Systems and methods for group communication using a mobile device using motion and voice activate controls

• US 9,912,706 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2016
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lindner, Mark Aaron, Subbaramoo, Shobha
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Anh Ngoc
• Application Number:
  US15/001,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20160156685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4046 with distributed floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Methods and systems of communication using a mobile device include detecting a motion of a mobile device corresponding to a user action, in response to the detected motion, initiating a half-duplex group communication application, and displaying visual feedback associated with the half-duplex group communication application on a display screen of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising:

detecting a first motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a first user action;

in response to the detected first motion, initiating a half-duplex group communication application;

displaying visual feedback associated with the half-duplex group communication application on a display screen of the first mobile device;

detecting a second motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a second user action; and

in response to the detected second motion, requesting the floor for communication with at least one second mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a third motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a third user action; and

in response to the detected third motion, releasing the floor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first motion, the second motion and the third motion comprise a rotation of the first mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

detecting a fourth motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a fourth user action; and

in response to the detected fourth motion, establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

5. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

detecting a first motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a first user action;

in response to the detected first motion, initiating a half-duplex group communication application;

displaying visual feedback associated with the half-duplex group communication application on a display screen of the mobile communication device;

detecting a second motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a second user action; and

in response to the detected second motion, requesting the floor for communication with at least one second mobile device.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a third motion of mobile communication device corresponding to a third user action; and

in response to the detected third motion, releasing the floor.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that at least one of the first motion, the second motion and the third motion comprise a rotation of the mobile communication device.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations

detecting a fourth motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a fourth user action;

and

in response to the detected fourth motion, establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

9. A mobile communication device, comprising:

means for detecting a first motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a first user action;

in response to the detected first motion, means for initiating a half-duplex group communication application;

means for displaying visual feedback associated with the half-duplex group communication application on a display screen of the mobile communication device;

means for detecting a second motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a second user action; and

in response to the detected second motion, means for requesting the floor for communication with at least one second mobile device.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, further comprising:

means for detecting a third motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a third user action; and

in response to the detected third motion, means for releasing the floor.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first motion, the second motion and the third motion comprise a rotation of the mobile communication device.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 10, further comprising:

means for detecting a fourth motion of the mobile communication device corresponding to a fourth user action; and

in response to the detected fourth motion, means for establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a first motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a first user action;

in response to the detected first motion, initiating a half-duplex group communication application;

displaying visual feedback associated with the half-duplex group communication application on a display screen of the first mobile device;

detecting a second motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a second user action; and

in response to the detected second motion, requesting the floor for communication with at least one second mobile device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a third motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a third user action; and

in response to the detected third motion, releasing the floor.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations such that at least one of the first motion, the second motion and the third motion comprise a rotation of the first mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the stored processor executable instructions are configured to cause the processor of the first mobile communication device to perform operations further comprising:

detecting a fourth motion of the first mobile device corresponding to a fourth user action; and

in response to the detected fourth motion, establishing a full-duplex communication channel with the at least one second mobile device.