Method and apparatus for reducing communication latency in a wireless group call
View Patent ↗A wireless handheld communication device ( 102 ) for reducing a communication delay at a proximate wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless handheld communication device simultaneously transmits to a remote station ( 106 ) through a base station ( 108 ), and transmits to the proximate wireless communication device ( 104 ) directly. The method includes communicating a first communication on first link ( 116 ) to a proximate wireless communication device and communicating, simultaneously with communicating the first communication, a second communication on a second link ( 112 ) to a base station, wherein the first communication and the second communication are substantially the same.
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a microprocessor;
a transmitter coupled to said microprocessor, said transmitter capable of transmitting on a first link and a second link simultaneously;
a proximate device communication module coupled to said microprocessor, said proximate device communication module communicating a first communication on first link to a proximate wireless communication device; and
a wide area network communication module coupled to said microprocessor, said wide area network module communicating, simultaneously with communicating said first communication, a second communication on a second link to a base station, wherein said first communication and said second communication are substantially the same.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said wide area network communication module is configured to communication to a wireless local area network.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said proximate device communication module is configured to communicate over a local area network.