US 10,567,927 B2 · Wireless PTT communication system with enhanced location reporting and related devices and methods

Abstract

A wireless PTT communication system may include mobile wireless PTT communications devices, each configured to send a PTT call request, a wireless network coupling the mobile wireless PTT communications devices, and a PTT server. The PTT server may be configured to when a number of the mobile wireless PTT communications devices in a given talkgroup is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then cause each mobile wireless PTT communications device of the given talkgroup to report a respective location. The PTT server may be configured to when a number of the mobile wireless PTT communications devices in the given talkgroup is less than the first threshold, then disable each mobile wireless PTT communications device of the given talkgroup from reporting the respective location.

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Dependent claims

A wireless communication system comprising:

a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices, each configured to send a request to broadcast;
a wireless network coupling said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices;
and
a server configured to
when a number of said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in a given group is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then cause each mobile wireless communications device of the given group to report a respective location, and
when a number of said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in the given group is less than the first threshold, then disable each mobile wireless communications device of the given group from reporting the respective location until when said server commands restarting reporting of the respective location.

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A server for a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices, each configured to send a request to broadcast, and a wireless network coupling the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices, the server comprising:

a processor and an associated memory configured to
when a number of the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in a given group is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then cause each mobile wireless communications device of the given group to report a respective location, and
when a number of the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in the given group is less than the first threshold, then disable each mobile wireless communications device of the given group from reporting the respective location until when said processor and memory command restarting reporting of the respective location.

A method for operating a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices, each configured to send a request to broadcast;

a wireless network coupling the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices;
and a server;
the method comprising:
when a number of the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in a given group is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then causing each mobile wireless communications device of the given group to report a respective location;
and
when a number of the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices in the given group is less than the first threshold, then disabling each mobile wireless communications device of the given group from reporting the respective location until commanded to restart reporting of the respective location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wireless PTT communication system with enhanced location reporting and related devices and methods

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Wireless PTT communication system with enhanced location reporting and related devices and methods

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