METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING GROUP COMMUNICATION

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING GROUP COMMUNICATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/071793

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method for enabling group communications includes: establishing a group identity for a communication group comprising a first set of communication devices, and storing an identity for each of the communication devices in the first set; establishing a session to associate a second set of communication devices with the group identity, wherein the communication devices in the second set are different from the communication devices in the first set, wherein the session with the second set of communication devices is set up irrespective of a call being initiated for the communication group; detecting a first event associated with the initiation of a call for the communication group; and in response to detecting the first event, using the stored identities to join at least one of the communication devices in the first set to the session.

Inventors:

NEWBERG DONALD G (US)
AHUJA RAMANDEEP (US)
BISHOP GREGORY D (US)
THOMAS PETER E (US)
THOMAS SHANTHI E (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2009/068344

Publication Date:

September 16, 2010

Filing Date:

December 17, 2009

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Assignee:

MOTOROLA INC (US)
NEWBERG DONALD G (US)
AHUJA RAMANDEEP (US)
BISHOP GREGORY D (US)
THOMAS PETER E (US)
THOMAS SHANTHI E (US)

International Classes:

H04W4/10; H04W4/08

Foreign References:

US20070129051A1	2007-06-07
US20070054687A1	2007-03-08
KR20060014619A	2006-02-16

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