METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION DEVICES VIA A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROTOCOL TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN A COMMON TALK GROUP CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning wireless public safety (PS) communication devices at an incident scene to communicate with each other in a common talk group configuration, the method comprising:
- initiating a provisioning request from an initiating PS device at the incident scene;
configuring talk group information associated with the initiating PS device in response to the provisioning request;
broadcasting the talk group information as a broadcast message from the initiating PS device over a coverage range at the incident scene via a wireless local area network protocol;
receiving the broadcast message via the wireless local area network protocol at another PS device within the coverage range at the incident scene;
processing the broadcast message to obtain the talk group information at the other PS device; and
provisioning the other PS device with the obtained talk group information to enable both the initiating PS device and the other PS device to communicate with each other in the common talk group configuration.
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Abstract
Public safety (PS) communication devices are provisioned at an incident scene to communicate with each other in a common talk group configuration. Talk group information is contained in a beacon message that is broadcast by an initiating PS device in an access point mode of operation via a Wi-Fi network protocol compatible with at least one version of IEEE standard 802.11. The beacon message is received via the same Wi-Fi protocol at another PS device in a station mode of operation and processed to configure the other PS device with the talk group information.
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1. A method of provisioning wireless public safety (PS) communication devices at an incident scene to communicate with each other in a common talk group configuration, the method comprising:
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initiating a provisioning request from an initiating PS device at the incident scene; configuring talk group information associated with the initiating PS device in response to the provisioning request; broadcasting the talk group information as a broadcast message from the initiating PS device over a coverage range at the incident scene via a wireless local area network protocol; receiving the broadcast message via the wireless local area network protocol at another PS device within the coverage range at the incident scene; processing the broadcast message to obtain the talk group information at the other PS device; and provisioning the other PS device with the obtained talk group information to enable both the initiating PS device and the other PS device to communicate with each other in the common talk group configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for provisioning wireless public safety (PS) communication devices at an incident scene to communicate with each other in a common talk group configuration, the system comprising:
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an initiating PS device at the incident scene for initiating a provisioning request; a first controller at the initiating PS device for configuring talk group information associated with the initiating PS device in response to the provisioning request; a first transceiver at the initiating PS device for broadcasting the talk group information as a broadcast message from the initiating PS device over a coverage range at the incident scene via a wireless local area network protocol; a second transceiver at another PS device for receiving the broadcast message via the wireless local area network protocol within the coverage range at the incident scene; and a second controller at the other PS device for processing the broadcast message to obtain the talk group information at the other PS device, and for provisioning the other PS device with the obtained talk group information to enable both the initiating PS device and the other PS device to communicate with each other in the common talk group configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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