Duplex radio with auto-dial cell connect

• US 9,955,516 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2016
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Fraser, Ronald H., Rapier, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): SHIVERS, ASHLEY L
• Application Number:
  US15/359,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20170303324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2656 for structure of frame, burst
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/26 Resource reservation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/00 Access restriction access security to prevent unauthorised access H04W12/08; Network selection; Access point selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A first wireless-conferencing radio and a second wireless-conferencing radio communicate directly with each other. After a connection is lost, the first radio automatically dials a phone number to the second radio and the first radio connects with the second radio using a cell tower.

Claims

1. A system for establishing different connection types of radio communication, the system comprising:

a first radio configured to;

establish a first connection with a second radio, wherein the first radio transmits and receives directly with the second radio using a multiple access protocol before communicating using a base station;

associate a phone number with the second radio;

detect, after establishing the first connection, that the first connection has been lost; and

initiate a call, using the phone number, in response to detecting that the first connection is lost; and

the second radio configured to establish a second connection with the first radio by receiving the call from the first radio, wherein the second connection uses the base station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first radio detects the first connection is lost based on the first radio no longer detecting a radio signal from the second radio.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first radio is configured to:

monitor a received signal strength of a radio signal from the second radio; and

based on the received signal strength dropping below a preset threshold, the first radio determines that the first connection is lost.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the second radio is configured to transmit a periodic signal to the first radio; and

the first radio is configured to determine the first connection is lost based on not receiving the periodic signal.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein:

two super frames are between a first transmission of the periodic signal and a second transmission of the periodic signal; and

the second transmission succeeds the first transmission.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the phone number is a first phone number and the second radio is configured to:

associate a second phone number with the first radio; and

match the second phone number to a received call after the first connection is lost.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second radio is configured to provide a prompt to a user of the second radio and receive confirmation from the user of the second radio before creating the second connection.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first radio is a slave radio to the second radio in wireless-conferencing group.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first radio is a master radio of a first time-division-multiple access (TDMA) group; and

the second radio is a master radio of a second TDMA group.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a third radio configured to transmit and receive directly with the first radio and the second radio using time division multiple access before the first connection is lost.

11. A radio for establishing different connection types of radio communication, the radio comprising:

a microphone configured to receive sound input;

a speaker configured to generate audible output;

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors coupled to the microphone, the speaker, and the wireless transceiver, wherein the radio is a first radio and the one or more processors is configured to;

establish a first connection with a second radio, wherein the first radio transmits and receives directly with the second radio using a multiple access protocol before communicating using a base station;

associate a phone number with the second radio;

detect, after establishing the first connection, that the first connection has been lost; and

initiate a call, using the phone number, after detecting that the first connection is lost; and

establish a second connection with the second radio, using the base station, after initiating the call using the phone number.

12. The radio of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to transmit an assignment of a timeslot to another mobile device.

13. The radio of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to establish direct communication with a third radio using time division multiple access, such that the first radio transmits during one time slot to both the second radio and the third radio.

14. The radio of claim 11, wherein the phone number is a second phone number and the first radio is configured to:

initiate a call using a first phone number associated with a third radio; and

initiate the call to the second radio using the second phone number based on receiving no answer from the third radio.

15. The radio of claim 11, wherein the first radio is configured to receive a periodic signal in a preamble of a time division multiple access (TDMA) protocol;

and the first radio determines that the first connection is lost based on not receiving the periodic signal.

16. The radio of claim 15, wherein the periodic signal occurs in a preamble of a time division multiple access protocol once a frame or once a super frame.

17. The radio of claim 15, wherein:

there are between 10 and 100 frames between a first periodic signal and a second periodic signal; and

the second periodic signal succeeds the first periodic signal.

18. A method for establishing different types of radio communication, the method comprising:

establishing, using a first radio, a first connection with a second radio, wherein the first radio transmits and receives directly with the second radio using a multiple access protocol before communicating using a base station;

associating a phone number with the second radio;

detecting, after establishing the first connection, that the first connection has been lost; and

initiating a call, using the phone number, after detecting that the first connection is lost; and

establishing a second connection with the second radio using the base station, after initiating the call.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the base station is a cellular base station.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the phone number is a first phone number and the method further comprises:

associating a second phone number with the first radio;

matching the second phone number with the call; and

automatically answering, using the second radio, the call based on matching the second phone number with the call.