Method and apparatus for assigning a talk group to a radio within a communication system
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1. A method for assigning a talk group to a radio within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a communication from a radio, the communication using a first talk group;
determining that the talk group is invalid;
transmitting a message using a reserved talk group, wherein the message comprises identification information for the radio, and wherein the message is transmitted in response to the step of determining that the talk group is invalid; and
receiving a command to assign the radio to a second talk group in response to transmitting the message using the reserved talk groupwherein the step of determining that the talk group is invalid comprises at least one of;
determining that a channel/talk group combination is invalid;
determining that the talk group is not assigned to the channel;
ordetermining that the talk group has no other users monitoring the talkgroup.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assigning a talk group to a radio within a communication system is provided herein. During operation a router receives a communication from a radio over a channel. The communication uses a first talk group that is not assigned to the channel. In response, the router will forward identification information for the user over the channel using a pre-arranged second talk group. Once communication is received using the second talk group (at, for example a console), the receiver will program the radio with an appropriate talk group.
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1. A method for assigning a talk group to a radio within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a communication from a radio, the communication using a first talk group; determining that the talk group is invalid; transmitting a message using a reserved talk group, wherein the message comprises identification information for the radio, and wherein the message is transmitted in response to the step of determining that the talk group is invalid; and receiving a command to assign the radio to a second talk group in response to transmitting the message using the reserved talk group wherein the step of determining that the talk group is invalid comprises at least one of; determining that a channel/talk group combination is invalid; determining that the talk group is not assigned to the channel;
ordetermining that the talk group has no other users monitoring the talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for assigning a talk group to a radio within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message using a reserved talk group, the message containing identification information for a radio; in response to receiving the message using the reserved talk group, transmitting a command to the identified radio, assigning the radio a talk group; wherein the talk group assigned to the radio comprises the reserved talk group; and wherein the reserved talk group is not assigned to any radio unless the radio communicates with an invalid talk group/channel combination.
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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logic circuitry receiving a communication from a radio, the communication using a first talk group, determining that the talk group is invalid, transmitting a message using a reserved talk group, wherein the message comprises identification information for the radio, and wherein the message is transmitted in response to the step of determining that the talk group is invalid, and receiving a command to assign the radio to a second talk group in response to transmitting the message using the reserved talk group; wherein the step of determining that the talk group is invalid comprises at least one of; determining that a channel/talk group combination is invalid; determining that the talk group is not assigned to the channel;
ordetermining that the talk group has no other users monitoring the talkgroup. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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