CONTINUOUS BROADCAST INTERFACE MAINTENANCE FOR GROUP COMMUNICATIONS TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for selectively maintaining an open broadcast interface to a communication control device that is controlling wireless communication to at least one wireless communication devices that is configured to receive a group-directed communication for a communication group, the method comprising:
- registering at least one wireless communication device that is configured to receive group-directed communication for a communication group of wireless communication devices, and the at least one wireless communication device selectively becoming unregistered from the communication control device;
establishing at least one broadcast interface between the communication control device and another computer device on the wireless communication network, the at least one broadcast interface permitting delivery of a group-directed broadcast communications to the at least one wireless communication device;
maintaining the at least one broadcast interface while at least one wireless communication device configured to receive group-directed communications is registered with the communication control device; and
releasing the at least one broadcast interface when termination of the group communication is detected at the communication control device.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer device that selectively maintain an open broadcast interface to a communication control device that is controlling wireless communication to at least one wireless communication device that is configured to receive group-directed communications for a communication group, such as a push-to-talk (PTT) group. In one embodiment, the wireless communication device registers at the communication control device, such as a base station controller, and at least one broadcast interface is established between the communication control device and another computer device, such as a broadcast A10 interface with a broadcast serving node (BSN). The communication control device maintains the broadcast interface while the wireless communication device configured to receive group-directed communications is registered such that group-directed broadcast communications can more rapidly be delivered to the wireless communication device. When the communication control device determines that the group communication has ended, it releases the broadcast interface.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for selectively maintaining an open broadcast interface to a communication control device that is controlling wireless communication to at least one wireless communication devices that is configured to receive a group-directed communication for a communication group, the method comprising:
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registering at least one wireless communication device that is configured to receive group-directed communication for a communication group of wireless communication devices, and the at least one wireless communication device selectively becoming unregistered from the communication control device; establishing at least one broadcast interface between the communication control device and another computer device on the wireless communication network, the at least one broadcast interface permitting delivery of a group-directed broadcast communications to the at least one wireless communication device; maintaining the at least one broadcast interface while at least one wireless communication device configured to receive group-directed communications is registered with the communication control device; and releasing the at least one broadcast interface when termination of the group communication is detected at the communication control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for selectively maintaining an open broadcast interface to a communication control device that is controlling wireless communication to at least one wireless communication devices configured to engage in group-directed communications, the system comprising:
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a communication control device resident on a wireless communication network and selectively receiving communications from one or more wireless communication devices and selectively having the wireless communication devices registered therewith, and the communication control device further configured to establish interfaces between the communication control device and another computer device on the wireless communication network for permitting delivery of a group-directed communications to registered wireless communication devices; and at least one wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of wireless communication devices, the at least one wireless communication device configured to receive a group-directed communications for the communication group, and further configured to selectively register and unregister at the communication control device that at least controls group communications thereto, wherein the communication control device further configured to establish and maintain at least one broadcast interface while at least one wireless communication device configured to receive a group-directed communications is registered with the communication control device; and the communication control device further configured to release at least one broadcast interface when termination of the group communication is detected at the communication control device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication control device resident on a wireless communication network and configured to selectively control wireless communications for wireless communication devices that are registered therewith, with at least one wireless communication device configured to receive a group-directed communication, the communication control device comprising:
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means for establishing one or more interfaces between the communication control device and another computer device on the wireless communication network for group-directed communications directed to the registered wireless communication devices, and means for maintaining at least one broadcast interface while at least one wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group is registered with the communication control device; and means for releasing at least one broadcast interface when termination of the group communication is detected at the communication control device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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a set of instructions to selectively register at least one wireless communication device at a communication control device, the at least one wireless communication device configured to receive a group-directed communications and selectively becoming unregistered from the communication control device; a set of instructions to establish at least one broadcast interface between the communication control device and another computer device on the wireless communication network, the communication control device controlling wireless communications for wireless communication devices registered therewith, and the at least one broadcast interface permitting delivery of a group-directed communications to the at least one wireless communication device; a set of instructions to maintain the at least one interface while at least one wireless communication device configured to receive a group-directed communications is registered with the communication control device; and a set of instructions to release at least one broadcast interface when termination of the group communication is detected at the communication control device.
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