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Method and apparatus for providing prioritized multi-party communication sessions in a wireless communication system

  • US 6,763,243 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2002
  • Issued: 07/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for prioritizing talkgroups in a wireless communication system that comprises a plurality of talkgroups, the method comprising steps of:

  • maintaining, for each mobile station of a plurality of mobile stations, a mobile station identifier, wherein a mobile station corresponding to the mobile station identifier is a member of each talkgroup of the plurality of talkgroups;

    maintaining, in association with each mobile station identifier, a plurality of talkgroup identifiers wherein each talkgroup identifier of the plurality of talkgroup identifiers corresponds to a talkgroup of the plurality of talkgroups;

    maintaining, in association with each mobile station identifier, a prioritization of at least one talkgroup identifier of the plurality of talkgroups identifiers associated with the mobile station identifier; and

    when a talkgroup call becomes active, determining which one or more mobile stations of the plurality of mobile stations to interrupt based on the prioritization, associated with each mobile station identifier, of at least one talkgroup identifier.

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