System and method for configuring communication devices
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1. A communication system, including one or more end units and a base station, the communication system comprising:
- a first communication device configured to communicate over a primary communication link and a secondary communication link different from the primary communication link, wherein the first communication device is an end unit, and wherein communication over the primary communication link includes audio communication; and
a second communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device over the primary communication link and the secondary communication link, wherein the second communication device is the base station, wherein the second communication device is further configured to;
send a communication from the second communication device to the first communication device, wherein the communication is sent over the secondary communication link;
receive, over the secondary communication link, information from the first communication device in response to the sent communication;
determine a desired set of configuration settings for audio communication over the primary communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein the desired set of configuration settings is based on the received information; and
transmit, over the secondary communication link, information representing the desired set of configuration settings from the second communication device to the first communication device, causing the first communication device to facilitate audio communication over the primary communication link in accordance with the transmitted information.
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Abstract
A communication system that includes a base unit and one or more end units that communicate over a primary communication link using a first communication protocol and a secondary communication link using a second protocol. The secondary communication link may be a shorter range communication link than the primary communication link. The secondary communication link may be used to transmit and receive registration information, configuration settings, and status information between the end units and the base unit.
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1. A communication system, including one or more end units and a base station, the communication system comprising:
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a first communication device configured to communicate over a primary communication link and a secondary communication link different from the primary communication link, wherein the first communication device is an end unit, and wherein communication over the primary communication link includes audio communication; and a second communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device over the primary communication link and the secondary communication link, wherein the second communication device is the base station, wherein the second communication device is further configured to; send a communication from the second communication device to the first communication device, wherein the communication is sent over the secondary communication link; receive, over the secondary communication link, information from the first communication device in response to the sent communication; determine a desired set of configuration settings for audio communication over the primary communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein the desired set of configuration settings is based on the received information; and transmit, over the secondary communication link, information representing the desired set of configuration settings from the second communication device to the first communication device, causing the first communication device to facilitate audio communication over the primary communication link in accordance with the transmitted information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for configuring communication devices within a communication system, wherein the communication devices include a first communication device and a second communication device, the method being implemented by one or more physical processors that are configured to execute computer-readable instructions, the method comprising:
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sending, over a secondary communication link, from the second communication device to the first communication device, a communication; receiving, over the secondary communication link, from the first communication device, information in response to the sent communication; determining a desired set of configuration settings for audio communication over the primary communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein the desired set of configuration settings is based on the received information; transmitting, from the second communication device to the first communication device, over the secondary communication link, information representing the desired set of configuration settings for the first communication device; and causing the first communication device to facilitate audio communication over the primary communication link in accordance with the transmitted information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication system, including one or more end units and a base station, the communication system comprising:
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a first communication device configured to communicate over a first primary communication link and a first secondary communication link different from the first primary communication link, wherein the first communication device is a first end unit, and wherein communication over the first primary communication link includes audio communication; a second communication device configured to communicate over a second primary communication link and a second secondary communication link different from the second primary communication link, wherein the second communication device is a second end unit, and wherein communication over the second primary communication link includes audio communication; and a third communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device over the first primary communication link and the first secondary communication link, wherein the third communication device is the base station, wherein the third communication device is further configured to communicate with the second communication device over the second primary communication link and the second secondary communication link, wherein the third communication device is further configured to; send a first communication to the first communication device over the first secondary communication link; send a second communication to the second communication device over the second secondary communication link; receive first information from the first communication device over the first secondary communication link, in response to the sent first communication; receive second information from the second communication device over the second secondary communication link, in response to the sent second communication; determine a first desired set of configuration settings for audio communication over the first primary communication link between the first communication device and the third communication device; determine a second desired set of configuration settings for audio communication over the second primary communication link between the second communication device and the third communication device; transmit, over the first secondary communication link, first information representing the first desired set of configuration settings from the third communication device to the first communication device, causing the first communication device to facilitate audio communication over the first primary communication link in accordance with the first information; and transmit, over the second secondary communication link, second information representing the second desired set of configuration settings from the third communication device to the second communication device, causing the second communication device to facilitate audio communication over the second primary communication link in accordance with the second information.
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