Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and apparatus for exchanging attachments in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving an indication from a user for sending an attachment to at least one target, and forwarding an alert to the at least one target, wherein the alert includes information about the attachment.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, an originating device sends a request, to a server, to initiate a full-duplex session with a target device. Responsive to the full-duplex request, a half-duplex session is set-up from the originating device to the target device before the full-duplex session is set-up. The target device indicates its acceptance of the half-duplex session, receives half-duplex media from the originating device and selectively indicates its acceptance of the full-duplex session. In another embodiment, during a session currently supported either by half-duplex or full-duplex, the server arbitrating the session receives a request from one of the session participants to transition the session to another duplex-type. The server then selectively transitions the duplex-type of the session.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing latency in a group communication network (100) provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormancy wakeup time and the PTT{XE"PTT"} latency by exchanging group call signaling even when mobiles (102, 102, 106) are dormant and no traffic channel is active. The method and apparatus provides for exchanging the group call signaling through the use of the short data burst (SDB) message signaling. The method and apparatus provides for re-establishing dedicated traffic channels for the talker mobile and the dormant listener mobiles advantageously in parallel.
Abstract:
A method for a tracking device optimizing power to remain reachable for a desired period based on evaluated wide-area-network conditions. The tracking device may communicate via a power-intensive long-range transceiver and may continually measure service conditions related to network communications. The tracking device may periodically calculate statistical information describing the service conditions, such as a percentage of time in which the tracking device was out-of-network-service. Based on the statistics, the tracking device may operate in an optimization mode to conserve power when out-of-network-service. In an embodiment, the tracking device may calculate the statistics based on evaluation periods defined by predefined numbers of out-of-network-service occurrences, predefined time periods, and/or a hybrid of both. In an embodiment, the tracking device may conserve power in a power save state that alternates with another operating state in which the tracking device periodically evaluates criteria before either continuing to conserve power or utilize network resources.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for avoiding simultaneous service origination and paging in a mobile (102, 104, 106) operating in a group communication network (100) provides for receiving a floor-control request, e.g., in short data burst (SDB) form, from a source communication device (102) for initiating a group call, initiating a service origination process for the source communication device (102), and transmitting a response to the floor-control request from a controller (110) after the service origination process is complete. In one aspect, the method and apparatus provides for transmitting a response to the floor-control request from a wireless infrastructure after the service origination process is complete. In another aspect, the method and apparatus provides for initiating the service origination process for the source communication device after transmitting the response to the source communication device.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus provides for delivering information to an idle mobile station in a group communication network (100) includes delivering the information to the mobile station in special form, e.g., short data burst (SDB) form, if the information is smaller than a predetermined size limit. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for encapsulating the information inside a frame, forwarding the frame to a server (110) for delivery to the mobile station (102, 104, 106), and causing the server (110) to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for receiving information for delivery to the mobile station (102, 104, 106), the information being tagged for delivery on a forward common channel, and delivering the information to the mobile station (102, 104, 106) on the forward common channel. In one aspect, the method delivers the information when the mobile station (102, 104, 106) is in idle state with no traffic channel.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing latency in a group communication network (100) provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormancy wakeup time and the PTT latency by exchanging group call signaling even when mobiles (102, 104, 106) are dormant and no traffic channel is active. The method and apparatus provides for exchanging the group call signaling through the use of the short data burst (SBD) message signaling. The method and apparatus provides for re-establishing dedicated traffic channels for the talker mobile and the dormant listener mobiles advantageously in parallel.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing an efficient dormant mode for push-to-talk communication devices (102, 104, 106) in a group communication network (100) provides for determining whether the communication device has been inactive for a predetermined first time period and, if so, causing the communication device to enter a control-hold mode, wherein the communication device maintains its dedicated traffic channel. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the communication device has been in the control-hold mode for a predetermined second time period and, if so, causing the communication device to enter a dormant mode, wherein the communication device releases its dedicated traffic channel. The method and apparatus further provides for causing the communication device to cache its service configuration state before entering the dormant mode.
Abstract:
A server conducts a communication session between an originating device and at least one target device via a first duplex characteristic (e.g., half-duplex, full-duplex, media share, etc.). The server monitors a set of session parameters while the communication session has the first duplex characteristic. Based on the monitoring, the server detects one or more changes to at least one session parameter in the set of session parameters. The server automatically determines to transition the communication session from the first duplex characteristic to a second duplex characteristic (e.g., half-duplex, full-duplex, media share, etc.) in response to the detection. The server transitions the communication session from the first duplex characteristic to the second duplex characteristic in response to the determination.
Abstract:
An apparatus for adding a watermark to a moving image as it is displayed comprises a watermark generator in which data representing a watermark is generated. The watermark contains at least one of location data and time data pertaining to the displaying of the moving image. The location and time data is protected by forward error encoding. The watermark also contains at least one of program data identifying the moving image and frame data unique in identifying each frame of the moving image. The program and time data is protected by scrambling. A watermark applicator applies the watermark data to image data representing substantially all of the moving image depending on a characteristic, such as amplitude, of the data.