Method and apparatus for dynamically grouping communication units in a communication system

A method for a display-based terminal to dynamically ungroup communication units in a dispatch communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a map to a user of the display-based terminal indicating locations of a plurality of communication units;
• receiving, from the user, a selection from the map of at least one communication unit of the plurality of communication units to produce at least one selected communication unit;
• receiving, from the user, an identification of at least one talkgroup of which the at least one selected communication unit is presently a member;
• and
• automatically removing the at least one selected communication unit from the at least one talkgroup.

A method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a map of a geographic area on a display-based terminal, wherein the map contains a plurality of communication units in their associated locations within the geographic area;
• accepting, by the display-based terminal, a selection, from the user of the display-based terminal, of least one communication unit of the plurality of communication units from the displayed map;
• accepting, from the user, a talkgroup identification of a talkgroup;
• and
• grouping the selected at least one communication unit into the talkgroup.

A method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a map of a geographic area on a display-based terminal, wherein the map contains a plurality of communication units in their associated locations within the geographic area;
• accepting, by the display-based terminal, a selection, from the user of the display-based terminal, of least one communication unit of the plurality of communication units from the displayed map;
• accepting, from the user, at least one talkgroup identification of at least one talkgroup of which the selected at least one communication unit is a member;
• and
• removing the selected at least one communication unit from the talkgroup.

A display-based terminal comprising:

• a graphical user interface arranged and constructed to display, to a user of the display-based terminal, a map indicating locations of a plurality of wireless communication units;
• a selection device for use by the user of the display-based terminal to select from the map at least one wireless communication unit of the plurality of wireless communication units to produce at least one selected communication unit and to identify at least one talkgroup with which the at least one selected communication unit is to become a member;
• and
• a processor coupled to the graphical user interface and the selection device, the processor, responsive to the selection device, arranged and constructed to automatically group the at least one selected communication unit into the at least one talkgroup.

A display-based terminal comprising:

• a graphical user interface that displays, to a user of the display-based terminal, a map indicating locations of a plurality of wireless communication units;
• a selection device for use by the user of the display-based terminal to select from the map at least one wireless communication unit of the plurality of wireless communication units to produce at least one selected communication unit and to identify at least one talkgroup of which the at least one selected communication unit is presently a member;
• and
• a processor coupled to the graphical user interface and the selection device, the processor, responsive to the selection device, automatically removing the at least one selected communication unit from the at least one talkgroup.