Communication device and method of operation therefore
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsWayne M. Phang, Branko Avanic, Hiep T. Dang, Joseph J. Medvid, Dang N Vu, Kevin D. Walkup
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Abstract
A communication device (105,200) includes a cordless telephone (205) and a two way radio (210). The communication device (105,200) is adapted to place an active cordless telephone call in a low frequency mode in response to receiving an incoming two way radio communication. The communication device (105,200) is adapted to then establish communication within the two way radio communication. The communication device (105,200) periodically re-establishes the cordless telephone call to maintain communication with a cordless base station (120) until the two way radio communication is completed.
Claims20
A method of operation of a communication device, the method comprising:
- communicating within a cordless telephone call over a first wireless communication link of a cordless telephone system;
- receiving an incoming group call over a second wireless communication link of a two way radio system that is independent of the cordless telephone system, the second wireless communication link being operable to support simultaneous communication between the communication device and a plurality of additional communication devices;
- placing the cordless telephone call in a hold mode so as to mitigate interference on the second wireless communication link;
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- establishing communication within the group call while the cordless telephone call is in the hold mode without utilizing the cordless telephone system.
A communication device comprising:
- a two way radio section for communicating within a group call over a first wireless communication link of a two way radio system, the first wireless communication link being operable to support simultaneous communication between the communication device and a plurality of additional communication devices;
- a cordless telephone section for communicating within a cordless telephone call over a second wireless communication link of a cordless telephone system that is independent of the two way radio system, wherein the cordless telephone section is independent of the two way radio section, and
- a processor coupled the two way radio section and the cordless telephone section, operable to place the cordless telephone call in a hold mode so as to mitigate interference on the first wireless communication link while the two way radio section is communicating within the group call.
A wireless communication system facilitating cordless telephone communications and two-way group communications, the cordless telephone communications being routed over a landline telephone network, the wireless communication system comprising:
- a wireless communication device including:
- a two way radio section for communicating within a two-way group call over a first wireless communication link of a two way radio system, the first wireless communication link being operable to support simultaneous communication between the wireless communication device and a plurality of additional wireless communication devices;
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- a cordless telephone section for communicating within a cordless telephone call over a second wireless communication link of a cordless telephone system that is independent of the two way radio system;
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- a processor, coupled to the two way radio section and the cordless telephone section, operable to place the cordless telephone call in a hold mode so as to mitigate interference on the first wireless communication link while the two way radio section is communicating within the group call;
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- a cordless base station supporting the cordless telephone call over the second wireless communication link, but not supporting the two-way group call over the first wireless communication link, the cordless base station interfacing the cordless telephone call between the wireless communication device and the landline telephone network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.