Mobile communications terminal for controlling user's floor and method thereof
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1. A method of half duplex communications between a first terminal and a second terminal via a server, the method performed by the first terminal and comprising:
- receiving, from the server, a stop media burst message indicating that an ongoing media data transmission to the server should be stopped for the first terminal that was granted a floor;
transmitting, to the server, a last media packet after receiving the stop media burst message;
transmitting, to the server, a media burst complete message that indicates a release of the floor for the first terminal after the last media packet is transmitted;
receiving, from the server, a media burst message to notify that the floor has been granted to the second terminal;
receiving, via the server, media data sent from the second terminal;
receiving, from the server, a media burst confirm message indicating that the floor previously granted to the second terminal has been granted back to the first terminal;
receiving, from a user of the first terminal, a confirmation that said user intends to resume the previously ongoing media data transmission to the server; and
transmitting, to the server, media data according to the floor granted back to the first terminal.
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Abstract
A mobile communications terminal, and method and system for controlling a floor during a PT session, are discussed. According to one aspect of the present invention, the terminal includes a PT client. The PT client includes a controller to request a user'"'"'s confirmation of media burst for a PT session when the PT client receives a media burst confirmation request. The controller selectively starts encoding of media data of the PT session depending on the user'"'"'s response to the controller'"'"'s request.
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1. A method of half duplex communications between a first terminal and a second terminal via a server, the method performed by the first terminal and comprising:
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receiving, from the server, a stop media burst message indicating that an ongoing media data transmission to the server should be stopped for the first terminal that was granted a floor; transmitting, to the server, a last media packet after receiving the stop media burst message; transmitting, to the server, a media burst complete message that indicates a release of the floor for the first terminal after the last media packet is transmitted; receiving, from the server, a media burst message to notify that the floor has been granted to the second terminal; receiving, via the server, media data sent from the second terminal; receiving, from the server, a media burst confirm message indicating that the floor previously granted to the second terminal has been granted back to the first terminal; receiving, from a user of the first terminal, a confirmation that said user intends to resume the previously ongoing media data transmission to the server; and transmitting, to the server, media data according to the floor granted back to the first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of half duplex communications between a first terminal and a second terminal via a server, the method performed by the server and comprising:
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sending, to the first terminal, a stop media burst message indicating that an ongoing media data transmission to the server should be stopped for the first terminal that was granted a floor; receiving, from the first terminal, a last media packet after receiving the stop media burst message; receiving, from the first terminal, a media burst complete message that indicates a release of the floor for the first terminal after the last media packet is transmitted; sending, to the first terminal, a media burst message to notify that the floor has been granted to the second terminal; sending, to the first terminal, media data sent to the server from the second terminal; sending, to the first terminal, a media burst confirm message indicating that the floor previously granted to the second terminal has been granted back to the first terminal; and receiving, from the first terminal, media data according to the floor granted back to the first terminal, wherein a user of the first terminal provided a confirmation that said user intends to resume the previously ongoing media data transmission to the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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