System and Method for Granting Transmit Capability In A Push to Communicate System
First Claim
1. A method in a particular mobile terminal of a plurality of mobile terminals of a communication group, each of the plurality of mobile terminals having push to communicate capabilities within the communication group such that a transmitting mobile terminal within the communication group is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the method comprising:
- receiving user input for selecting a responding mobile terminal of the communication group, the responding mobile terminal being selected to receive the transmit capability once the transmitting mobile terminal has finished transmitting communications; and
transmitting an identification of the responding mobile terminal.
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Abstract
Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated communication groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications communication group sessions are provided. According to one aspect, a first mobile terminal provides the network with an identification of a second mobile terminal so that the network may automatically grant the transmit capability to the second mobile terminal after a transmitting mobile has finished transmitting communications. Therefore, the second mobile terminal receives the transmit capability without even requesting it, or without the network having to wait to receive a request for the transmit capability. According to another aspect, priority information is pre-assigned during creation of the communication group or dynamically assigned by another mobile user during the talk group session. Granting of the transmit capability and the time duration of the transmit capability is dependent upon the priority information. In this manner, priority information is group-specific.
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25 Claims
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1. A method in a particular mobile terminal of a plurality of mobile terminals of a communication group, each of the plurality of mobile terminals having push to communicate capabilities within the communication group such that a transmitting mobile terminal within the communication group is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the method comprising:
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receiving user input for selecting a responding mobile terminal of the communication group, the responding mobile terminal being selected to receive the transmit capability once the transmitting mobile terminal has finished transmitting communications; and
transmitting an identification of the responding mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile terminal adapted to communicate using push to communicate capabilities within a communication group of mobile terminals such that within the communication group a transmitting mobile terminal is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless access radio adapted to establish communication;
a user interface adapted to receive user input for selecting a responding mobile terminal of the communication group, the responding mobile terminal being selected to receive the transmit capability once a transmitting mobile terminal has finished transmitting communications; and
a responding function adapted to transmit an identification of the responding mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A user interface of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being adapted to communicate with a network, the network being adapted to deliver push to communicate capabilities within a communication group of mobile terminals such that within the communication group a single mobile terminal is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the user interface comprising:
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a display adapted to display an identification of mobile terminals of the communication group; and
an input adapted to accept user input for selecting a responding mobile terminal of the mobile terminals that do not have the transmit capability, the responding mobile terminal being selected to receive the transmit capability once a transmitting mobile terminal has finished transmitting communications.
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13. A method in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal having push to communicate capabilities within a communication group such that a transmitting mobile terminal within the communication group is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the method comprising:
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creating a new communication group with priority information for each of a plurality of mobile terminals of the new communication group;
wherein the priority information concerns the transmit capability for the new communication group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile terminal having push to communicate capabilities within a communication group such that a transmitting mobile terminal within the communication group is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless access radio adapted to establish communication; and
a communication group function adapted to create a new communication group with priority information for each of a plurality of mobile terminals of the new communication group;
wherein the priority information concerns the transmit capability for the new communication group. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method in network adapted to deliver push to communicate capabilities within a communication group of mobile terminals such that within the communication group a transmitting mobile terminal is given a transmit capability while all other mobile terminals have a receive capability, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first mobile terminal of the communication group an identification of a second mobile terminal of the communication group; and
granting the transmit capability to the second mobile terminal once the transmitting mobile terminal has finished transmitting communications.
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