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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2008
Applicants:

Trent J. Miller, West Chicago, IL (US);

Jeff S. Anderson, Itasca, IL (US);

Michelle M. Antonelli, Barrington, IL (US);

Ronald T. Crocker, St. Charles, IL (US);

Steven E. Vanswol, Lombard, IL (US);

Inventors:

Trent J. Miller, West Chicago, IL (US);

Jeff S. Anderson, Itasca, IL (US);

Michelle M. Antonelli, Barrington, IL (US);

Ronald T. Crocker, St. Charles, IL (US);

Steven E. Vanswol, Lombard, IL (US);

Assignee:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for dynamic group prioritization in a communication network includes a first step () of defining a dynamic list of group participants by an application, such as a dispatch function. A next step () includes sending a request to a Group Management Function, wherein the request includes a requested group priority and the list of group participants. A next step () includes allocating a unique identifier to the group and assigning a group priority to the group. A next step () includes notifying the application, group participants, and network of the unique identifier and the network of the assigned group priority. The assigned priority of the group and its flows can be dynamically altered in real-time while the group is active.


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