Monitoring operational capability of a mobile communication device in a network
AssigneeEagle Technology, LLC
InventorDennis Layne
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Abstract
A mobile communication device (MCD) in a network uses a land mobile radio (LMR) transceiver to facilitate voice communications through an LMR network to a dispatch center. A broadband cellular network (BCN) wireless modem in communication with the MCD implements a BCN wireless communication protocol for broadband data communications between the MCD and a remote dispatch center. When a BCN access interruption occurs, the MCD will automatically communicate to the remote dispatch center a notification of the BCN access interruption, by using the LMR network, and data otherwise communicated through the BCN is automatically communicated through the LMR network.
Claims20
A method for monitoring an operational capability of a mobile communication device (MCD) in a network, comprising:
- using a land mobile radio (LMR) transceiver implementing a LMR wireless communication protocol to facilitate at least narrowband voice communications for the MCD through an LMR network when communicating with a remote dispatch center;
- using a broadband cellular network (BCN) modem in communication with the MCD for implementing a BCN wireless communication protocol to facilitate at least broadband data communications between the MCD and the remote dispatch center;
- determining a BCN access interruption wherein the broadband data communication through the BCN is temporarily not possible for the MCD;
- and
- responsive to the determining, automatically communicating from the MCD to the remote dispatch center a notification of the BCN access interruption, by using the LMR network.
A mobile communication device (MCD), comprising:
- at least one land mobile radio (LMR) wireless communication circuit configured for implementing an LMR wireless communication protocol;
- and
- at least one electronic processor configured to utilize the at least one LMR wireless communication circuit to:
- facilitate at least narrowband voice communications for the MCD through an LMR network when communicating with a remote dispatch center;
- use a broadband cellular network (BCN) wireless modem in communication with the MCD for implementing a BCN wireless communication protocol to facilitate at least broadband data communications between the MCD and the remote dispatch center;
- determine an occurrence of a BCN access interruption wherein the broadband data communication through the BCN wireless modem is temporarily not possible for the MCD;
- and
- responsive to the determining, automatically cause the MCD to communicate to the remote dispatch center a notification of the BCN access interruption, by using the LMR network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.