Apparatus and method for requesting or allocating a push-to-talk right to talk and/or for requesting or communicating queuing information
First Claim
1. A method for requesting a push-to-talk right to talk during a push-to-talk communication and/or for requesting queuing information about a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for the push-to-talk right to talk during the push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, the method comprising the steps of:
- a push-to-talk client unit generating a real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering the queue and/or contains information that the push-to-talk client unit is requesting queuing information; and
the push-to-talk client unit sending the real-time control protocol message to a controlling push-to-talk server.
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Abstract
A push-to-talk communication system is described in which a decision unit (chair) and/or a queue are provided for allocating the right to talk during a push-to-talk communication, and corresponding control messages, request messages and information messages are transmitted.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for requesting a push-to-talk right to talk during a push-to-talk communication and/or for requesting queuing information about a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for the push-to-talk right to talk during the push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, the method comprising the steps of:
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a push-to-talk client unit generating a real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering the queue and/or contains information that the push-to-talk client unit is requesting queuing information; and
the push-to-talk client unit sending the real-time control protocol message to a controlling push-to-talk server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for allocating a push-to-talk right to talk during a push-to-talk communication and/or for reporting queuing information about a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for the push-to-talk right to talk during a push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, the method comprising the steps of:
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a controlling push-to-talk server generating a real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering the queue and/or contains information that the controlling push-to-talk server is requesting queuing information and/or contains information that the controlling push-to-talk server is requesting control information which specifies how the push-to-talk right to talk is to be allocated; and
the controlling push-to-talk server sending the real-time control protocol message to a decision unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A push-to-talk client unit of a push-to-talk communication system, comprising:
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a message generation unit which is set up to generate a real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for a push-to-talk right to talk during the push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, and/or contains information that the push-to-talk client unit is requesting queuing information; and
a transmitting device which is set up so that the push-to-talk client unit sends the real-time control protocol message to a controlling push-to-talk server.
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12. A controlling push-to-talk server of a push-to-talk communication system, comprising:
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a message generation unit which is set up to generate a first real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for a push-to-talk right to talk during a push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, and/or contains information that the controlling push-to-talk server is requesting queuing information and/or contains information that the controlling push-to-talk server is requesting control information which specifies how the push-to-talk right to talk is to be allocated; and
/orgenerate a second real-time control protocol message which contains queuing information requested by a push-to-talk client unit; and
a transmitting device which is set up to send the first real-time control protocol message to a decision unit and/or send the second real-time control protocol message to the push-to-talk client unit.
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13. A decision unit of a push-to-talk communication system, comprising:
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a message generation unit which is set up to generate a real-time control protocol message which contains a queuing information, requested by a controlling push-to-talk server, about a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for a push-to-talk right to talk during the push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, and/or contains control information, requested by a controlling push-to-talk server, which specifies how the push-to-talk right to talk is to be allocated; and
a transmitting device which is set up to send the real-time control protocol message to the controlling push-to-talk server.
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14. A push-to-talk client unit of a push-to-talk communication system, comprising:
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a message generation means for generating a real-time control protocol message which contains queue administration information for administering a queue which has entries which in each case correspond to a request for a push-to-talk right to talk during the push-to-talk communication and which queue is taken into consideration during allocation of the push-to-talk right to talk, and/or contains information that the push-to-talk client unit is requesting queuing information; and
a transmitting device which is set up so that the push-to-talk client unit sends the real-time control protocol message to a controlling push-to-talk server.
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