Motorola Corporation

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Larry Michael Peterson

Steppen Aman Yi

Daniel J McDonald

Paul J Cizek

Timothy J Sherburne

Steven A Matz

Lana Dubinsky

Kristin Cramer

Eliza Ballew

Randall G Kremske

Vijay Agarwal

Brad Karch

Peter Robert Lawrence

John D Harper

Anne Marie Johlie

A method of sending ( ) a service utilization message in a communication system ( ) includes the steps of forming ( through ) a service utilization message and sending ( ) the service utilization message via a service port ( ). The service utilization message includes a header, a service controller packet, and a service manager packet. The header includes a block source field ( ), a block destination field ( ), a block length field ( ), and a block command type field ( ). The service controller packet includes a block opcode field ( ) and a controller packet ( ). The service manager packet includes a manager packet ( ) and a block sequence number field ( ). The service utilization messages assist with call billing and call logging for communication systems ( ). A service utilization linking message is similarly formed ( through ) and sent ( ).

Method and apparatus for sending and receiving service utilization messages

A method of handling an event by a plurality of consoles includes the steps of receiving an event ( ) at a communication system and displaying the event at the consoles ( and ), wherein the event is displayed ( ) using a first manner of display on each of the consoles ( and ). When the event is recognized ( ) by a first console ( and ), the event is displayed ( ) on the first console using a second manner of display in response to the recognition, and each of the consoles that is not the first console continues displaying ( ) the event using the first manner of display. After the event is responded ( ) to by a second console, the event is displayed ( ) on the consoles using a third manner of display. After the event is responded to, the event is deleted ( ) by a deleting console, and the event is displayed ( ) on the consoles that is not the deleting console using a fourth manner of display and the displaying of the event is discontinued on the deleting console.

Method of handling an event by a plurality of consoles

A method of managing objects residing in a communication system includes the steps of reading (,), by a network manager for a plurality of objects represented by at least one agent and residing in a communication system, a mapping of bitmap types to object types and monitoring (,) at least one communication resource between the network manager and the at least one agent. After service interruption on one communication resource of the at least one communication resource, and upon detecting (,) a return to service of the one communication resource, the network manager reads at least one bitmap from the at least one agent, wherein the at least one bitmap represents information relating to at least one object of the plurality of objects, and interpreting (,) the at least one bitmap by utilizing the mapping of bitmap types to object types in order to determine a status of the at least one object of the plurality of objects.

Network manager and method thereof for a communication system

A multi-site trunked radio communication system (100) in accordance with a preferred method (500) assigns communication resources (117-124) in response to an assigned or requested service level. The service level is determined based upon a number of parameters (128) including affiliated communication site, time, user override service data, network override service data and other service mode assignment data. The parameters are used to dynamically generate and periodically update a subscriber unit service participation mode (SPM) for each subscriber unit (114-116) operating in the communication system. Additionally, an existing service participation mode assignment may be overridden by the user from the subscriber unit and/or by a network operator/manager.

Method for assigning communication resources

A radio (101) affiliates with radio frequency sites (135, 145) based on a radio database (110) defining a group of valid site affiliations and a group of invalid site affiliations. Affiliations by the radio are controlled by a controller (120) with a controller database (160) defining a group of allowed site affiliations and a group of non-allowed site affiliations. When the controller database is altered, the radio database is updated to match the altered controller database. When the controller adds a site to its group of allowed site affiliations, it sends an updated radio database to the radio. When the controller adds a site to its group of non-allowed site affiliations, it waits until the radio requests permission to affiliate with that site and then sends an updated radio database to the radio. Upon receipt, the radio replaces its existing radio database with the updated radio database.

Method for updating a radio affiliation database

A method for voice-based affiliation of an operator identification code to a communication unit (101) is accomplished when the communication unit transmits a voice-based affiliation request, a predetermined voice pattern and a communication unit identification code, to a communication resource allocator (103). Upon reception of the voice-based affiliation request, the communication resource allocator compares stored predetermined voice patterns with the predetermined voice pattern to identify a matching predetermined voice pattern. When the matching predetermined voice pattern is identified, the communication resource allocator affiliates the operator identification code with the communication unit identification code, thus affiliating the operator identification code with the communication unit.

Method for voice-based affiliation of an operator identification code to

A communication system (100) has automatic selection of talkgroups based on geographically defined areas. The system (100)includes wireless two-way communication units (120) capable of communicating with each other within a coverage area 205. A particular communication unit 120 is automatically caused to operate as a member of a particular talkgroup when that particular communication unit (120) is within a particular area of operation (207), which particular area of operation (207) is smaller than, and contained within, the coverage area (205).

Method and apparatus for automatically selecting a radio talkgroup

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Larry Michael Peterson