System and method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call and sidebar session
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, the method comprising the acts of:
- establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices;
establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices, wherein the sidebar communication is established in a format other than a dispatch call format;
maintaining a profile of a participant in the sidebar communication in a dispatch network; and
determining by the dispatch network a method for conducting the sidebar communication with the participant based on the profile;
wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of a method of the present invention, the method includes the acts of establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices and establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices. The set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. In an embodiment of a system of the present invention, the system includes a dispatch network and a set of communication devices in communication with the dispatch network. The dispatch network establishes a dispatch multi-party call between the set of communication devices and a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices, wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a dispatch multi-party call between a set of communication devices; establishing a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices, wherein the sidebar communication is established in a format other than a dispatch call format; maintaining a profile of a participant in the sidebar communication in a dispatch network; and determining by the dispatch network a method for conducting the sidebar communication with the participant based on the profile; wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for conducting a dispatch multi-party call, comprising:
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a dispatch network; and a set of communication devices in communication with the dispatch network; wherein the dispatch network establishes a dispatch multi-party call between the set of communication devices and a sidebar communication between a subset of the set of communication devices, wherein the sidebar communication is established in a format other than a dispatch call format; wherein the dispatch network maintains a profile of a participant in the sidebar communication and wherein the dispatch network determines a method for conducting the sidebar communication with the participant based on the profile; and wherein the set of communication devices participate in the dispatch multi-party call and wherein only the subset of communication devices participate in the sidebar communication. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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