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AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsSteven D. Upp, Peter M. Drozt, Paul M. Erickson
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A wireless communication system (402) that provides dispatch communication service, and talk group calling service, supports several talk groups (408, 410). A console (412) operated by a subscribing organization resides outside of the communication system. The console is considered a member of the talk groups, and interacts with the communication system over an internet access, via one or more gateways (416, 418). The gateways operate like base stations that provide the air interface to the mobile communication devices. When the operator of the console wishes to patch the talk groups together, call information received from the first talk group at the console prompts the console to initiate a talk group call for the second talk group. When the second talk group call is set up, the console forwards call information such as identifiers and audio information to the second talk group. This allows the members of the second talk group to participate in talk group calls made in the first talk group.
A method of patching together a plurality of dispatch calling parties from a console, each of the dispatch calling parties being subscribed to a wireless communication system providing dispatch calling service, the console being a subscriber to the wireless communication system and being operably connected to the wireless communication system via an internet protocol interface, the method comprising:
A method of patching together a plurality of dispatch calling parties in a wireless communication system, as directed by a console located outside the wireless communication system and operably connected to the wireless communication system via an internet protocol interface, the method comprising:
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