System and method for sharing media in a group communication among wireless communication devices
First Claim
1. A system for sharing media in a group communication, comprising:
- a wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of wireless communication devices that communicate with each other in direct group communications across a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device configured to transmit a request to add a new media type to the group communication and to selectively send group-directed media to other member wireless communication devices of the communication group;
a group communication computer device configured to store information on communication groups on the wireless communication network, the information including member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, the group communication computer device further configured to receive the request to add the new media type to the group communication, to verify the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group support the new media type, to notify the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group of the addition of the new media type to the group communication, to selectively receive group-directed media from the wireless communication device of the communication group and to send the group-directed media to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for the wireless communication device; and
a data store in communication with the group communication computer device, the group communication computer device configured to selectively send the group-directed media to the data store, the data store configured to receive the group-directed media from the wireless communication device and selectively permit the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for which the group-directed media is being sent to access the stored group-directed media across the wireless communication network.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system, method, and wireless communication device for sharing media in a group communication among a plurality of wireless communications devices, such as among a Push-to-Talk (PTT) group. A wireless communication device that is a member of the communication group can send group-directed media, such as graphics, multimedia and applications, to other members of the communication group, either during a ongoing PTT communication, or independently therefrom. In one embodiment, a group communication computer device stores information on communication groups on the wireless communication network that includes the member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, and receives group-directed media from a sending wireless communication device sends the group-directed media either directly to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group or stores the group-directed media such that the other member devices can access and download the group-directed media.
-
Citations
34 Claims
-
1. A system for sharing media in a group communication, comprising:
-
a wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of wireless communication devices that communicate with each other in direct group communications across a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device configured to transmit a request to add a new media type to the group communication and to selectively send group-directed media to other member wireless communication devices of the communication group; a group communication computer device configured to store information on communication groups on the wireless communication network, the information including member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, the group communication computer device further configured to receive the request to add the new media type to the group communication, to verify the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group support the new media type, to notify the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group of the addition of the new media type to the group communication, to selectively receive group-directed media from the wireless communication device of the communication group and to send the group-directed media to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for the wireless communication device; and a data store in communication with the group communication computer device, the group communication computer device configured to selectively send the group-directed media to the data store, the data store configured to receive the group-directed media from the wireless communication device and selectively permit the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for which the group-directed media is being sent to access the stored group-directed media across the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A method for sharing media sent from a wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of member wireless communication devices that communicate with each other in a group communication across a wireless communication network, comprising:
-
receiving at a group communication computer device a request to add a new media type to the group communication sent from the wireless communication device; verifying by the group communication computer device that other member wireless communication devices of the communication group support the new media type; notifying the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group of the addition of the new media type to the group communication; receiving at the group communication computer device group-directed media sent from the wireless communication device to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group; storing, by the group communication computer device, information including member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, wherein a data store is in communication with the group communication computer device; selectively sending the group-directed media from the group communication computer device to the data store; receiving the group-directed media from the wireless communication device at the data store; selectively permitting the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for which the group-directed media was sent to access the stored group-directed media across the wireless communication network; and sending the group-directed media from the group communication computer device to one or more of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A method for sharing media sent from a wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of member wireless communication devices that communicate with each other in a group communication across a wireless communication network, comprising:
-
receiving at a group communication computer device a request to add a new media type to the group communication sent from the wireless communication device; verifying by the group communication computer device that other member wireless communication devices of the communication group support the new media type; notifying the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group of the addition of the new media type to the group communication; receiving at the group communication computer device group-directed media sent from the wireless communication device to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group; storing, by the group communication computer device, information including member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups; sending the group-directed media from the group communication computer device to one or more of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for the wireless communication device; and sending a preview of the group-directed media to at least one of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group to which the group-directed media is being sent. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A method for sharing media sent from a wireless communication device that is a member of a communication group of member wireless communication devices that communicate with each other in a group communication across a wireless communication network, comprising:
-
receiving at a group communication computer device a request to add a new media type to the group communication sent from the wireless communication device; verifying by the group communication computer device that other member wireless communication devices of the communication group support the new media type; notifying the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group of the addition of the new media type to the group communication; receiving at the group communication computer device group-directed media sent from the wireless communication device to the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group; storing, by the group communication computer device, information including member wireless communication devices of one or more communication groups, wherein a data store is in communication with the group communication computer device; determining whether the group-directed media can be sent directly to the other member wireless wireless communication devices of the communication group; sending the group-directed media from the group communication computer device to one or more of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group for the wireless communication device when it is determined that the group-directed media can be sent directly to the one or more of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group; and selectively storing the group-directed media in the data store and sending a link to the one or more of the other member wireless communication devices to allow downloading of the group-directed media when it is determined that the group-directed media cannot be sent directly to the one or more of the other member wireless communication devices of the communication group. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
-
Specification