Systems and methods for facilitating dispatch communications
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for facilitating dispatch communications are provided. Buttons related to dispatch communications can be displayed when dispatch call addresses are received by a mobile station. Additionally, selection menus with options related to dispatch communications can be displayed in a call history display when a dispatch communication is selected. When a contact with a dispatch communication address is selected, a selection menu with options related to dispatch communications can be displayed.
1. A method for displaying a communications dialer, the method comprising the acts of:
receiving digits;
determining that the digits correspond to a dispatch communication address by analyzing the digits;
displaying the dispatch communication address; and
displaying a dispatch communication button on the communications dialer in response to the determination,
wherein, when the digits correspond to a dispatch private call address, the displayed dispatch communication button is a dispatch alert button that initiates a dispatch private call when pressed, and when the digits correspond to a dispatch group call address, the displayed dispatch communication button is a dispatch group call join button that initiates a dispatch group call when pressed.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispatch communications button is displayed in a different color from other buttons of the communications dialer.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispatch communication button is displayed on the communications dialer at a same height as the dispatch communication address.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the act of displaying a contact selection menu for the dispatch communication address in response to receiving a selection input for a predetermined amount of time.
5. A method for displaying dispatch communication information, the method comprising the acts of:
receiving a selection;
determining whether the received selection corresponds to an entry with a dispatch communication address; and
displaying a dispatch communication selection menu in response to a determination that the received selection corresponds to the dispatch communications address, wherein the dispatch communication selection menu includes an option to initiate a dispatch communications call, and the dispatch communications call is initiated by selecting the option in the dispatch communication selection menu.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the entry is in a contacts list.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dispatch communication address is a dispatch private call address and the dispatch communication selection menu further includes an alert option.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dispatch communication address is a dispatch group call address and the option to initiate the dispatch communication call is a group join option.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the contact includes an interconnect communication address and the dispatch communication selection menu includes an interconnect communication initiation option.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the contact does not include an interconnect communication address and the dispatch communication selection menu includes an interconnect communication initiation option displayed in a different manner from dispatch communication options.
11. The method of claim 5 , wherein the entry is in a call history list.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dispatch communication address is a dispatch private call address and the dispatch communication selection menu includes an alert option.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dispatch communication address is a dispatch group call address and the dispatch communication selection menu includes a group join option.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the communication is an outgoing communication.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the communication is an incoming communication.