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US 2010/0137015 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for dual/multi-watch for group ptt services
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorAlejandro G. Blanco
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Abstract
A communication system (100) provides dual-watch and multi-watch capability for group PTT services. Incoming PTT calls are prioritized and played out in accordance with prioritized devices (130). A user of multiple communication devices can hear received audio traffic being played out in accordance with the priority assigned to the group call and the priority assigned to the communication device. Numerous calls can be simultaneously received and managed.
Claims25
A communication system comprising;
- first and second communication devices that have speakers, one of the two devices being a push-to-talk (PTT) device, the first and second communication devices under the control of a single user and communicating over a personal area network (PAN);
- and the first and second communication devices providing dual-watch of incoming calls by playing out audio traffic based on a predetermined assigned priority between the first and second communication devices as well as a predetermined call priority.
A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of audio communication devices under the control of a single user the plurality of communication devices providing multi-watch for a plurality of incoming calls originating from a plurality of push-to-talk (PTT) sources, one of the plurality of communication devices determining play-out of the plurality of incoming calls based on a predetermined speaker priority assignment of the plurality of communication devices and a predetermined call priority.
A method of managing incoming calls in a communication system, comprising:
- assigning device priority to a plurality of communication devices under the control of a single user, each communication device having a speaker;
- assigning call priority for PTT calls expected by the user;
- storing the assigned device priority and assigned call priority to a scan list;
- scanning the scan list;
- receiving a plurality of incoming PTT calls in response to scanning;
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- playing the plurality of incoming PTT calls over two or more devices of the plurality of communication devices based on the assigned device priority and the assigned call priority thereby providing multi-watch over the received incoming calls.
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