Terminal apparatus and method for providing media transmission time information in a PoC system and PoC system for the same

• US 7,787,868 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2007
• Issued: 08/31/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Wuk, Park, Sung-Jin, Sung, Sang-Kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Hai V
• Application Number:
  US11/653,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20070202854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,323 Days
• Field of Search: 455/518
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Disclosed is a terminal apparatus and a method for providing media transmission time information in a Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) system. The method includes receiving a media burst granted message in response to a media burst request message, and confirming media transmission time information in the received media burst granted message, and informing a user of the confirmed media transmission time information. By the method, it is possible to recognize media transmission time information included in a floor granted message transmitted from a PoC server and informing a user of the media transmission time information.

Claims

1. A method for providing media transmission time information in a Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a media burst granted message in response to a media burst request message;

setting media transmission time information and remaining time information using the received media burst granted message;

transmitting the media during the set media transmission time; and

notifying a user of a remaining time according to the set remaining time information by;

operating a timer such that remaining time available for the media transmission is counted by the timer; and

displaying the remaining time in order to inform the user of the remaining time available for the media transmission.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the timer is operated such that the set media transmission time information is set as an initial value and the initial value is down-counted, and the remaining time is displayed on a screen when a value of the timer becomes equal to the set remaining time information.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the timer is operated a timer such that the set media transmission time information is set as an initial value and the initial value is down-counted, and a value of the timer is displayed from the initial value in order to inform the user of remaining time available for the media transmission.

4. A PoC terminal apparatus for providing media transmission time information in a PoC system, the PoC terminal apparatus comprising:

a key input unit for outputting specific key input data according to input of each key;

a display unit for displaying received media data and data output through the key input unit;

a control unit for controlling to receive a media burst granted message in response to a media burst request message, to set media transmission time information and remaining time information using the received media burst granted message, to transmit the media during the set media transmission time, and to notify a user of a remaining time according to the set remaining time information;

a memory for storing the media transmission time information and the remaining time information in order to inform the user of remaining time available for the media transmission; and

a timer for counting the remaining time available for the media transmission according to a control signal of the control unit.

5. The PoC terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit for controlling to operate the timer such that the set media transmission time information is set as an initial value and the initial value is down-counted, and displays the remaining time on a screen when a value of the timer becomes equal to the set remaining time information.

6. A Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) system comprising:

a PoC server for transmitting a media burst granted message including a media transmission time information to a PoC client having transmitted a media burst request message to the PoC server, and transmitting a message for informing termination of media transmission of a previous PoC client to all PoC clients participating in a PoC session when the PoC server has received a media burst release message; and

a PoC client for transmitting a media burst request message to the PoC server when there is an input for making a request for a media burst, setting media transmission time information and remaining time information using the media burst granted message transmitting media during the set media transmission time when it has received the media burst granted message, notifying a user of a remaining time according to the set remaining time information, and transmitting a media burst release message to the PoC server when the media transmission time value has expired.

7. The PoC system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the PoC server waits for reception of the media burst release message from the PoC client after transmitting the media burst granted message.

8. The PoC system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the PoC client operates a timer such that the set media transmission time information is set as an initial value and the initial value is down-counted, determines whether a value of the timer becomes equal to the remaining time information during operation of the timer, and displays the remaining time information on a screen when the value of the timer becomes equal to the set remaining time information.

9. The PoC system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the PoC client operates a timer such that the set media transmission time information is set as an initial value and the initial value is down-counted, and displays a value of the timer from the initial value in order to inform the user of remaining time available for the media transmission.