System and method for initiating push-to-talk sessions between outside services and user equipment
First Claim
1. In a push-to-talk communications network, a method for providing an outside service to user equipment, comprising the steps of:
- signing-up the user equipment with the outside service;
generating a request to establish a push-to-talk session between the user equipment and the outside service;
establishing the push-to-talk session between the user equipment and the outside service; and
transmitting media from the outside service to the user equipment via the push-to-talk session.
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Abstract
Outside services are connected to user equipment via a push-to-talk (PTT) session by signing-up the user equipment with the outside service, generating a request to establish the PTT session between the user equipment and the outside service, establishing the PTT session, and transmitting media from the outside service to the user equipment via the PTT session. The request to establish the PTT session may be either from the outside service or from the user equipment. The establishment of the PTT session is initiated from within the network. Further, the PTT session may be either delayed or in real-time in relation to the request to establish the PTT session.
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30 Claims
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1. In a push-to-talk communications network, a method for providing an outside service to user equipment, comprising the steps of:
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signing-up the user equipment with the outside service;
generating a request to establish a push-to-talk session between the user equipment and the outside service;
establishing the push-to-talk session between the user equipment and the outside service; and
transmitting media from the outside service to the user equipment via the push-to-talk session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server in communication with a push-to-talk network and configured to establish a push-to-talk session between an application server associated with an outside service application server and user equipment, comprising:
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means for subscribing the user equipment with the outside service application server;
means for initiating a push-to-talk session on the push-to-talk network; and
means for moving media from the outside service application server to the user equipment;
wherein in response to a message requesting to establish a push-to-talk session at a predetermined time received by the means for subscribing, the means for initiating requests the means for initiating to establish a push-to-talk session between the outside service application server and the user equipment and alerts the means for moving to accept media from the outside service application server;
wherein in response to the initiation request, the means for initiating causes the push-to-talk network to establish a push-to-talk session between the outside service application server and the user equipment; and
wherein the means for moving moves media from the outside service application server and the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) communications network, a method for providing an outside service to user equipment, comprising the steps of:
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signing-up the user equipment with the outside service;
generating a request to the outside service for a PoC action;
establishing a network-initiated PoC session between the user equipment and the outside service; and
executing the PoC action from the outside service to the user equipment via the network-initiated PoC session. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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- 26. The method recited in claim G, wherein the request is a request to establish a PoC session between the user equipment and the outside service is media for the transmission of media from the outside service to the user equipment over the network-initiated PoC session.
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