Method of providing selectively targeted talkgroup communications
First Claim
1. In a radio communication system that provides selectively targeted talkgroup communications, a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a first member of a talkgroup, a first request for a first call involving a first subset of the members of the talkgroup;
granting the first request, thereby allowing a first communication on a communication resource;
receiving, during the first communication, a second request for a second call, from a second member not included in the first subset, involving a second subset of the members of the talkgroup;
selecting one of the first call and the second call as having a higher transmitting priority; and
granting, during the first communication, the second request, thereby allowing a second communication on the communication resource, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication,wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of;
identifying a first user priority for the first call;
identifying a second user priority for the second call; and
identifying one of the first call and the second call as having transmitting priority, based at least in part on the first user priority and the second user priority.
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup in a radio communication system (100). A typical system (100) includes a plurality of communication units (116-122), a plurality of communication sites (106-112), and a central controller (114) that communication resources among the communication units (116-122). Upon receipt of a request for a talkgroup call from a communication unit, the central controller (114) grants the talkgroup call request for the first talkgroup. When the central controller (114) receives, during the first call, a talkgroup call request for the same talkgroup, the controller (114) agglomerates the two concurrent talkgroup calls, thereby providing communication service to all members of the talkgroup using a single communication resource.
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15 Claims
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1. In a radio communication system that provides selectively targeted talkgroup communications, a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first member of a talkgroup, a first request for a first call involving a first subset of the members of the talkgroup; granting the first request, thereby allowing a first communication on a communication resource; receiving, during the first communication, a second request for a second call, from a second member not included in the first subset, involving a second subset of the members of the talkgroup; selecting one of the first call and the second call as having a higher transmitting priority; and granting, during the first communication, the second request, thereby allowing a second communication on the communication resource, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication, wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of; identifying a first user priority for the first call; identifying a second user priority for the second call; and identifying one of the first call and the second call as having transmitting priority, based at least in part on the first user priority and the second user priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a radio communication system that provides selectively targeted talkgroup communications, a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first member of a talkgroup, a first request for a first call involving a first subset of the members of the talkgroup; granting the first request, thereby allowing a first communication on a communication resource; receiving, during the first communication, a second request for a second call, from a second member not included in the first subset, involving a second subset of the members of the talkgroup; selecting one of the first call and the second call as having a higher transmitting priority; and granting, during the first communication, the second request, thereby allowing a second communication on the communication resource, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication, wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of; identifying a first call start time for the first call; identifying a second call start time for the second call; and identifying one of the first call and second call as having transmitting priority, based at least in part on the first call start time and the second call start time.
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9. In a radio communication system that provides selectively targeted talkgroup communications, a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first member of a talkgroup, a first request for a first call involving a first subset of the members of the talkgroup; granting the first request, thereby allowing a first communication on a communication resource; receiving, during the first communication, a second request for a second call, from a second member not included in the first subset, involving a second subset of the members of the talkgroup; selecting one of the first call and the second call as having a higher transmitting priority; and granting, during the first communication, the second request, thereby allowing a second communication on the communication resource, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication, wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of; identifying a first call type for the first call; identifying a second call type for the second call; and identifying one of the first call and the second call as having transmitting priority, based at least in part on the first call type and the second call type.
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10. In a radio communication system that provides selectively targeted talkgroup communications, a method of providing communication service to members of a talkgroup, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first member of a talkgroup, a first request for a first call involving a first subset of the members of the talkgroup; granting the first request, thereby allowing a first communication on a communication resource; receiving, during the first communication, a second request for a second call, from a second member not included in the first subset, involving a second subset of the members of the talkgroup; selecting one of the first call and the second call as having a higher transmitting priority; and granting, during the first communication, the second request, thereby allowing a second communication on the communication resource, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication, wherein the step of selecting comprises the steps of; identifying a first communication mode for the first call; identifying a second communication mode for the second call; and identifying one of the first call and the second call as having transmitting priority, based at least in part on the first communication mode and the second communication mode.
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11. In a radio communication system servicing a plurality of talkgroup (TG) members collectively defining a set of TG members dispersed throughout a plurality of service areas collectively defining a TG coverage area, capable of establishing a targeted communication to a first subset of said set of TG members currently present in a first targeted service area, a method of establishing a second communication involving at least the first subset and a second subset of said set of TG members currently present in a second targeted service area, the method comprising the steps of:
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while a targeted communication is still active, identifying a request for a new communication to a at least the second subset of TG members from a new-call requesting TG member who is not in the first subset, is outside the first targeted service area and is within the TG coverage area; agglomerating the targeted communication and the new communication to establish the second communication involving both the first subset in the first targeted service area and at least the second subset in the second targeted area, thereby collectively defining an agglomerated subset amongst said set of TG members; and selecting, on the basis of a predetermined rule, either the targeted communication or the new communication as the currently active call. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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