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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8428635 | System and method for managing group communications Provided is a system for managing group communications. The system comprises a communications server accessible by a group of users having a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device; a local services network interactively connected ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8401584 | Dynamic group prioritization in communication networks An apparatus and method for dynamic group prioritization in a communication network includes a first step (400) of defining a dynamic list of group participants by an application, such as a dispatch function. A next step (402) includes sending a reques... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8385963 | Portable terminal apparatus, its control method, and program Disclosed is a portable terminal apparatus in which there is provided a storage unit in which the setting of automatic holding of a right to talk is stored and held. In response to detection of depression of a right to talk acquisition key prepared in advance, a CPU... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8385964 | Methods and apparatuses for geospatial-based sharing of information by multiple devices A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded ther... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8380236 | System and methods for facilitating instant communications over distributed cellular networks Techniques involving a wireless user device adapted to operate in a carrier network, and associated with a private organization having a private communication network which is not part of the carrier network, are described. The wireless user device gains wireless ac... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8380237 | System and methods for queueing and moderating group talk Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded and ma... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8374643 | Systems and methods for facilitating push-to-talk (PTT) communications using SIP-based messaging A method of facilitating push-to-talk (PTT) communications between a server device and a client device using SIP-based messaging, the server device being in communication with a media server. The method includes receiving in the server device from the client device ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8369882 | Systems and methods for setting-up group calls based on a group call request Systems and methods for establishing a push-to-talk (PTT) call are provided. When a group call request that identifies a first and second destination mobile station is received from an originating mobile station, a location of the first destination mobile station is... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8364192 | Methods and systems for improving session establishment with wireless communication devices Methods and systems for reducing the latency of instant communication session establishment are presented. According to various preferred embodiments, a RAN, may receive a setup request message via a packet-switched network. The RAN may determine, from a quality of ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8364191 | Group call management A method of managing a group call involving a number of mobile communications devices include a network node identifying a radio access node adjacent a first radio access node. The method also includes a serving node creating the Group Call Area on basis of the firs... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8351972 | System and method for addressing dispatch stations A system and method for dispatch communications are provided. A dispatch station can use one or more alias addresses for communicating with other dispatch stations. The dispatch station can register with a dispatch network for only one of the alias addresses or a nu... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8335533 | Trunking and push-to-talk mechanisms for WCDMA wireless communications Methods and systems for implementing trunking techniques in WCDMA systems for handling group calls and push-to-talk services. ... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8331972 | Resolving potential conflicts in interoperability communications A communication device and computerized method to address conflicts in Virtual Talk Groups is provided. The method may comprise accessing a database to monitor resources in a plurality of Virtual Talk Groups (VTG) to detect if there is at least a potential conflict ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8326338 | Synthetic radio channel utilizing mobile telephone networks and VOIP A system for generating a synthetic radio channel, including a server in communication with a plurality of mobile communications devices that provide their geolocation information to the server; the server receiving user voice data; the server associating each mobil... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8311566 | Communication apparatus, server apparatus, and communication control method A communication apparatus capable of reporting that there is group communication for which a start notice has been received, but no response has been sent and facilitating checking of whether the group communication is in progress and its communication control metho... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8311567 | Method for managing pre-established session, PoC system and PoC user equipment for implementing the same Disclosed is a method for enabling a terminating-side Push-To-Talk (PTT) over Cellular (PoC) client to open a PoC session by using a pre-established session, and to maintain the pre-established session when the terminating-side PoC client terminates the open PoC ses... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8295870 | Communication system, call control device, base station device and recording medium A communication system for calling a plurality of terminal devices in response to a single request of call connection, assigning, for a single terminal device which answered the call, a communication band to be occupied in a communication band which can be used, and... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8285317 | Proactive application communications A device may include a contact information database and a processor. The processor may interact with a participant in a session with an application, obtain information that is associated with the session, generate a message based on the obtained information after th... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8280423 | Voice hub processing Systems and methods are provided for routing voice communications to groups in a voice communication system using a voice hub system. The voice hub system allows a user to group communication devices into one or more logical networks and/or unit task organizations. ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8244291 | Method and mobile station for automatic creation of talk group A method of automatic creation of a talk group in a wireless radio communication system comprising a plurality of mobile stations, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting by a first mobile station an emergency message containing at least its ID and localiz... