Method and system for transferring a call between devices of a single user

1. A method for transferring a call between devices of a single user, the method comprising:

pairing, over a master-less communication link, a narrowband communication device operating in a narrowband communication system and a broadband communication device operating in a broadband communication system;

sharing a radio identifier between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device;

establishing the call on both the narrowband communication system and the broadband communication system;

processing a trigger signal indicating that the call is to be transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device;

evaluating, in response to the trigger signal, an operational status of either the narrowband communication device or the broadband communication device; and

transferring call details between the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device;

wherein using the radio identifier and the call details, and based on the operational status, the call is transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call is transferred from the broadband communication device to the narrowband communication device, and an operational status of the narrowband communication device is evaluated before the call is transferred.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the operational status of the narrowband communication device includes priority aspects of an operating mode, and whereby priority narrowband operation is not interrupted by transferring the call.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadband communication device operates as a partner device for expanding user interface elements to the narrowband communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the master-less communication link comprises a peer-to-peer network that provides automated collaboration between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device without user interaction.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger signal either is manually activated by the user or is automatically activated.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadband communication device operates as a back-up device for push-to-talk and emergency communications originating from the narrowband communication device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call is a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) based call.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein sharing the radio identifier between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device comprises the narrowband communication device sharing, with the broadband communication device, a radio identifier of the narrowband communication device, and wherein the broadband communication device utilizes the radio identifier of the narrowband communication device when communicating with a broadband network of the broadband communication system as a partner device of the narrowband communication device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call details include Land Mobile Radio (LMR) details including call encryption keys.

11. A broadband communication device, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes:

computer readable program code components for pairing, over a master-less communication link, a narrowband communication device operating in a narrowband communication system and the broadband communication device operating in a broadband communication system;

computer readable program code components for sharing a radio identifier between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device;

computer readable program code components for establishing a call on both the narrowband communication system and the broadband communication system;

computer readable program code components for processing a trigger signal indicating that the call is to be transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device;

computer readable program code components for evaluating, in response to the trigger signal, an operational status of either the narrowband communication device or the broadband communication device; and

computer readable program code components for transferring call details between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device, wherein using the radio identifier and the call details, and based on the operational status, the call is transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device.

12. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the call is transferred from the broadband communication device to the narrowband communication device, and an operational status of the narrowband communication device is evaluated before the call is transferred.

13. The broadband communication device of claim 12 , wherein the operational status of the narrowband communication device includes priority aspects of an operating mode, and whereby priority narrowband operation is not interrupted by transferring the call.

14. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the broadband communication device operates as a partner device for expanding user interface elements to the narrowband communication device.

15. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the master-less communication link comprises a peer-to-peer network that provides automated collaboration between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device without user interaction.

16. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the broadband communication device operates as a back-up device for push-to-talk and emergency communications originating from the narrowband communication device.

17. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the call is a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) based call.

18. The broadband communication device of claim 11 , wherein the call details include call encryption keys.

19. A narrowband communication device, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes:

computer readable program code components for pairing, over a master-less communication link, the narrowband communication device operating in a narrowband communication system and a broadband communication device operating in a broadband communication system;

computer readable program code components for sharing a radio identifier between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device;

computer readable program code components for establishing a call on both the narrowband communication system and the broadband communication system;

computer readable program code components for processing a trigger signal indicating that the call is to be transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device;

computer readable program code components for evaluating, in response to the trigger signal, an operational status of either the narrowband communication device or the broadband communication device; and

computer readable program code components for transferring call details between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device, wherein using the radio identifier and the call details, and based on the operational status, the call is transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device.

20. The narrowband communication device of claim 19 , wherein the call is transferred from the broadband communication device to the narrowband communication device, and an operational status of the narrowband communication device is evaluated before the call is transferred.

21. A radio communication system, comprising:

a broadband device operating in a broadband network;

a narrowband device operating in a narrowband network;

a trigger signal being processed indicating that a call is to be transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device;

the broadband device and the narrowband device being paired, over a masrer-less communication link, and over master-less the link:

an operational status of either the broadband communication device or the narrowband communication device is evaluated in response to the trigger signal;

a radio identifier being shared between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device for enabling call details to be transferred between the narrowband communication device and the broadband communication device; and

the call being transferred from one to the other of the broadband communication device and the narrowband communication device based on the radio identifier, the call details, and operational status.