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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2008
Donald G. Newberg, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Ramandeep Ahuja, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory D. Bishop, St. Charles, IL (US);
Peter E. Thomas, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Shanthi E. Thomas, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Donald G. Newberg, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Ramandeep Ahuja, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory D. Bishop, St. Charles, IL (US);
Peter E. Thomas, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Shanthi E. Thomas, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for enabling group communications includes: establishing a group identity for a communication group comprising a first set of communication devices, and storing an identity for each of the communication devices in the first set; establishing a session to associate a second set of communication devices with the group identity, wherein the communication devices in the second set are different from the communication devices in the first set, wherein the session with the second set of communication devices is set up irrespective of a call being initiated for the communication group; detecting a first event associated with the initiation of a call for the communication group; and in response to detecting the first event, using the stored identities to join at least one of the communication devices in the first set to the session.