Push to talk over cellular having productive use of dead time and inclusion of diverse participants
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1. A method of using dead time arising from a communications exchange over a network, comprising:
- acquiring filler information;
identifying a dead time interval relating to communications over the network; and
displaying the filler information at least during a part of the dead time interval.
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Abstract
Various communications clients such as, for example, Push to Talk over Cellular (“PoC”) client applications and PoC devices provided with client applications, provide extended services such as filler information for dead time intervals, and communication of PoC session content with non-PoC subscribers and with PoC subscribers who are offline. Through the use of one or more client applications to provide these extended services, the user experience is enriched and operators may monetize these extended services without need to modify the operating system or the network.
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1. A method of using dead time arising from a communications exchange over a network, comprising:
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acquiring filler information;
identifying a dead time interval relating to communications over the network; and
displaying the filler information at least during a part of the dead time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications client for carrying out a communications exchange over a network, the communications client comprising a plurality of stored program instructions for:
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acquiring filler information;
identifying a dead time interval relating to communications over the network; and
displaying the filler information at least during a part of the dead time interval. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for an online Push to Talk over Cellular (“
- PoC”
) subscriber to include non-PoC subscribers and offline PoC subscribers in a PoC exchange over a network, comprising;
identifying a participant in the PoC exchange as other than an online PoC subscriber;
converting a PoC communication into a PoC message compatible with a platform used by the participant; and
communicating the PoC message to the platform of the participant over the network. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- PoC”
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41. A Push to Talk over Cellular (“
- PoC”
) client for carrying out a PoC exchange over a network between PoC subscribers, non-PoC subscribers, and offline PoC subscribers, comprising a plurality of stored program instructions for;
identifying a participant in the PoC exchange as other than an online PoC subscriber;
converting a PoC communication into a PoC message compatible with a platform used by the participant; and
communicating the PoC message to the platform of the participant over the network. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
- PoC”
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