Methods and apparatus for push to talk type service
First Claim
1. A method of requesting a floor in a push to talk type service in which the floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media content to a second terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said method comprising the steps of:
- creating in the first terminal, a floor request message requesting a given type of media content and at least one different type of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates, for the given media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for the given media type affects or depends upon allowance or denial of the request for the at least one different media type,wherein the floor request message indicates that if the request for the given media type is denied, the request for the at least one different media type should also be denied, and the floor request message indicates that the request for the given media type should only be allowed if the request for the at least one different media type is allowed; and
sending the floor request message from the first terminal to a server controlling the push to talk type session.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a floor request in a push to talk type service in which a floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media to a second terminal. The first terminal sends a floor request message to a PoC Server. The message relates to at least two different types of media content and indicates how and to what extent the granting or denial of the different media types interrelate. The message may indicate, for example, that if a first media type is denied, the others should be denied; or that the granting or denial of the first media type should not affect the other media types. The message may also indicate other conditions and relationships. The PoC Server processes the request based on the indicated interrelationships and/or conditions, and grants or denies each media type.
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1. A method of requesting a floor in a push to talk type service in which the floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media content to a second terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating in the first terminal, a floor request message requesting a given type of media content and at least one different type of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates, for the given media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for the given media type affects or depends upon allowance or denial of the request for the at least one different media type, wherein the floor request message indicates that if the request for the given media type is denied, the request for the at least one different media type should also be denied, and the floor request message indicates that the request for the given media type should only be allowed if the request for the at least one different media type is allowed; and sending the floor request message from the first terminal to a server controlling the push to talk type session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of requesting a floor in a push to talk type service in which the floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media content to a second terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating in the first terminal, a floor request message requesting at least two different types of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates; which terminal is designated to provide each media type over the floor if the request for each media type is allowed; wherein the floor request message indicates, for a given media type, that the second terminal is designated to provide the given media type over the floor if the request for the given media type is allowed; for a given media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for the given media type depends upon at least one specified influence factor, wherein the specified influence factor is selected from a group consisting of a number of participants that would receive the given media type and an estimated transfer rate for the given media type; and sending the floor request message from the first terminal to a server controlling the push to talk type session. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for requesting a floor in a push to talk type service in which the floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media content to a second terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said apparatus comprising:
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means for creating in the first terminal, a floor request message requesting at least two different types of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates, for a given media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for the given media type affects or depends upon the request for at least one different media type; wherein the message creating means is configured to create a floor request message that indicates that the request for the at least one different media type should be denied if the request for the given media type is denied; and wherein the message creating means is configured to create a floor request message that indicates that the request for the given media type should only be allowed if the request for the at least one different media type is allowed; and means for sending the floor request message from the first terminal to a server controlling the push to talk type session.
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12. A method of processing a floor request message in a push to talk type service, in which a floor is required for a terminal to distribute media content to another terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a first terminal, a floor request message requesting at least two different types of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates, for each media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for each media type affects or depends upon the request for at least one different media type, wherein the floor request message indicates that if the request for the given media type is denied, the request for the at least one different media type should also be denied, and the floor request message indicates that the request for the given media type should only be allowed if the request for the at least one different media type is allowed; granting or denying the request for each media type based on the floor request message.
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13. An apparatus for processing a floor request message in a push to talk type service, in which a floor is required for a terminal to distribute media content to another terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving from a first terminal, a floor request message requesting at least two different types of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates, for each media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for each media type affects or depends upon the request for at least one different media type, wherein the floor request message indicates that if the request for the given media type is denied, the request for the at least one different media type should also be denied, and the floor request message indicates that the request for the given media type should only be allowed if the request for the at least one different media type is allowed; and means for granting or denying the request for each media type based on the floor request message.
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14. An apparatus for requesting a floor in a push to talk type service in which the floor is required for a first terminal to distribute media content to a second terminal participating in a push to talk type session, said apparatus comprising:
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means for creating in the first terminal, a floor request message requesting at least two different types of media content, wherein the floor request message indicates; which terminal is designated to provide each media type over the floor if the request for that media type is allowed; and
for a given media type, that the second terminal is designated to provide the given media type over the floor if the request for the given media type is allowed; andfor a given media type, a manner or extent to which allowance or denial of the request for the given media type depends upon at least one specified influence factor, wherein the specified influence factor is selected from a group consisting of a number of participants that would receive the given media type and an estimated transfer rate for the given media type; and means sending the floor request message from the first terminal to a server controlling the push to talk type session.
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