US 2009/0156246 A1 · PUSH-TO-TALK TERMINAL, SERVER APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING TERMINAL OF ACQUIRED RIGHT TO SPEAK

Abstract

Provided is a Push-to-Talk (PTT) terminal having a user interface that makes it possible to immediately verify by sound who has acquired the right to speak at the time of PTT communication. The Push-to-Talk terminal has means for previously selecting and setting user-set melody data to be reproduced at acquisition of right to speak in the PTT function, and means for reproducing the selected and set user-set melody data, and transmitting the selected and set user-set melody data to the other terminals of the group by the PTT function, at acquisition of the right to speak in the PTT function. Following the sounding of a tone confirming acquisition of the right to speak (step S25), the specific melody data that has been selected is output (played) (step S26) and the melody data is transmitted to and output at all other terminals belonging to the group by the PTT function.

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Dependent claims

A terminal comprising:

a push-to-talk PTT function whereby the terminal, which has obtained a right to speak, broadcasts voice data via a packet communication network to other terminals of a group to which the first-mentioned terminal belongs;
a selecting unit that previously selects and sets user-set melody data to be reproduced at acquisition of right to speak in the PTT function;
and
a transmitting unit that transmits the selected and set user-set melody data to the other terminals of the group by the PTT function at acquisition of right to speak in the PTT function.

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A method of notifying a terminal of acquired right to speak in a Push-to-Talk PTT group formed by a terminal group having a Push-to-Talk PTT function whereby a terminal, which has obtained a right to speak, broadcasts voice data via a packet communication network to other terminals of a group to which the first-mentioned terminal belongs, wherein the method comprises:

at one terminal, selecting and setting user-set melody data to be reproduced at acquisition of right to speak in the PTT function;
a terminal, which has acquired the right to speak after joining the PTT group, reproducing the selected and set user-set melody data;
the terminal, which has acquired the right to speak, transmitting, by the PTT function, the user-set melody data to other terminals in the group to which the first-mentioned terminal belongs;
and
each of the other terminals, which have received the user-set melody data, reproducing the user-set melody data that has been transmitted.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Push-to-talk terminal, server apparatus, and method of notifying terminal of acquired right to speak

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Push-to-talk terminal, server apparatus, and method of notifying terminal of acquired right to speak

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