Uninterruptable group communication sessions within a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a group communication session arbitrated by an application server within a wireless communications system, comprising:
- configuring a call request message, at a given access terminal, to request initiation of a given group communication session to a communication group and to request that an allocation of a floor to the given access terminal for a duration of the given group communication session remain uninterrupted by other members of the communication group, wherein the configured call request message is also configured to request that the application server does not revoke the floor from the given access terminal during the given group communication session based on one or more floor-revocation rules that are enforced by the application server for group communication sessions;
receiving a floor-grant message indicating that the given access terminal has obtained the floor and can begin forwarding media for transmission to at least one other member of the communication group; and
forwarding media from the given access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group for the duration of the given group communication session without the floor being transferred from the given access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group.
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Abstract
A call request message is sent from an access terminal to an application server in order to request initiation of a group communication session to a communication group and to request that an allocation of the floor to the given access terminal for the duration of the given group communication session remain uninterrupted by call targets of the session. The application server announces the session, and sends a floor-grant to the access terminal after the session is accepted by at least one target. The access terminal forwards media to the application server which is then forwarded to the at least one target. The floor is not transferred away from the access terminal during the session. For example, floor requests are suppressed at the at least one target, or floor requests are sent by the at least one target but are then ignored or denied by the application server.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a group communication session arbitrated by an application server within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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configuring a call request message, at a given access terminal, to request initiation of a given group communication session to a communication group and to request that an allocation of a floor to the given access terminal for a duration of the given group communication session remain uninterrupted by other members of the communication group, wherein the configured call request message is also configured to request that the application server does not revoke the floor from the given access terminal during the given group communication session based on one or more floor-revocation rules that are enforced by the application server for group communication sessions; receiving a floor-grant message indicating that the given access terminal has obtained the floor and can begin forwarding media for transmission to at least one other member of the communication group; and forwarding media from the given access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group for the duration of the given group communication session without the floor being transferred from the given access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor of a given access terminal configured to participate in a group communication session arbitrated by an application server within a wireless communications system, cause the given access terminal to perform operations comprising:
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configuring a call request message to request initiation of a given group communication session to a communication group and to request that an allocation of a floor to the given access terminal for a duration of the given group communication session remain uninterrupted by other members of the communication group, wherein the configured call request message is also configured to request that the application server does not revoke the floor from the given access terminal during the given group communication session based on one or more floor-revocation rules that are enforced by the application server for group communication sessions; receiving a floor-grant message indicating that the given access terminal has obtained the floor and can begin forwarding media for transmission to at least one other member of the communication group; and forwarding media to the at least one other member of the communication group for the duration of the given group communication session without the floor being transferred from the given access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An access terminal configured to participate in a group communication session arbitrated by an application server within a wireless communications system, the access terminal comprising:
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a transceiver; and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) coupled to the transceiver and configured with instructions for performing operations comprising; configuring a call request message, at the access terminal, to request initiation of a given group communication session to a communication group and to request that an allocation of a floor to the access terminal for a duration of the given group communication session remain uninterrupted by other members of the communication group, wherein the configured call request message is also configured to request that the application server does not revoke the floor from the access terminal during the given group communication session based on one or more floor-revocation rules that are enforced by the application server for group communication sessions; receiving, through the transceiver, a floor-grant message indicating that the access terminal has obtained the floor and can begin forwarding media for transmission to at least one other member of the communication group; and forwarding, through the transceiver, media from the access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group for the duration of the given group communication session without the floor being transferred from the access terminal to the at least one other member of the communication group. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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