(54) TALKER ARBITRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
(75) Inventors: John M. Harris, Chicago, IL (US);
Ronald T. Crocker, St. Charles, IL
(US); Philip J. Fleming, Glen Ellyn, IL
(US)
(73) Assignee: Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 551 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 10/820,520
(22) Filed: Apr. 8, 2004
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2005/0227722 Al Oct. 13, 2005
(51) Int. CI.
H04B 7/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 455/518; 455/519; 455/415;
455/456.5
(58) Field of Classification Search 455/412.2,
455/414.2, 414.3, 415, 416, 417, 450, 452.1, 455/509, 510, 515, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 455/456.1, 455, 456.5, 67.11, 553.1 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Keshav, Srinivasan et al., An Empirical Evaluation of Virtual Circuit Holding Time Policies in IP-Over-ATM Networks, IEEE Journal On Selected Areas In Communications, vol. 13, No. 8, Oct. 1995, pp. 1371-1382.
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—John J Lee
(57) ABSTRACT
During the course of a push-to-talk talkgroup wireless communication, decisions (21) are made regarding possible subsequent push-to-talk communication needs for the group. Based at least in part upon such decisions, a network location is identified (22) to provide talker arbitration support for this talkgroup. In one embodiment the identified network location can comprise a mobile station, such as a mobile station that comprises a member of the talkgroup. In a preferred embodiment, the talker arbitration capability is then assigned (24) to the identified network location.
15 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
