Enhanced group call implementation
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a wireless group call, comprising:
- selecting a group of mobile stations to participate in the wireless group call;
causing an invitation message to be transmitted to the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call; and
setting up a dynamic group of mobile stations based on replies received from the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call in response to the causing an invitation message to be transmitted to the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call.
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Abstract
A method, equipment, and environment for dynamically controlling a wireless group call and group call participants in a manner that provides and enables accurate billing of each call participant. The methodology involves selecting a group of mobile stations to participate in the wireless group call (30) and causing an invitation message to be transmitted to the group of mobile stations (34). The methodology then includes setting up a dynamic group of mobile stations based on replies received from the group of mobile stations (36), preferably by editing the dynamic group of mobile stations, and then validating the mobile stations in the dynamic group as members of the wireless group call (38).
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a wireless group call, comprising:
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selecting a group of mobile stations to participate in the wireless group call;
causing an invitation message to be transmitted to the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call; and
setting up a dynamic group of mobile stations based on replies received from the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call in response to the causing an invitation message to be transmitted to the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of selectively participating in a wireless group call, comprising:
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receiving an invitation message to participate in the wireless group call;
responding to the invitation message;
if the responding to the invitation message comprises transmitting an acceptance message to indicate a desire to participate in the wireless group call, receiving a group call leader page to thereby validate membership status in the wireless group call; and
receiving and displaying a dynamic list of all members of the wireless group call upon initiation of the wireless group call. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of brokering a wireless group call, comprising:
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transmitting an invitation message to mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call based on received invitation transmit instructions;
receiving acceptance messages from mobile stations within the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call that wish to participate in the wireless group call;
transmitting a group call leader page to validate membership status in the wireless group call of the mobile stations within the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call that wish to participate in the wireless group call; and
receiving mobile station information from the mobile stations within the group of mobile stations selected to participate in the wireless group call that wish to participate in the wireless group call and that have a validated membership status. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A wireless dispatch communication environment comprising:
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at least one dispatch application processor (DAP) for communicating with mobile stations selected to participate in a wireless group call to validate membership in a dynamic group of mobile stations based on information received from the mobile stations;
a wireless data controller in communication with the DAP for tracking data sent to and from each of the mobile stations in the dynamic group of mobile stations through the DAP; and
a billing accumulator in communication with the DAP for generating billing information for each of the mobile stations in the dynamic group of mobile stations based at least in part on mobile station location information received by the DAP from the wireless data controller. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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