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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dean M. Zanone, Norco, CA (US);
Shah Talukder, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dean M. Zanone, Norco, CA (US);
Shah Talukder, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing information about a push-to-talk communication session includes facilitating a push-to-talk communication session among a plurality of endpoints and receiving from a first endpoint of the plurality of endpoints a request for floor control comprising a request to transmit communications in the communication session. The method includes, in response to receiving the request for floor control, providing to the first endpoint a signal communication indicating a status message and that the first endpoint has been granted floor control in the push-to-talk communication session.