US 10,951,670 B2 · System, method, and apparatus for floor control during push to talk

Abstract

There is disclosed herein systems, methods, and apparatuses for floor control in a push to talk communication session. According to certain embodiments, a method for floor control comprises, prior to transmitting a first message to one or more wireless devices, determining, at a first wireless device, a priority of the first message. The method also comprises determining, at the first wireless device, whether a floor is available for transmitting the first message based on the determined priority of the first message. The method additionally includes, upon the floor being available, transmitting the first message from the first wireless device to the one or more wireless devices. The method additionally includes transmitting the first message from the first wireless device without the first wireless device first requesting the floor from a remote floor controller.

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Dependent claims

A method for floor control, the method comprising:

prior to transmitting a first message to one or more wireless devices, determining, at a first wireless device, a priority of the first message;
determining, at the first wireless device, whether a floor is available for transmitting the first message based on the determined priority of the first message;
determining, at the first wireless device, that the floor is held by a second wireless device of the one or more wireless devices;
determining, at the first wireless device, that the determined priority of the first message is greater than a priority of the current floor holder;
overriding, at the first wireless device, the current floor holder to make the floor available at the first wireless device;
and
upon the floor being available, transmitting the first message from the first wireless device to the one or more wireless devices without sending a floor request message.

4 more elements

A wireless device for floor control, the wireless device comprising:

a processor configured to:
prior to transmitting a first message to one or more wireless devices, determine a priority of the first message;
and
determine whether a floor is available for transmitting the first message based on the determined priority of the first message;
determine that the floor is held by a second wireless device of the one or more wireless devices;
determine that the determined priority of the first message is greater than a priority of the current floor holder;
and
override the current floor holder to make the floor available at the wireless device;
and
a wireless interface coupled to the processor and configured to, upon the floor being determined available, transmit the first message to the one or more wireless devices without sending a floor request message.

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A wireless device for floor control, the wireless device comprising a processor and computer readable storage media, the storage media containing instructions executable by the processor, whereby the wireless device is operative to:

prior to transmitting a first message to one or more wireless devices, determine a priority of the first message;
determine whether a floor is available for transmitting the first message based on the determined priority of the first message;
determine that the floor is held by a second wireless device of the one or more wireless devices;
determine that the determined priority of the first message is greater than a priority of the current floor holder;
and
override the current floor holder to make the floor available at the wireless device;
and
upon the floor being determined available, transmit the first message to the one or more wireless devices without sending a floor request message.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, method, and apparatus for floor control during push to talk

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System, method, and apparatus for floor control during push to talk

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Abstract

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