Determining whether to switch between group calls based on priority within a wireless communications system

An access terminal configured to selectively switch from a first group session to a second group session within a wireless communications system, comprising:

• means for receiving an announce message at the access terminal that announces a second group session when the access terminal is participating in the first group session;
• means for acquiring one or more priority levels associated with one or more of the first and second group sessions;
• means for determining whether to switch from the first group session to the second group session based on the one or more priority levels;
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• means for selectively switching from the first group session to the second group session based on the determination.

An access terminal configured to selectively switch from a first group session to a second group session within a wireless communications system, comprising:

• logic configured to receive an announce message at the access terminal that announces a second group session when the access terminal is participating in the first group session;
• logic configured to acquire one or more priority levels associated with one or more of the first and second group sessions;
• logic configured to determine whether to switch from the first group session to the second group session based on the one or more priority levels;
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• logic configured to selectively switch from the first group session to the second group session based on the determination.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by an access terminal configured to selectively switch from a first group session to a second group session within a wireless communications system, cause the access terminal to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• program code to receive an announce message at the access terminal that announces a second group session when the access terminal is participating in the first group session;
• program code to acquire one or more priority levels associated with one or more of the first and second group sessions;
• program code to determine whether to switch from the first group session to the second group session based on the one or more priority levels;
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• program code to selectively switch from the first group session to the second group session based on the determination.