely work with MobileMe.

The idea is to allow groups of friends or colleagues attending such events as a concert, a tradeshow, business meeting, wedding or rally to stay in communication with each other as a group to share information or reactions to live events as they’re occurring.

Patently Apple – iGroups: Apple’s New iPhone Social App in Development