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Synchronizing floor control and media sharing in a half-duplex PTT system

US9674675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2012
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/45
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to synchronizing media sharing in a communication group. An embodiment transmits one or more media files to one or more members of the communication group, receives, after the transmitting, a selection of one of the one or more media files, and transmits, in response to the receiving, a request to start a group call with the one or more members of the communication group or a request to acquire the floor of the group call. An embodiment receives, at a user device, one or more media files from a member of the communication group, receives, after the receiving the one or more media files, a talk spurt from the member and a reference to one of the one or more media files, and displays the one of the one or more media file during the talk spurt.

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