US 8,570,909 B1Granted

Method and system for providing an indication of a communication

AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.

InventorsShmuel Shaffer, Steven L. Christenson, Larry R. Metzger, Chanh N. Vuong, Deon J. Chatterton, Byron G. Stevens

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Abstract

A method for providing an indication of a communication includes facilitating communications between a plurality of endpoints within each of a plurality of virtual talk groups. The method also includes monitoring the communications between the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups. The method further includes, upon detecting a first communication within a first virtual talk group of the plurality of virtual talk groups, activating a first indicator. The first indicator indicates the detection of the first communication. The method also includes, upon the occurrence of a first deactivating event, deactivating the first indicator.

Claims42

Dependent claims

A method for providing an indication of a communication, comprising:

facilitating communications between a plurality of endpoints within each of a plurality of virtual talk groups via an interoperability system separate from the plurality of endpoints and comprising a hardware interface configured to receive and transmit communications among the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups, facilitating communications comprising:
receiving a first communication from a first endpoint of at least one virtual talk group;
and
relaying the first communication to a second endpoint within the at least one virtual talk group, the second endpoint unable to receive the first communication directly from the first endpoint;
monitoring the communications between the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups;
upon detecting the first communication within a first virtual talk group of the plurality of virtual talk groups, activating a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the detection of the first communication;
changing at least one feature of the first indicator after activating the first indicator and before deactivating the first indicator, the change to the first indicator indicative of a status of communications within the first virtual talk group;
and
upon the occurrence of a first deactivating event, deactivating the first indicator.

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A system for providing an indication of a communication, comprising:

a processor operable to facilitate communications between a plurality of endpoints within each of a plurality of virtual talk groups;
and
an interface coupled to the processor and operable to:
receive a first communication from a first endpoint of at least one virtual talk group;
relay the first communication to a second endpoint within the at least one virtual talk group, the second endpoint unable to receive the first communication directly from the first endpoint;
and
monitor the communications between the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups;
and
the processor further operable to:
upon detection by the interface of the first communication within a first virtual talk group of the plurality of virtual talk groups, activate a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the detection of the first communication;
change at least one feature of the first indicator after activating the first indicator and before deactivating the first indicator, the change to the first indicator indicative of a status of communications within the first virtual talk group;
and
upon the occurrence of a first deactivating event, deactivate the first indicator.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code operable to:

facilitate communications between a plurality of endpoints within each of a plurality of virtual talk groups, the code operable to facilitate communications comprises code operable to:
receive a first communication from a first endpoint of at least one virtual talk group;
and
relay the first communication to a second endpoint within the at least one virtual talk group, the second endpoint unable to receive the first communication directly from the first endpoint;
monitor the communications between the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups;
upon detection of the first communication within a first virtual talk group of the plurality of virtual talk groups, activate a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the detection of the first communication;
change at least one feature of the first indicator after activating the first indicator and before deactivating the first indicator, the change to the first indicator indicative of a status of communications within the first virtual talk group;
and
upon the occurrence of a first deactivating event, deactivate the first indicator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.