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METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INITIATE POINT-TO-POINT CALL DURING SHARED-CHANNEL DELIVERY OF BROADCAST CONTENT IN A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK

  • US 20080014983A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2007
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processor to perform operations to manage one or more components of a wireless communications network, the operations comprising:

  • receiving initiation of a point-to point call between a wireless mobile station and a remote party while the mobile station is receiving broadcast content via a multi-user forward-link broadcast channel;

    receiving notification from the mobile station of mobile station preferences as to prescribed categories of operating conditions including at least the following;

    (1) in the event the point-to-point call originated from a remote party, whether to receive the point-to-point call, (2) whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, (3) election between the point-to-point call and the broadcast content should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently;

    if the notification includes a preference not to receive the point-to-point call, abandoning completion of the point-to-point call;

    if the notification includes a preference to receive the point-to-point call, performing one of the following tasks;

    (1) completing the point-to-point call without regard for whether network resources will be able to continue conducting the broadcast, (2) completing the point-to-point call should network resources be able to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently, (3) continuing reception of the broadcast and aborting completion of the point-to-point call should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently.

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