Method and apparatus for dynamic group address creation
First Claim
1. A method of creating and managing a dynamic group for initiating a group communication session among mobile stations in a communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one rule defining a member of the dynamic group in association with a group address; and
populating the dynamic group with members from said mobile stations determined in accordance with the at least one rule.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for creating and maintaining dynamic group addresses for facilitating Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) group communication sessions among mobile stations in a communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment the method comprises receiving at least one rule defining a member of the dynamic group in association with a group address; and populating the dynamic group with members from said mobile stations determined in accordance with the at least one rule. Rules may be defined with reference to presence and/or location information available for the mobile stations. Such information may be published on behalf of the stations to one or more servers adapted to identify mobile stations matching the rules. The method may comprise subscribing to the servers to obtain the matching mobile stations with which to populate dynamic group addresses.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of creating and managing a dynamic group for initiating a group communication session among mobile stations in a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one rule defining a member of the dynamic group in association with a group address; and
populating the dynamic group with members from said mobile stations determined in accordance with the at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing notification of mobile stations that match one or more rules to define members of a dynamic group for initiating a group communication session among mobile stations in a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for notification of mobile stations matching at least one rule defined in accordance with at least one of presence information and location information for mobile stations; and
sending a notification identifying at least one particular mobile station that matches said at least one rule in response to at least one of respective presence information and location information for the particular mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of creating and managing a mayday group for initiating a mayday group communication among mobile stations in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first mobile station to initiate a group communication with at least one second communication device proximate to said first mobile station;
populating the mayday group with particular ones of said mobile stations determined in response to pre-defined rules for the mayday group and presence information and location information for said mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A server for creating and managing a dynamic group for initiating a group communication session among mobile stations in a communications network, the server comprising:
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a communication system for transmitting and receiving messages via the communications network;
a processor coupled to the communication system for processing messages; and
memory coupled to the processor for storing instructions to configure the processor to;
receive at least one rule defining a member of the dynamic group in association with a group address; and
populate the dynamic group with members from said mobile stations determined in accordance with the at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A server for defining a member of a dynamic group for initiating a group communication session among mobile stations in a communication network, the server comprising:
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a communication system for transmitting and receiving messages via the communications network;
a processor coupled to the communication system for processing messages; and
memory coupled to the processor for storing instructions to configure the processor to;
receive a request for notification of mobile stations matching at least one rule defined in accordance with presence information for mobile stations; and
send a notification identifying at least one particular mobile station that matches said at least one rule in response to respective presence information for the particular mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A mobile station for initiating a group communication session among other mobile stations in a communication network, the mobile station comprising:
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a communication system for transmitting and receiving messages via the communication network;
a processor coupled to the communication system for processing messages; and
memory coupled to the processor for storing instructions to configure the processor to;
transmit at least one rule defining a member of the dynamic group in association with a group address to a server adapted to create and manage the dynamic group, said server populating the dynamic group with members from said other mobile stations determined in accordance with the at least one rule.
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