Motorola Corporation

Steppen Aman Yi

Larry Michael Peterson

Daniel J McDonald

Paul J Cizek

Peter Robert Lawrence

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 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.

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