System and method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call and sidebar session
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, the method comprising the acts of:
- establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices; and
establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices;
wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of a method of the present invention, the method includes the acts of establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices and establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices. The set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. In an embodiment of a system of the present invention, the system includes a dispatch network and a set of communication devices in communication with the dispatch network. The dispatch network establishes a dispatch multi-party call between the set of communication devices and a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices, wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices; and
establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices;
wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, comprising:
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a dispatch network; and
a set of communication devices in communication with the dispatch network;
wherein the dispatch network establishes a dispatch multi-party call between the set of communication devices and a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices;
and wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices; and
establishing a sidebar communication between at least one communication device of the set of communication devices and a communication device that is not included in the set of communication devices;
wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the at least one communication device of the set of communication devices and the communication device that is not included in the set of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication.
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