System and method of group calling in mobile communications
US6996414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Information is retrieved from a list of members of a group call group. Based on the retrieved information, a group call is established between first and second mobile stations (MS). The first MS is served by a first base station controller (BSC) and the second MS is served by a second BSC. Voice data for the group call is transmitted in a multicast session. Based on a history of group calls between two points in a mobile communications network, a determination is made as to whether to establish a multicast session between the two points, e.g., in anticipation of a future group call.
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