Priority talkgroups
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a communications network comprising one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices; and
a talkgroup management system configured to;
support multiple talkgroups, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across the communications network;
store, in computer-accessible storage, information designating a set of talkgroups as talkgroups of which a particular communications device is a member and identifying a particular talkgroup within the set as being a priority talkgroup for the particular communications device;
cause, based on the stored information identifying the particular talkgroup as being the priority talkgroup for the particular communications device, a node of the communications network to transmit a provisioning communication for the particular wireless communications device identifying the particular talkgroup as the priority talkgroup for the first wireless communications device;
support a wireless control channel between at least one node of the communications network and the particular wireless communications device for exchanging communications relative to one or more talkgroups between the at least one node and the particular wireless communications device;
process a request to instantiate the particular talkgroup; and
cause, as a consequence of processing the request to instantiate the particular talkgroup, the at least one node to transmit, via the wireless control channel, a communication for the particular communications device announcing the instantiation of the particular talkgroup.
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Abstract
In one implementation, a communication device comprising one or more processors is configured to participate in a plurality of talkgroups. The one or more processors are configured to receive a communication transmitted from a satellite constellation indicating that a first priority talkgroup has been assigned for the communication device and to receive one or more signal transmitted from the satellite constellation via a control channel indicating that the first priority talkgroup is active, in response to which the one or more processors may determine that the first priority talkgroup has been assigned for the communication device and that the first priority talkgroup is active. Consequently, the one or more processors may set the communication device to the first priority talkgroup such that the communication device starts receiving communications via the first priority talkgroup.
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42 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a communications network comprising one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices; and a talkgroup management system configured to; support multiple talkgroups, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across the communications network; store, in computer-accessible storage, information designating a set of talkgroups as talkgroups of which a particular communications device is a member and identifying a particular talkgroup within the set as being a priority talkgroup for the particular communications device; cause, based on the stored information identifying the particular talkgroup as being the priority talkgroup for the particular communications device, a node of the communications network to transmit a provisioning communication for the particular wireless communications device identifying the particular talkgroup as the priority talkgroup for the first wireless communications device; support a wireless control channel between at least one node of the communications network and the particular wireless communications device for exchanging communications relative to one or more talkgroups between the at least one node and the particular wireless communications device; process a request to instantiate the particular talkgroup; and cause, as a consequence of processing the request to instantiate the particular talkgroup, the at least one node to transmit, via the wireless control channel, a communication for the particular communications device announcing the instantiation of the particular talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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supporting multiple talkgroups for exchanging group communications across a communications network having one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across the communications network; storing, in computer-accessible storage, information designating a set of talkgroups as talkgroups of which a particular communications device is a member and identifying a particular talkgroup within the set as being a priority talkgroup for the particular communications device; causing, based on the stored information identifying the particular talkgroup as being the priority talkgroup for the particular communications device, a node of the communications network to transmit a provisioning communication for the particular wireless communications device identifying the particular talkgroup as the priority talkgroup for the first wireless communications device; supporting a wireless control channel between at least one node of the communications network and the particular wireless communications device for exchanging communications relative to one or more talkgroups between the at least one node and the particular wireless communications device; receiving a request to instantiate the particular talkgroup; and causing, in response to receiving the request to instantiate the particular talkgroup, the at least one node to transmit, via the wireless control channel, a communication for the particular communications device announcing the instantiation of the particular talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing elements, cause the one or more processing elements to:
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support multiple talkgroups for exchanging group communications across a communications network having one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across the communications network; store, in computer-accessible storage, information designating a set of talkgroups as talkgroups of which a particular communications device is a member and identifying a particular talkgroup within the set as being a priority talkgroup for the particular communications device; cause, based on the stored information identifying the particular talkgroup as being the priority talkgroup for the particular communications device, a node of the communications network to transmit a provisioning communication for the particular wireless communications device identifying the particular talkgroup as the priority talkgroup for the first wireless communications device; support a wireless control channel between at least one node of the communications network and the particular wireless communications device for exchanging communications relative to one or more talkgroups between the at least one node and the particular wireless communications device; process a request to instantiate the particular talkgroup; and cause, as a consequence of processing the request to instantiate the particular talkgroup, the at least one node to transmit, via the wireless control channel, a communication for the particular communications device announcing the instantiation of the particular talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing elements, cause the one or more processing elements to:
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process a communication received from a satellite constellation by a communication device configured to participate in a plurality of talkgroups, the communication indicating that a first priority talkgroup has been assigned for the communication device, the first priority talkgroup being one of the plurality of talkgroups; process a signal received from the satellite constellation by the communication device via a control channel indicating that the first priority talkgroup is active, the control channel being a control channel for at least the first priority talkgroup; as a consequence of processing the one or more signals received via the control channel, determine that the first priority talkgroup has been assigned for the communication device and that the first priority talkgroup is active; and in response to determining that the first priority talkgroup has been assigned for the communication device and that the first priority talkgroup is active, set the communication device to the first priority talkgroup such that the communication device starts receiving communications via the first priority talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A wireless communications device configured to enable participation in a plurality of talkgroups, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across a communications network having one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices, the wireless communications device comprising:
one or more processors configured to; process a communication received at the wireless communications device from a node of the communications network indicating that a particular talkgroup is active; and in response to processing the received communication indicating that the particular talkgroup is active; determine that the particular talkgroup has been assigned as a priority talkgroup for the wireless communications device, and as a consequence of having determined that the particular talkgroup has been assigned as the priority talkgroup for the wireless communications device, cause the wireless communications device to begin participating in the particular talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing elements, cause the one or more processing elements to:
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process a communication received at a wireless communications device from a node of a communications network indicating that a particular talkgroup is active within the communications network, the communications network having one or more nodes for transmitting wireless communications to and receiving wireless communications from wireless communications devices and supporting multiple talkgroups for exchanging group communications across the communications network, individual talkgroups enabling wireless communications devices designated as being members of corresponding ones of the individual talkgroups to exchange group communications with each other across the communications network; and in response to processing the received communication indicating that the particular talkgroup is active; determine that the particular talkgroup has been assigned as a priority talkgroup for the wireless communications device, and as a consequence of having determined that the particular talkgroup has been assigned as the priority talkgroup for the wireless communications device, cause the wireless communications device to begin participating in the particular talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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