Half-duplex to full-duplex transitioning in network based instant connect communication
First Claim
1. In a communication system, a method of modifying a network-based instant connect communication session such that floor control management is not needed to communicate audio data, the method comprising:
- establishing a network-based instant connect communication session between a first device and a second device, including;
granting a floor of the network-based instant connect communication session to the first device;
receiving, from the first device, first audio data sent in response to the grant of the floor; and
transmitting the first audio data received from the first device to the second device using half-duplex communication;
receiving user input provided from a user of the second device after the establishment of the network-based instant connect communication session between the first device and the second device;
in response to the user input, transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication that permits two-way communication;
after transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session, transmitting second audio data received from the second device to the first device using the full-duplex communication of the network-based instant connect communication session; and
using the full-duplex communication to finish the transmission of the first audio data received from the first device to the second device while the second audio data is simultaneously transmitted to the first device using the full-duplex communication.
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Abstract
The floor in a network-based instant connect communication session is managed such that a mobile device user can cause voice data to be transmitted to a remote party without the remote party giving consent to relinquishing the floor. After the network-based instant connect communication session is established, and as the remote party holds the floor, the mobile device user presses a talk button on the mobile device or otherwise provides input. The input causes the network-based instant connect communication session to transition from the original half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication. The mobile device user can then cause voice data to be sent to the remote device. In this manner, the mobile device user can interrupt or spontaneously respond to the remote party without waiting for the remote party to relinquish the floor. This facilitates comfortable two-way communication in a network-based instant connect communication session.
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31 Claims
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1. In a communication system, a method of modifying a network-based instant connect communication session such that floor control management is not needed to communicate audio data, the method comprising:
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establishing a network-based instant connect communication session between a first device and a second device, including; granting a floor of the network-based instant connect communication session to the first device; receiving, from the first device, first audio data sent in response to the grant of the floor; and transmitting the first audio data received from the first device to the second device using half-duplex communication; receiving user input provided from a user of the second device after the establishment of the network-based instant connect communication session between the first device and the second device; in response to the user input, transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication that permits two-way communication; after transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session, transmitting second audio data received from the second device to the first device using the full-duplex communication of the network-based instant connect communication session; and using the full-duplex communication to finish the transmission of the first audio data received from the first device to the second device while the second audio data is simultaneously transmitted to the first device using the full-duplex communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a communication system, a method comprising:
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establishing a network-based instant connect communication session between a first device and a second device, including; receiving first audio data from the first device; and transmitting the first audio data received from the first device to the second device using half-duplex communication, the second device configured to receive and automatically play the first audio data; receiving user input from the second device; in response to the user input, transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication; after transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session, transmitting second audio data received from the second device to the first device using the full-duplex communication of the network-based instant connect communication session; and using the full-duplex communication to finish the transmission of the first audio data received from the first device to the second device while the second audio data is simultaneously transmitted to the first device using the full-duplex communication. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system comprising:
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a network configured to perform a method, the method comprising; establishing a network-based instant connect communication session between a first device and a second device, including; receiving first audio data from the first device; and transmitting the first audio data received from the first device to the second device using half-duplex communication, the second device configured to receive and automatically play the first audio data; receiving user input from the second device; in response to the user input, transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication; after transitioning the network-based instant connect communication session, transmitting second audio data received from the second device to the first device using the full-duplex communication of the network-based instant connect communication session; and using the full-duplex communication to finish the transmission of the first audio data received from the first device to the second device while the second audio data is simultaneously transmitted to the first device using the full-duplex communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a communication system including a first device and a second device, a method comprising:
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by the second device, receiving and automatically playing first audio data from the first device via a network-based instant connect communication session established between the first device and the second device; by the second device, receiving user input that causes the network-based instant connect communication session to transition from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication; by the second device, after the network-based instant connect communication session is transitioned, sending second audio data to the first device using the full-duplex communication of the network-based instant connect communication session; and by the second device, finishing the receiving and automatically playing of the first audio data from the first device using the full-duplex communication while simultaneously sending the second audio data to the first device using the full-duplex communication. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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