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Method and apparatus for dual/multi-watch for group PTT services

  • US 8,676,243 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2008
  • Issued: 03/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system comprising;

  • first and second communication devices that have speakers, one of the two devices being a push-to-talk (PTT) device, the first and second communication devices under the control of a single user and being operatively coupled over a personal area network (PAN);

    the first and second communication devices utilizing the PAN to provide a dual/multi-watch of incoming calls; and

    wherein one or more of the first and second communication devices implements a call management function that coordinates a simultaneous playing out, at different communication devices of the first and second communication devices, of audio traffic associated with different group calls based on a predetermined assigned priority between the first and second communication devices as well as a predetermined call priority.

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