System and methods for queueing and moderating group talk
Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded and maintained in a list which is the used to grant access to the talk channel. For moderated talk groups, a wireless device is designated to be a moderator network device. The requests for the talk channel are then forwarded to the moderator network device. The moderator network device is equipped with functionality allowing a user of the device to select the order in which devices are granted the talk channel.
1. A method for a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate in a wireless network, the method comprising:
operating the UE as a participant in a group talk session with other UEs via the wireless network, the UE including a display and a talk button for participation in the group talk session;
operating the UE to perform talk order control for the group talk session by:
receiving, via the wireless network, on an ongoing basis during the group talk session, requests for a transmit capability from other UEs which are relayed by a message controller;
providing, to a user of the UE, identifiers of the other UEs that have transmitted the requests for the transmit capability;
maintaining, on an ongoing basis during the group talk session, a record of the received requests that are outstanding; and
sending a message via the wireless network, to grant at least one of the requests for the transmit capability.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one message transmitted is associated with the talk group, the at least one message comprising at least one of:
a floor revoke message from the UE to the wireless network; and
a clear-to-talk message from the UE to the wireless network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one message received is associated with the talk group, the messages comprising at least one of:
a release of talk message from network to UE; and
a transmit channel request message from network to UE.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each request comprises a transmit channel request message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message to grant at least one of the requests for the transmit capability comprises a clear-to-talk message.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the group talk session comprises a Push-to-talk-over Cellular (PoC) session.
7. A user equipment (UE) configured to communicate in a wireless network, the UE comprising:
a processing element;
a message reception element coupled to the processing element;
a message transmission element coupled to the processing element;
a display coupled to the processing element;
the processing element being configured to operate the UE as a participant in a group talk session with other UEs via the wireless network;
a talk button for participation in the group talk session;
the processing element being further configured to perform talk order control for the group talk session, by:
receiving, via the message reception element, on an ongoing basis during the group talk session, requests for a transmit capability from other UEs which are relayed by a message controller;
providing, to a user of the UE, identifiers of the other UEs that have transmitted the requests for the transmit capability;
maintaining, on an ongoing basis during the group talk session, a record of the received requests that are outstanding; and
sending, via the message transmission element, a message via the wireless network, to grant at least one of the requests for the transmit capability.
8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein at least one message transmitted is associated with the talk group, the at least one message comprising at least one of:
a floor revoke message from the UE to the wireless network; and
a clear-to-talk message from the UE to the wireless network.
9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein at least one message received is associated with the talk group, the messages comprising at least one of:
a release of talk message from network to UE; and
a transmit channel request message from the network to UE.
10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein each request comprises a transmit channel request message.
11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the message to grant at least one of the requests for the transmit capability comprises a clear-to-talk message.
12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the group talk session comprises a Push-to-talk-over Cellular (PoC) session.