Method for interrupting voice transmissions within a multi site communication system

• US 8,271,009 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2009
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Bohn, Thomas B., Chowdhary, Dipendra M., Wiatrowski, David G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US12/621,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20110117835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,035 Days
• Field of Search: 455/509, 455/511, 455/512, 455/515, 455516-519, 455/500, 455/7, 455/11.1, 455/550.1, 455/422.1, 455/403, 455/445, 4554141-4144, 455/450, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 370/260, 370/261, 370/259, 370/315, 370/327, 370/328, 370/329
• US Class Current: 455/509
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

A method for interrupting voice transmissions within a multi site communication system includes operating a repeater to engage in an interruptible voice communication; to identify an open burst location based on a repeat delay when the interruptible voice communication is sourced directly via a wireless network, and to identify the open burst location as irrelevant when the interruptible voice communication is indirectly sourced via a wireless network; and repeat the interruptible voice communication including the open burst location.

Claims

1. A method for interrupting voice transmissions within a multi site communication system comprising:

operating a repeater to;

engage in an interruptible voice communication;

identify an open burst location based on a repeat delay when the interruptible voice communication is received from a source directly via a wireless network, and identify the open burst location as irrelevant when the interruptible voice communication is received from a source indirectly via a backend network; and

repeat the interruptible voice communication including the open burst location.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the open burst location is embedded within a repeater delay message.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein when the voice communication is received via the wireless network, the repeat step comprises:

operating the repeater to;

repeat the interruptible voice communication with the open burst location wirelessly; and

transmit the interruptible voice communication via a backend network to one or more other repeaters.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein when the voice communication is not sourced via the wireless network, the repeat step comprises:

operating the repeater to;

repeat the interruptible voice communication wirelessly.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

operating the repeater to;

receive an interrupt request; and

when a voice source of the interruptible voice communication is at the repeater;

transmit an interrupt command wirelessly, and

transmit the interrupt command via a backend network to one or more other repeaters.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

operating the repeater to;

receive an interrupt request; and

when a voice source of the interruptible voice communication is not at the repeater;

transmit the interrupt request to a repeater with the voice source,

receive an interrupt command from the repeater with the voice source, and

transmit the interrupt command wirelessly.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the interrupt command comprises an interrupt command of an interrupt request winner selected at the repeater with the voice source from a plurality of received interrupt requests.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

operating the repeater to;

receive a plurality of interrupt requests;

select an interrupt request winner; and

when a voice source of the interruptible voice communication is at the repeater;

transmit an interrupt command of the interrupt request winner wirelessly, and

transmit the interrupt command of the interrupt request winner via a backend network to one or more other repeaters.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

operating a radio to;

receive the interruptible voice communication including the open burst location;

receive a user initiated interrupt request; and

transmit the interrupt request on a backward channel at the open burst location.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein when the open burst location is irrelevant, operating the radio to:

transmit the interrupt request immediately.