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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:
Sep. 22, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sandeep Sharma, San Diego, CA (US);

Mohammed Ataur R. Shuman, San Diego, CA (US);

Shobha Subbaramoo, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/10 (2009.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/10 (2013.01); H04M 1/72575 (2013.01); H04W 4/001 (2013.01); H04W 76/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiment methods and systems include external hardware that can be fitted to a wireless communication device that stores a communication application, communication presets and/or data that are downloaded to the wireless communication device where it may be implemented to optimize group communications on the wireless devices. The wireless device may be coupled to an external case configured with a physical button that enables group communication such as push-to-talk and other push-to-experience capabilities. Optimizations for push-to-talk communication may be implemented in a push-to-talk mode in response to detecting connection to the external hardware. Signaling between the external case and the wireless device allows detection of the switch to (or from) push-to-talk mode when a user depresses (or releases) the hard key.


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