METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INITIATE POINT-TO-POINT CALL DURING SHARED-CHANNEL DELIVERY OF BROADCAST CONTENT IN A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of operating one or more components of a wireless communications network, the method comprising operations of:
- 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;
performing call processing operations including one of the following tasks in accordance with the mobile station'"'"'s preferences;
(1) abandoning completion of the point-to-point call, (2) completing the point-to-point call without regard for whether network resources will be able to continue conducting the broadcast, (3) completing the point-to-point call should network resources be able to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently, (4) 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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Abstract
A method for managing a point-to-point call initiated (702) between a wireless mobile station (114, 400) and a remote party while the mobile is receiving broadcast content via one or more multi-user forward-link broadcast channels (508). The mobile station notifies (704) the network (110) of preferences as to prescribed categories of operating conditions, such as whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, and election between the point-to-point call and the broadcast content should network resources be able to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently. In accordance with the preferences, communications are conducted (706) in one of the following operating modes: (1) conducting the point-to-point call and discontinuing reception of the broadcast, (2) conducting the point-to-point call and continuing reception of the broadcast, (3) aborting completion of the point-to-point call and continuing reception of the broadcast.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of operating one or more components of a wireless communications network, the method comprising operations of:
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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;
performing call processing operations including one of the following tasks in accordance with the mobile station'"'"'s preferences;
(1) abandoning completion of the point-to-point call, (2) completing the point-to-point call without regard for whether network resources will be able to continue conducting the broadcast, (3) completing the point-to-point call should network resources be able to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently, (4) 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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