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GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

  • US 20120009915A1
  • Filed: 07/08/2010
  • Published: 01/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of participating in a group communication session with a communication group at an access terminal within a wireless communications system, comprising:

  • receiving media at the access terminal from one or more other members of the communication group that currently hold a non-exclusive floor for the group communication session;

    detecting that a user of the access terminal intends to send given media to the communication group during the group communication session;

    sending a request to obtain a given non-exclusive floor for the access terminal, the given non-exclusive floor configured to permit the access terminal to send the given media to the communication group while each of the one or more other members maintain their non-exclusive floor for the group communication session; and

    sending the given media to the communication group based on whether an application server grants the request.

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