Method and apparatus for bridging calls between two disparate push-to-talk systems
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1. A method for bridging group calls between two disparate push-to-talk (PTT) systems, the method comprising:
- at a PTT bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system;
receiving an invitation to a first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group and wherein the invitation is absent a group identifier for the first group;
determining that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system, wherein the second PTT system implements a different communication technology, which employs a different call control protocol, than the first PTT system; and
initiating a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system.
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Abstract
A PTT bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system: receives an invitation to a first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group; determines that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system; and initiates a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system.
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1. A method for bridging group calls between two disparate push-to-talk (PTT) systems, the method comprising:
at a PTT bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system; receiving an invitation to a first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group and wherein the invitation is absent a group identifier for the first group; determining that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system, wherein the second PTT system implements a different communication technology, which employs a different call control protocol, than the first PTT system; and initiating a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage element having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a computer to perform a method for bridging group calls between two disparate push-to-talk (PTT) systems, the method comprising:
at a PTT bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system; receiving an invitation to a first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group and wherein the invitation is absent a group identifier for the first group; determining that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system, wherein the second PTT system implements a different communication technology, which employs a different call control protocol, than the first PTT system; and initiating a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A push-to-talk (PTT) bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system, the PTT bridging gateway comprising:
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a first client; an interface that receives an invitation to the first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group and wherein the invitation is absent a group identifier for the first group; and a processor that; determines that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system, wherein the second PTT system implements a different communication technology, which employs a different call control protocol, than the first PTT system; and initiates a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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