Method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call

• US 6,134,450 A
• Filed: 08/02/1999
• Issued: 10/17/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nordeman, Roger Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Simon
• Application Number:
  US09/366,099
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 455/517, 455/518, 455/519, 455/521, 455/412, 455/566, 455/507, 455/508
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

A mobile communication device (116) establishes a network connection with a server (120) and searches a database (122) for calling information associated with a party the user of the mobile communication device desires to call. Once the information is located, it is formatted (508) by the server so that it is in a browsable format, suitable for displaying on the mobile communication device. The server transmits (510) the formatted information to the mobile communication device, where calling options are displayed (512) to the user. The user then selects (514) one of the options, and the mobile communication device configures (516) itself to perform the desired communication activity.

Claims

1. A method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call in a mobile communication network, the mobile communication network providing an air network interface, an air circuit interface, and connectivity to a communication network server and database, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a network connection between the mobile communication device and the communication network server using the air network interface;

requesting a database entry from the database, performed by the mobile communication device over the air network interface;

formatting the database entry with a mark up language to provide a browsable database entry having a format and including at least one dispatch tag, the at least one dispatch tag corresponding to a dispatch call type;

transmitting the browsable database entry to the mobile communication device over the air network interface;

displaying the database entry on a display of the mobile communication device according to the format, including displaying at least one dispatch calling option corresponding to the at least one dispatch tag, performed by the mobile communication device;

selecting a desired dispatch calling option, performed by a user of the mobile communication device; and

configuring the mobile communication device to make a dispatch call corresponding to the dispatch calling option.

2. A method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call as defined by claim 1, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a private call dispatch tag and an associated private identification number.

3. A method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call as defined by claim 1, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a alert call dispatch tag and an associated private identification number.

4. A method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call as defined by claim 1, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a group call dispatch tag and a list of associated group numbers.

5. A method of initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call as defined by claim 1, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include an interconnect call tag.

6. A method of formatting a database entry for use in initializing a mobile communication device for making a dispatch call, comprising the steps of:

receiving, from the communication device at a communication network server over a network including an air network interface, a request for a formatted database entry;

formatting the database entry with a mark up language to provide a browsable database entry having a format and including at least one dispatch tag, the at least one dispatch tag corresponding to a dispatch call type; and

transmitting the browsable database entry to the mobile communication device over the network including the air network interface.

7. A method of formatting a database entry as defined by claim 6, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a private call dispatch tag and an associated private identification number.

8. A method of formatting a database entry as defined by claim 6, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a alert call dispatch tag and an associated private identification number.

9. A method of formatting a database entry as defined by claim 6, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include a group call dispatch tag and a list of associated group numbers.

10. A method of formatting a database entry as defined by claim 6, wherein the step of formatting includes formatting the database entry to include an interconnect call tag.