Land mobile radio dispatch console
AssigneeE.F. Johnson Company
InventorsArindam Roy, Jonathan Nathan Yanez, Gary Matthew Witulski
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Abstract
An exemplary land mobile radio dispatch console and method are provided. In one embodiment, the console has the capability to process and handle Requests To Talk (RTT) and emergencies. In another embodiment, the console has the capability to provide a history. In another embodiment, the console provides the capability for operators to configure and save patches of predefined groups for later use. In another embodiment, the console includes a telephone interconnect interface component, and combinations of features mentioned above.
Claims20
A land mobile radio system, the system comprising:
- a display configured to display at least one panel, wherein the panel includes representations of data by the display,
- wherein the panel including the data is automatically dynamically modified in response to a call being received by the system, the automatic dynamic modification comprising:
- replacing a button with an acknowledge button;
- in response to a user pressing the acknowledge button, replacing the acknowledge button with a clear button.
A land mobile radio system having patch definition capability, the system comprising:
- at least one user interface component operatively connected to display at least one patch control and at least one of representations of talk groups to a console operator by a display and a patch menu by the display,
- wherein the patch menu displays one or more patches to the user for selection,
- wherein, in response to a selecting a patch from the patch menu, the at least one patch control displays a first control function comprising a notification of a conflict with the patch selected from the patch menu and with one or more of the talk groups of the patch selected and active in another patch.
A method of operation for use with a land mobile radio system including a panel including representations of data by a display, the display being configured to display a plurality of patches, the method comprising:
- modifying, automatically, in response to a call being received, the panel, the automatic dynamic modification comprising:
- replacing a button with an acknowledge button;
- and
- in response to a user pressing the acknowledge button, replacing the acknowledge button with a clear button.
A method of operation for use with a land mobile radio system having patch definition capability, the method comprising:
- displaying representations of talk groups by a display;
- displaying a patch menu by the display together with a patch control,
- wherein the patch menu displays one or more patches for selection;
- and
- displaying, via the patch control of the patch menu, a first control function in response to selecting a patch from the patch menu,
- wherein the first control function is a notification of a conflict with the patch selected from the patch menu and with the one or more of the talk groups of the patch selected and active in another patch.
One or more non-transitory storage media embodied with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of operation for use with a land mobile radio system, the method comprising:
- displaying representations of talk groups by a display;
- displaying a patch menu by the display together with a patch control,
- wherein the patch menu displays one or more patches for selection;
- and
- displaying, via the patch control of the patch menu, a first control function,
- wherein the first control function is a notification of a conflict with the patch selected from the patch menu comprising wherein one or more of the talk groups of the patch selected are active in another patch.
One or more non-transitory storage media embodied with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of operation for use with a land mobile radio system, the method comprising:
- displaying representations of talk groups by a display;
- displaying a patch menu by the display together with a patch control,
- wherein the patch menu displays one or more patches for selection;
- displaying, via the patch control of the patch menu, a first control function in response to selecting a patch from the patch menu,
- wherein the first control function is a notification of a conflict with the patch selected from the patch menu comprising wherein one or more of the talk groups of the patch selected is active in another patch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.