Individual communication system selection method for group services
First Claim
1. In a network of communication systems that comprises a plurality of communication systems, a central controller that interfaces with the plurality of communication systems and at least one operator station, wherein each communication system includes a plurality of communication units that are arranged into communication groups, a limited number of communication resources that are transceived via a limited number of repeaters, and a communication resource allocator that allocates via the central controller the limited number of communication resources among the plurality of communication units, a method that allows the operator station to individually select communication systems for communication group services, the method comprises the steps of:
- a) for a particular communication group, selecting, by the operator station, a communication group service for the particular communication group and selecting at least one communication system;
b) transmitting, by the operator station, the at least one selected communication system and an identification of the particular communication group to the central controller;
c) determining, by the central controller, whether at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication system; and
d) when at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication system, assigning, by the central controller, a communication resource in the selected communication system to the operator station when a communication resource is available in the selected communication system, wherein the selected communication group service is performed.
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Abstract
In a communication system network, an operator station, for a particular communication group, may select communication systems wherein a communication group service will be performed for the particular communication group. This is accomplished when the operator station selects, for the particular communication group, the group service to be performed and which communication systems the service is to be performed in. Once these parameters are selected, the operator station transmits them to the central controller which determines whether at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication systems. When at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication systems, the central controller allocates a communication resource in the selected communication system to the operator when a communication resource is available such that the selected communication group service can be performed.
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1. In a network of communication systems that comprises a plurality of communication systems, a central controller that interfaces with the plurality of communication systems and at least one operator station, wherein each communication system includes a plurality of communication units that are arranged into communication groups, a limited number of communication resources that are transceived via a limited number of repeaters, and a communication resource allocator that allocates via the central controller the limited number of communication resources among the plurality of communication units, a method that allows the operator station to individually select communication systems for communication group services, the method comprises the steps of:
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a) for a particular communication group, selecting, by the operator station, a communication group service for the particular communication group and selecting at least one communication system; b) transmitting, by the operator station, the at least one selected communication system and an identification of the particular communication group to the central controller; c) determining, by the central controller, whether at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication system; and d) when at least one communication unit of the particular communication group is registered in the selected communication system, assigning, by the central controller, a communication resource in the selected communication system to the operator station when a communication resource is available in the selected communication system, wherein the selected communication group service is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a network of communication systems that comprises a plurality of communication systems, a central controller that interfaces with the plurality of communication systems and at least one operator station, wherein each communication system includes a plurality of communication units that are arranged into communication groups, a limited number of communication resources that are transceived via a limited number of repeaters, and a communication resource allocator that allocates via the central controller the limited number of communication resources among the plurality of communication units, a method for the at least one operation station to select individual communication systems for communication group services, the method comprises the steps of:
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a) for a particular communication group, selecting, by the operator station, a communication group service for the particular communication group and selecting at least one communication system; b) transmitting, by the operator station, the at least one selected communication system and an identification of the particular communication group to the central controller; c) receiving a response to the transmission of the selected communication system; and d) when the response indicates that a communication resource has been granted, executing the selected communication group service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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