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Group call management

US9860719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

18Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Joerg Becker · Bad Aibling, DE
Martin Sauter · Markdorf, DE
Timothy Longman · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2207/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of setting up a call group for participation in a group call by a number of mobile devices in a mobile telecommunications network. The mobile telecommunications network includes a serving node in communication with the mobile devices. The method includes the serving node receiving data indicative of a group identifier from a given mobile device registered with the mobile telecommunications network. The method also includes defining a group call area using the received group identifier, and the serving node discriminating one call group registered with the telecommunications network from another call group registered with the telecommunications network based upon the defined group call area.

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