System and method for providing support services in push to talk communication platforms
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1. A method for introducing services into a Push to Talk (PTT) environment, comprising:
- generating and transmitting a request for at least one service via a requesting PTT client;
receiving the request at a PTT server, and forwarding the request from the PTT server to a PTT application server recognized by the PTT server as another PTT client;
performing the requested service at the PTT application server and generating a result in response thereto; and
transmitting the result from the PTT application server to the requesting PTT client by way of the PTT server.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for introducing services into a Push to Talk (PTT) environment. Requests for services are generated and transmitted via requesting PTT clients. The request is received at a PTT server, which forwards the request to a PTT application server recognized by the PTT server as another PTT client. The requested service is performed at the PTT application server, and a result is generated in response. The result is transmitted from the PTT application server to the requesting PTT client by way of the PTT server.
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1. A method for introducing services into a Push to Talk (PTT) environment, comprising:
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generating and transmitting a request for at least one service via a requesting PTT client;
receiving the request at a PTT server, and forwarding the request from the PTT server to a PTT application server recognized by the PTT server as another PTT client;
performing the requested service at the PTT application server and generating a result in response thereto; and
transmitting the result from the PTT application server to the requesting PTT client by way of the PTT server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing services in a Push to Talk (PTT) system having a plurality of PTT clients capable of intercommunicating via at least one PTT server, the method comprising:
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receiving an over-the-air service request from a requesting PTT client at the PTT server, wherein the service request includes at least one service command to identify a corresponding service feature;
forwarding the service request to a PTT application server that communicates with the PTT server as a PTT client; and
executing the service command at the PTT application server to perform the corresponding service feature requested by the requesting PTT client. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A server for providing services to push to talk (PTT) clients via an intermediary PTT server, the server comprising:
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a processing system;
a database to store information targeted by service requests issued by the PTT clients;
a PTT client module operable via the processing system to communicate with the PTT server in a client-server relationship; and
at least one service module operable via the processing system to process the service requests identifying the service module as a targeted service.
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27. A system for providing services over a network via a Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) platform, comprising:
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at least one push to talk (PTT) client device having PTT capabilities and configured to generate and transmit at least one service request over-the-air (OTA);
a PTT server coupled OTA to the PTT client device to receive and redirect the service request to an addressed PTT client on the network; and
a PTT application server serving as the addressed PTT client and coupled to the network to receive the redirected service request, the PTT application server comprising a processing system to process the service request. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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