US 8,412,253 B2 · Push to talk over cellular (POC) server capable of changing session priority settings when receiving authorized override message

Abstract

The present invention related to a Push to talk Over Cellular (PoC) Server for providing PoC communication services in communications system, the PoC Server being arranged to simultaneously perform a first PoC Session between a first PoC Client and at least a second PoC Client, and at least one second PoC Session between the first PoC Client and at least a third PoC Client in accordance with a priority setting. The Push to talk Over Cellular (PoC) Server is characterized in that it is further arranged to: receive, from said at least second PoC Client, a first information indicating that a user of said at least second PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said first PoC Session; or receive, from said at least third PoC Client, a second information indicating that a user of said at least third PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said at least second PoC Session; and if the received information is a notification, forward said received information to said first PoC Client; or if the received information is an override message, change said priority setting for said first and/or said at least second PoC Sessions associated with said first PoC Client in accordance with said override message. The present invention also relates to a method for providing PoC communication services, a mobile terminal comprising a PoC Client and methods thereof, a communications system and a computer program product.

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Dependent claims

A Push to talk Over Cellular [PoC] Server for providing PoC communication services in a communications system, said PoC Server being arranged to simultaneously perform a first PoC Session between a first PoC Client and at least a second PoC Client, and at least one second PoC Session between said first PoC Client and at least a third PoC Client in accordance with a priority setting, wherein said PoC Server is operative to:

receive, from said at least second PoC Client, a first information indicating that a user of said at least second PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said first PoC Session;
or
receive, from said at least third PoC Client, a second information indicating that a user of said at least third PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said at least second PoC Session;
and,
if the received information is a notification, forward said received information to said first PoC Client;
or, if the received information is an override message, change said priority settings for said first and/or said at least second PoC Sessions associated with said first PoC Client in accordance with said override message.

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A method for providing Push to talk Over Cellular (PoC) communication services in a communications system performing a first PoC Session between a first PoC Client and at least a second PoC Client, and at least one second PoC Session between said first PoC Client and at least a third PoC Client in accordance with a priority setting, comprising the steps of:

receiving, from said at least second PoC Client, a first information indicating that a user of said at least second PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said first PoC Session;
or,
receiving, from said at least third PoC Client, a second information indicating that a user of said at least third PoC Client wants to alert the user of said first PoC Client about relevant Media being shared in said at least second PoC Session;
and,
if the received information is a notification, forwarding said received information to said first PoC Client;
or, if the received information is an override message, changing said priority setting for said first and/or said at least second PoC Sessions associated with said first PoC Client in accordance with said override message.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Push to talk over cellular (POC) server capable of changing session priority settings when receiving authorized override message

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Push to talk over cellular (POC) server capable of changing session priority settings when receiving authorized override message

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Abstract

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