Push-to-talk over cellular group set-up and handling using near field communication (NFC)
First Claim
1. A system for creating and managing group services in a cellular network, comprising:
- a first terminal device equipped with a communication module including a first RFID/NFC interface and a cellular network interface; and
a tangible object associated with a RFID/NFC tag/transponder capable of storing service description records for cellular network group communication services;
wherein the first terminal is capable of initiating a new cellular network group communication services group in the cellular network by way of communicating with the cellular network over the cellular network interface;
wherein the first terminal device further writes the service specific information of the new cellular network group communication services group to the tangible object for storing; and
at least one second terminal device equipped with a second communication module including a second RFID/NFC interface and a cellular network interface, wherein the second communication module is capable of joining to the cellular network group communication services group by way of reading the information stored in the tangible object over the second RFID/NFC interface upon being in close contact with the tangible object.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for creating and managing group services in a cellular network for easy, fast and reliable connection of a subscriber(s) to one or more group services. A first terminal device stores service descriptions records for a first group of services in a cellular network. The first terminal is equipped with a communication module including a first RFID/NFC interface. A tangible object, typically a passive or semi-active tag with a RFID/NFC tag/transponder stores service description records for a first group of services. The first terminal is capable of initiating a new group of services group in the cellular network by way of communicating with the tangible object by touching the first RFID/NFC interface. A second communication module is capable of joining to the group of services group by way of reading the information from the tangible object over the second RFID/NFC interface upon touching the tangible object.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for creating and managing group services in a cellular network, comprising:
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a first terminal device equipped with a communication module including a first RFID/NFC interface and a cellular network interface; and
a tangible object associated with a RFID/NFC tag/transponder capable of storing service description records for cellular network group communication services;
wherein the first terminal is capable of initiating a new cellular network group communication services group in the cellular network by way of communicating with the cellular network over the cellular network interface;
wherein the first terminal device further writes the service specific information of the new cellular network group communication services group to the tangible object for storing; and
at least one second terminal device equipped with a second communication module including a second RFID/NFC interface and a cellular network interface, wherein the second communication module is capable of joining to the cellular network group communication services group by way of reading the information stored in the tangible object over the second RFID/NFC interface upon being in close contact with the tangible object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating and managing group services in a cellular network, comprising:
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generating service description records in a first terminal device for at least one group communication services group in a cellular network equipped with a communication module including a first RFID/NFC interface and a cellular network interface; and
storing the service description records for cellular network group communication services group in a tangible object with a RFID/NFC tag/transponder wherein the first terminal is capable of initiating a new cellular network group communication services group in the cellular network by way of communicating with the cellular network over the cellular network interface;
wherein the first terminal device further writes the service specific information of the new cellular network group communication services to the tangible object; and
reading the specific information for the tangible object over a second RFID/NFC interface in at least one second terminal device equipped with a second communication module upon being in close contact with the tangible object, wherein the second communication module is capable of joining to the cellular network group communication services group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile terminal for creating and managing group services in a cellular network, comprising:
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processor means for generating and storing service description records for at least one group communication services group in a cellular network; and
a communication module including a RFID/NFC interface for transferring the generated service description records to a receiver device for group communication by way of communicating with the receiver device via a RFID/NFC communication link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data structure in digitized format embodied in a computer readable medium for use in creating and managing group services in a cellular network providing PoC services, comprising
a first digital field providing a group identifier assigned by a PoC service provider; -
a second digital field providing a group name assigned by a group requesting a service provider to establish a group;
a third digital field listing group members together with their group identifier and ad hoc network address provided by group members participating in the group; and
a fourth digital field listing group actions - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A medium storing program instructions, executable on a computer system for creating and managing group services in a cellular network, the instructions performing the following steps:
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generating service description records for at least one group of group communication services in a cellular network;
initiating a new cellular network group communication services group in the cellular network by way of communicating the service description records with the cellular network over the cellular network interface; and
storing the service description records for cellular network group communication in a tangible object by way of writing the group communication services group specific information to the tangible object via a RFID/NFC communication link so that the group communication services group specific information is accessible for other devices capable of reading the group communication services group specific information from the tangible object with a RFID/NFC interface for joining the cellular network group of communication services group 1.
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