SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL

• US 20110044246A1
• Filed: 08/09/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobile Tornado Group PLC
• Original Assignee: Mobile Tornado International Ltd. (Mobile Tornado Group PLC)
• Inventors: FISHLER, Eyal
• Application Number:
  US12/853,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20110044246A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1671 the supervisory signal being transmitted together with control information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

A system and method for an improved two-way packet-centric like radio communication network that transmits signals and data over Internet Protocol. The improved like radio communications network provides advanced features and enhanced services to its users, such as the capability of roaming across a plurality of similar like radio communications networks. A plurality of client devices including an enhanced client application for the operation of two-way like radio networks that accesses, contacts, and communicates with one or more client devices of the same network or one or more client devices of different like radio networks. The radio network includes an optional server application to establish packet-based radio communications between at least two client devices within a single radio network or across a plurality of radio networks.

Claims

1-58. -58. (canceled)

59. A method of implementing a two way like radio communication network between two or more users over an existing communication network comprising:

establishing a sub group of users from said existing communication network to participate in said two way radio like communication network;

designating a server to control communications of the sub group so that a single user will transmit over the communication network at a time;

receiving at said server a request to transmit by a user of said sub group;

said designated server authorizing said user to transmit if the communication network is available for transmitting;

accepting transmissions from the user from said sub group;

delivering said transmissions to the other users of said sub group;

wherein said transmissions are transmitted as data packets using the Internet Protocol.

60. A method according to claim 59, wherein said establishing comprises creating a list of the users belonging to said sub group and an address for routing data packets to said users.

61. A method according to claim 60, wherein said list further comprises a status value for each user;

wherein said status value indicates if the user is available to receive transmissions from the other users of said sub group.

62. A method according to claim 60, wherein said list is provided to each user of said sub group.

63. A method according to claim 60, wherein said list is provided to said designated server.

64. A method according to claim 59, wherein said existing communication network is a mobile telephone network.

65. A method according to claim 59, wherein said existing communication network is a land based telephone network.

66. A method according to claim 59, wherein said existing communication network is a mixture of interconnected mobile and land based telephone networks.

67. A method according to claim 59, wherein said transmissions are transmitted using the communication devices of said existing communication network.

68. A method according to claim 59, wherein said transmissions are transmitted using communication devices, which are adapted to support implementing two way radio communication over the existing communication network.

69. A method according to claim 68, wherein said adaptation comprises programming the existing communication devices.

70. A method according to claim 59, wherein a user from said sub group obtains an address for communicating with another user of said sub group by communicating the other user using said existing communication network.

71. A method according to claim 63, wherein a user from said sub group obtains an address for communicating with another user of said sub group by querying said server.

72. A method according to claim 59, wherein communication transmissions between two members of said sub group are routed differently than communication transmissions between two members of said existing communication network.

73. A method according to claim 67, wherein said transmissions are performed by pressing a predefined key on the communication devices.

76. A method according to claim 59, wherein said designated server is connected to said existing communication network and accessible by the users of said sub-group but is not the communication device of a user of said sub group.

77. A method according to claim 59, wherein said designated server is the communication device of a user of said sub-group.

78. A method according to claim 59, wherein said transmissions are limited to conform to a specific time limit.

74. A system implementing two way like radio communication comprising:

a communication network;

a sub group of communication devices for communicating over said communication network;

a designated server to control communications of the sub group so that a single user will transmit over the communication network at a time;

wherein said server is adapted to;

1) receive a request to transmit from a user of said sub group;

2) to authorize said user to transmit if the communication network is available;

3) to accept a transmission from said user;

4) to deliver said transmission to the other users of said sub group; and

wherein said transmissions are transmitted as data packets using the Internet protocol.

75. A computer readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer, the set of instructions comprising:

commands for defining a sub group of users from the users of an existing communication network;

commands for enabling said sub group of users to transmit simultaneously to the other members of said sub group of users.