Using fm/am radio and cellular technology to support interactive group communication for large number of users
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsMohammed Ataur R. Shuman, Amit Goel, Bongyong Song
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to conducting group communications. An embodiment receives information defining a group communication from a first network, detects an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network, transmits an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network, and monitors the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
Claims43
A method for conducting group communications, comprising:
- receiving information defining a group communication from a first network;
- detecting an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network;
- transmitting an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network;
- and
- monitoring the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
An apparatus for conducting group communications, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information defining a group communication from a first network;
- detecting an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network;
- transmitting an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network;
- and
- monitoring the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
An apparatus for conducting group communications, comprising:
- logic configured to receive information defining a group communication from a first network;
- logic configured to detect an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network;
- logic configured to transmit an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network;
- and
- logic configured to monitor the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
An apparatus for conducting group communications, comprising:
- means for receiving information defining a group communication from a first network;
- means for detecting an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network;
- means for transmitting an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network;
- and
- means for monitoring the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for conducting group communications, comprising:
- at least one instruction to receive information defining a group communication from a first network;
- at least one instruction to detect an availability of at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network outside the first network;
- at least one instruction to transmit an acknowledgment indicating an intention to connect to the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network;
- and
- at least one instruction to monitor the group communication on the at least one local uni-directional radio broadcast network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.