Controller for reducing latency in a group communication network
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsMark Maggenti, Douglas M. Crockett, Eric Rosen
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing perceived latency in a group communication network provides for receiving a request from a user of a communication device wishing to initiate a group call, receiving media from the user before completely processing the request, and buffering the received media for later transmission.
Claims20
In a controller, a method for reducing latency in a group communication network, the method comprising:
- responding to a request to join the network including, as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, the media frame being directed to the controller;
- modifying the communication protocol if a media frame is lost;
- and
- buffering media traffic until a receiver of the buffered media traffic is ready to receive the buffered media traffic.
In a controller, a method for reducing latency in a group communication network, the method comprising:
- responding to a request to join the network including, as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- receiving an indication from a communication device that a user wishes to initiate a group call;
- receiving media from the user before processing a request for group call initiation;
- determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, the media frame being directed to the controller;
- buffering the received media for later transmission to another communication device.
In a controller, a computer-readable medium executable by said controller embodying a method for reducing latency in a group communication network, the method comprising:
- responding to a request to join the network including, as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, the media frame being directed to the controller;
- and
- modifying the communication protocol if a media frame is lost.
In a controller, a computer-readable medium executable by said controller embodying a method for reducing latency in a group communication network, the method comprising:
- responding to a request to join the network including, as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- receiving an indication from a communication device that a user wishes to initiate a group call;
- receiving media from the user before processing a request for group call initiation;
- determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, the media frame being directed to the controller;
- buffering the received media for later transmission to another communication device.
A controller for reducing latency in a group communication network, comprising:
- means for responding to a request to join the network including, as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- means for receiving an indication from a communication device that a user wishes to initiate a group call;
- means for receiving media from the user before processing a request for group call initiation;
- means for determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, the media frame being directed to the controller;
- means for buffering the received media for later transmission to another communication device.
A controller for reducing latency in a group communication network, the communication device comprising:
- a receiver to receive information over the network, including as embedded content, a network's media and real-time media signaling destination addresses and other network parameters including media payload format descriptors;
- a transmitter to transmit information over the network;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled with the receiver and the transmitter, the processor being capable of:
- determining whether any media frame belonging to a communication protocol is lost, media frame being directed to the controller;
- and
- modifying the communication protocol if a media frame is lost.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.