Method and system for processing PoC ad-hoc group session information using RTCP connection message

• US 7,904,103 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2010
• Issued: 03/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ji-Hye, Park, Sung-Jin, Kim, Wuk, Sung, Sang-Kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US12/829,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20100273516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 249 Days
• Field of Search: 455/518, 455/519, 455/435.1, 455/422.1, 455/403, 455/458, 455/456.2, 455/515, 455/67.7, 455/79, 455/552.1, 455/553, 455/567, 455/230, 455/4.2, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/550.1, 370/338, 370/466, 709/227, 709/229
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for establishing a group session requested by the transmitting-side PoC client. Register of a service setting for receiving invitee information in the receiving-side PoC server is requested. A RTCP connection message is received from the receiving-side PoC server. The invitee information in the RTCP connection message is identified and the invitee information is provided to a user. An input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted is received from the user. An RTCP response comprising the input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted is created, and the RTCP response is transmitted to the receiving-side PoC server.

Claims

1. In a Push-to-Talk (PTT)-over-Cellular (PoC) system comprising a transmitting-side PoC client, a transmitting-side PoC server, a receiving-side PoC client, and a receiving-side PoC server, a method for establishing, at the receiving-side PoC client, a group session requested by the transmitting-side PoC client, the method comprising the steps of:

requesting register of a service setting for receiving invitee information in the receiving-side PoC server, the invitee information comprising a list of at least one user invited to the group session;

receiving a Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) connection message, which has been created considering the service setting, from the receiving-side PoC server;

identifying the invitee information in the RTCP connection message and providing the invitee information to a user;

receiving an input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted from the user; and

creating an RTCP response comprising the input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted, and transmitting the RTCP response to the receiving-side PoC server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the RTCP connection message comprises the invitee information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the RTCP connection message further comprises an Auto-Answer Override (AAO) request parameter for forcing a manual response regardless of a response mode set by the receiving-side PoC client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the service setting comprises a value indicating whether or not the invitee information has been received.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a media stream from the transmitting-side PoC client and providing the media stream to the user, wherein the RTCP response message comprises information indicating establishment of the group session has been accepted.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the RTCP response message comprises information indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the RTCP response message further comprises a reason code indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected by the user.

8. In a Push-to-Talk (PTT)-over-Cellular (PoC) system comprising a transmitting-side PoC client, a transmitting-side PoC server, a receiving-side PoC client, and a receiving-side PoC server, a method for establishing, at the receiving-side PoC client, a group session requested by the transmitting-side PoC client, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an invite message comprising invitee information;

checking a previously registered service setting of the receiving-side PoC client;

creating a Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) connection message by selectively including the invitee information according to the checked service setting;

transmitting the RTCP connection message to the receiving-side PoC client; and

receiving an RTCP response message in response to the RTCP connection message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the service setting comprises a value indicating whether or not the invitee information has been received.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the invitee information comprises a list of at least one user invited to the group session.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the RTCP connection message further comprises an Auto-Answer Override (AAO) request parameter for forcing a manual response regardless of a response mode set by the receiving-side PoC client.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising, when the RTCP response message comprises information indicating establishment of the group session has been accepted:

establishing a session with the transmitting-side PoC client; and

receiving a media stream from the transmitting-side PoC client and transmitting the media stream to the receiving-side PoC client, in the established session.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising, when the RTCP response message comprises information indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected;

releasing the session with the transmitting-side PoC client.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

checking a response mode with the receiving-side PoC client; and

transmitting a response message in response to the invite message when the response mode is set to an auto-answer mode.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the RTCP response message further comprises a reason code indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected by the user.

16. A receiving-side Push-to-Talk (PTT)-over-Cellular (PoC) client which is connected to a transmitting-side PoC server and controls establishment of a group session requested by a transmitting-side network, the receiving-side PoC client comprising a controller for:

requesting a register of a service setting for receiving invitee information comprising a list of users invited to the group session in the receiving-side PoC server;

receiving a Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) connection message created considering the service setting from the receiving-side PoC server;

identifying the invitee information in the RTCP connection message and providing the checked invitee information to a user;

receiving an input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted from the user and creating an RTCP response comprising the input of whether or not establishment of the group session has been accepted; and

transmitting the RTCP response to the receiving-side PoC server.

17. The receiving-side PoC client of claim 16, wherein the service setting comprises a value indicating whether or not the invitee information has been received.

18. The receiving-side PoC client of claim 16, wherein the controller includes information indicating establishment of the group session has been accepted in the RTCP response message and provides a media stream received from the transmitting-side network when receiving the input indicating establishment of the group session has been accepted;

and

includes information indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected in the RTCP response message when receiving the input indicating establishment of the group session has been rejected.

19. A receiving-side Push-to-Talk (PTT)-over-Cellular (PoC) server which establishes a group session with a receiving-side PoC client requested from a transmitting-side network, the receiving-side PoC server comprising a controller for:

receiving an invite message comprising invitee information;

checking a previously registered service setting of the receiving-side PoC client;

creating a Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) connection message by selectively including the invitee information according to the checked service setting;

transmitting the RTCP connection message to the receiving-side PoC client; and

receiving an RTCP response message in response to the RTCP connection message.

20. The receiving-side PoC server of claim 19, wherein the service setting comprises a value indicating whether or not the invitee information has been received.