Method and apparatus for access regulation and system protection of a dispatch system

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5960362
SERIAL NO

08671132

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and apparatus to provide access to a dispatch system is disclosed. A communications manager (40) grants an exclusive system talker privilege to one remote unit (10) in the system at a time. After a remote unit (10) requests and is designated as the exclusive system talker, no other remote unit (20, 22) may transmit for a first pre-determined amount of time. After the first pre-determined time has elapsed, any other remote unit (20, 22) may request the exclusive system talker privilege and become the exclusive system talker. The exclusive system talker privilege is revoked by the communications manager (40) to any remote unit who retains the exclusive system talker privilege for more than a second pre-determined amount of time. The exclusive system talker privilege is also revoked upon the release of a push-to-talk button on a remote unit (10). Furthermore, a base station (44) in communication with a remote unit (10) designated as the exclusive system talker will generate a surrogate relinquishment request to the communications manager (40) if the exclusive system talker travels outside the coverage area of the system, loses power, or is destroyed.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grob, Matthew S La Jolla, CA 97 7372
Lekven, Eric J Carlsbad, CA 17 1460
Yao, Yu-Dong San Diego, CA 14 1029

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation