PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK RELAY SERVICE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for managing a relay service in a public safety wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- determining, at a second mobile device, one or more of;
a first mobile device has exited or is exiting a public safety vehicle;
orthe first mobile device is not receiving a signal from a wide area network of acceptable signal quality;
activating a relay service at the second mobile device;
in response to activating the relay service, announcing, by the second mobile device, an availability of the relay service at the second mobile device;
in response to announcing the availability of the relay service, receiving, by the second mobile device, a registration of the first mobile device for the relay service; and
in response to receiving the registration, relaying, by the second mobile device, communications between the first mobile device and an access node.
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Abstract
A method and mobile device are provided that manage a relay service in a public safety wireless communication system. When the mobile device determines one or more of: another mobile device has exited or is exiting a public safety vehicle or another first mobile device is not receiving a signal from a wide area network of acceptable signal quality, the mobile device activates a relay service. In response to activating the relay service, the mobile device announces an availability of the relay service at the mobile device, receives a registration of the another mobile device for the relay service, and, in response to receiving the registration, relays communications between the another mobile device and an access node. In another embodiment, a method is provided for negotiating a provision of a relay service among multiple mobile devices, wherein each such mobile device currently is providing a relay service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a relay service in a public safety wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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determining, at a second mobile device, one or more of; a first mobile device has exited or is exiting a public safety vehicle;
orthe first mobile device is not receiving a signal from a wide area network of acceptable signal quality; activating a relay service at the second mobile device; in response to activating the relay service, announcing, by the second mobile device, an availability of the relay service at the second mobile device; in response to announcing the availability of the relay service, receiving, by the second mobile device, a registration of the first mobile device for the relay service; and in response to receiving the registration, relaying, by the second mobile device, communications between the first mobile device and an access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for negotiating a provision of a relay service among a plurality of mobile devices in a public safety wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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activating, by a first mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, a relay service provided by the first mobile device; discovering, by the first mobile device, a second mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices that provides a relay service; and de-activating, by one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device, the relay service provided by that mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for provision of providing a relay service in a public safety wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
a vehicular mobile mounted device (VML) comprising; a first network interface that is configured to directly communicate with a mobile device; a second network interface that is configured to directly communicate with an access node; a processor that is configured to; determine one or more of; a mobile device has exited or is exiting a public safety vehicle;
orthe mobile device is not receiving a signal from a wide area network of acceptable signal quality; activate a relay service at the VML; in response to activating the relay service, announce an availability of the relay service at the VML; in response to announcing the availability of the relay service, receive a registration of the mobile device for the relay service; and in response to receiving the registration, relay communications between the mobile device and an access node via the first and second network interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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