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8244782 | Role-based operational communications directory A role-based operational directory facilitates identification of and communication with key contact personnel during an operation. Role-specific directory instances are created in the directory. The role-specific instances are created by a system operator and list t... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8233930 | Dual-channel conferencing with connection-based floor control A method and apparatus for setting up a conference communication between a remote party and a plurality of local parties. A base unit may engage in communication with a remote party. Thereafter, the base unit may apply a floor control process with respect to the loc... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8233931 | Initiating a selective dynamic group call from a wireless mobile application A method and a wireless mobile device for initiating selective dynamic group (SDG) calls in an application on a push-to-talk (PTT) capable wireless network using a concatenated sequence of PTT mobile numbers. The PTT mobile numbers are separated by PTT call identifi... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8219134 | Seamlessly switching among unicast, multicast, and broadcast mobile media content In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device. The method and system involves making unicast content available to the mobile device, making broadcast content available to the... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8219135 | Method for building spontaneous virtual communities based on common interests using wireless equipment The present invention refers to a method for establishing a communication network that connects a group or community of users using wireless equipments according to their defined interests. These equipments are preferentially portable, low cost, and user-friendly, w... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8213977 | Method and apparatus for presenting and controlling information for managing an event The invention includes a method and apparatus for displaying and controlling information for managing an event. A method according to one embodiment includes displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event where the accountability ... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8185144 | Gateway control system and method using push-to-talk In a method for managing a target system from a Push-to-Talk station, a Gateway receives a request to manage the target system from the Push-to-Talk station. The request includes an identifier for the Push-to-Talk station and an identifier for the target system. A p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180388 | Methods and systems for improving session establishment with wireless communication devices Methods and systems for reducing the latency of instant communication session establishment are presented. According to various preferred embodiments, a RAN, may receive a setup request message via a packet-switched network. The RAN may determine, from a quality of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180387 | Method, terminal, and system for establishing PoC group session in PoC system A method, a terminal, and a system for establishing a Push to Talk Over Cellular (PoC) group session in a PoC network based on session initiation information, such as information regarding presence of clients to be invited or session start-up time. According to the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8160628 | System and method of setting up a push-to-talk call Systems and methods of setting up a push-to-talk call are provided. When a push-to-talk server receives a request for a push-to-talk call from an originating mobile station, the server sends a push-to-talk call notification to a destination mobile station identified... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150439 | Facilitating user interactions based on proximity Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways,... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145250 | Method for managing pre-established session, PoC system and PoC user equipment for implementing the same Disclosed is a method for enabling a terminating-side PoC client to open a PoC session by using a pre-established session, and to maintain the pre-established session when the terminating-side PoC client terminates the open PoC session, and a PoC system and a PoC us... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135426 | Optimistic talk-permit reliability enhancement in a push-to-talk system A system, method, and computer program for providing a greater reliability for a direct-communication, such as push-to-talk communication, being bridged between members of a communicating group of wireless telecommunication devices. Each wireless telecommunication d... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121629 | Radio device Radio devices (31 to 43) receive a prescribed number of Hello packets from each of n radio devices existing within one hop from each radio device, detects six pairs of maximum and minimum values MAX[1] and MIN[1] to MAX[6] and MIN[... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112107 | Wireless communication system for updating logic-circuit data for implementing logic circuit in variable logic circuit unit A transmission source device transmits a test signal to a transmission destination device and a transmitting device by wireless communication. The transmission destination device and the transmitting device add to a received test signal an identification number ther... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103300 | System and method for forming ad-hoc location-based multicast group A system, method, and media for providing group communication services to an ad-hoc group formed according to vicinity with other users of communication devices in a communication system. Communicating among a communication group of a plurality of wireless communica... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8073479 | System, method, and computer program product for service and application configuration in a network device A method is provided that includes accessing information associated with at least one service or application in a social network. The method also includes detecting at least one event relating to the information associated with the at least one service or applicatio... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068866 | Group communication server It is an object of the present invention to ensure readily communication between subgroups with reduced trouble to the user in the group communication in terms of subgroup formation and so on. A group communication server according to an embodiment of the present in... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8050700 | Negotiation of control over a PTT call between an OMA PoC network and a P25 network Communication networks and methods are disclosed for negotiating control over a PTT call between an OMA PoC network and a P25 network. If an OMA PoC PTT server receives a request for the PTT call from a calling party, then the PTT server transmits a call initiation ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041377 | Radio device for preventing isolated radio devices in network A radio device is located far from other radio devices in a radio network system. The radio device determines a threshold WIth for detecting a strength equal to or more than the minimum strength of radio waves transmitted/received in a stable radio wave environment ... | 10/18/2011 |
