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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10805773 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

May. 18, 2018

Mbms bearer handling in a group communications system

Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Joakim Åkesson, Landvetter, SE;

Magnus Tränk, Lerum, SE;

Assignee:

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Rebecca E Song

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/10 (2009.01); H04W 76/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04W 4/10 (2013.01); H04W 76/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with particular embodiments, a method, performed by a control node, for multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) bearer handling in a group communications system comprises activating and announcing a first MBMS bearer for supporting floor control in a group call to client nodes of the group call. The method additionally includes activating and announcing at least one second MBMS bearer for supporting media transmission in the group call. The floor control and the media transmission are supported on separate MBMS bearers for the group call. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method, performed by a client node for MBMS bearer handling in a group communications system comprises obtaining a broadcast service announcement of a first MBMS bearer for supporting floor control in a group call from a control node of the group call. The method additionally includes obtaining a broadcast service announcement of at least one second MBMS bearer for supporting media transmission in the group call from the control node. The floor control and the media transmission are supported on separate MBMS bearers for the group call.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Åkesson, Joakim. (2020). Mbms bearer handling in a group communications system (U.S. Patent No. 10805773). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10805773

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