Hierarchical Point-To-Multipoint Group Communications Between Multiple Active Communication Groups
First Claim
1. A method of implementing group communications between a plurality of wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
- joining a first wireless communication device to a first group;
joining the first device to a second group;
receiving a group message from another wireless communication device in the first group at the first device; and
automatically retransmitting the group message from the first device to one or more wireless communication devices in the second group if a retransmit indicator in the received group message is set.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating group communications across multiple groups of wireless communication devices is described herein. A first wireless communication device is joined to a first group of wireless communication devices, and a second wireless communication device is joined to the first group and to a second group of wireless communication devices. When the first wireless communication device sets a retransmit indicator in a group message transmitted to the second wireless communication device, the second wireless communication device automatically retransmits the received group message to other wireless communication devices in the second group.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of implementing group communications between a plurality of wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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joining a first wireless communication device to a first group; joining the first device to a second group; receiving a group message from another wireless communication device in the first group at the first device; and automatically retransmitting the group message from the first device to one or more wireless communication devices in the second group if a retransmit indicator in the received group message is set. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of implementing group communications between a plurality of wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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joining a first wireless communication device to a first group comprising one or more additional wireless communication devices, wherein one of the additional wireless communication devices in the first group comprises a second wireless communication device that is further joined to a second group; transmitting a group message from the first device to the second device; and setting a retransmit indicator in the group message to indicate to the second device to automatically retransmit the group message to one or more wireless communication devices in the second group. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communication device configured to participate in group communications, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor configured to join the device to a first group, and further configured to join the device to a second group; and a transceiver configured to receive a group message from a second wireless communication device in the first group and further configured to automatically retransmit the received group message to one or more wireless communication devices in the second group when a retransmit indicator in the received group message is set. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A wireless communication device configured to participate in group communications, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor configured to join the device to a first group comprising one or more additional wireless communication devices, wherein one of the additional wireless communication devices in the first group comprises a second wireless communication device that is further joined to a second group; and a transceiver configured to transmit a group message to the second device, wherein a retransmit indicator in said group message is set to indicate to the second device to automatically retransmit the group message to one or more wireless communication devices in the second group. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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