CN101513088A - Hierarchical point-to-multipoint group communications between multiple active communication groups - Google Patents
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A method and apparatus for facilitating group communications across multiple groups (20) of wireless communication devices (22) is described herein. A first wireless communication device (22) is joined to a first group (20) of wireless communication devices (22), and a second wireless communication device (22a, 22b, 22c) is joined to the first group (20) and to a second group (20) of wireless communication devices (22). When the first wireless communication device (22) sets a retransmit indicator in a group message transmitted to the second wireless communication device (22a, 22b, 22c), the second wireless communication device (22a, 22b, 22c) automatically retransmits the received group message to other wireless communication devices (22) in the second group (20).
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Related application
The application requires in the rights and interests of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/824132 of proposition on August 31st, 2006, and it merges therewith by reference.
Background technology
The present invention relates generally to the group communication between Wireless Telecom Equipment, and relate more specifically to the group communication of the point-to-multipoint between the Wireless Telecom Equipment that joins the different communication group.
Because popularizing of cellular phone and other Wireless Telecom Equipments, manufacturer and service provider continue to explore characteristic and/or the service that the product that makes them is different from its rival's product.A kind of popular especially wireless service of PTT (push-to-talk) service representative.
PTT service provides the communication of point-to-multipoint, and two or more Wireless Telecom Equipments that this communication will join the joint communications group directly connect.After pressing PTT control or button, the user of the Wireless Telecom Equipment in the group can communicate with the every other equipment in this group.This has realized the almost instant messaging between the group membership.
Have a plurality of advantages though traditional PTT service is compared with traditional cellular phone communication, also have some defectives.For example traditional PTT service with communication restriction in single group member.Therefore, the member of a group can not with member's direct communication of another group.Therefore, still there are the needs that improved PTT is communicated by letter.
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The invention provides a kind of method and apparatus that promotes to cross over the group communication of a plurality of Wireless Telecom Equipment groups.According to an one exemplary embodiment, first Wireless Telecom Equipment joins in first group of Wireless Telecom Equipment, and second Wireless Telecom Equipment joins first group and join in second group of Wireless Telecom Equipment.Be provided with in first Wireless Telecom Equipment is sending to the group message of second Wireless Telecom Equipment when transmitting designator, second Wireless Telecom Equipment is automatically with received group forwards other Wireless Telecom Equipments in second group.Therefore, the member of a group can be fast and the member of a plurality of other groups of addressing directly, and need not to create the independent group that comprises all participants.
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Fig. 1 shows a plurality of groups in the wireless network.
Fig. 2 shows the process chart that is used for group communication according to of the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows another according to the process chart that is used for group communication of the present invention.
Fig. 4 A-4C illustrate and be used to realize demonstration of the present invention control.
Fig. 5 shows the operation of the present invention in wireless network.
Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of an exemplary wireless communication device of the present invention.
Fig. 7 shows explanation and is used for the basic framework of PoC service and the block diagram of box service element.
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Fig. 1 shows a plurality of groups 20 the cordless communication network that comprises Wireless Telecom Equipment, and described here Wireless Telecom Equipment is represented with reference number 22 jointly.Equipment 22 in each group 20 all participates in the point-to-multipoint group communication.An equipment 22 can be by coming to communicate with described other equipment 22 according to any known group communication standard (such as Push to talk over Cellular) other equipment 22 transmission group message in same group 20.For simplicity, Fig. 1 has omitted the details that is associated with any specific point-to-multipoint delivery network.
Current, Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 once can only be the member of a movable group 20.Yet the appearance of an exemplary group communication standard OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) PoC 2.0 can be the member of a plurality of movable groups 20 with making a Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 simultaneously.For example, as shown in Figure 1, be group A and group B the member Wireless Telecom Equipment 22a can to/from any equipment 22 transmission/reception group message of any equipment 22 and the group B of group A.Yet traditional standard does not only allow the equipment 22 in group A directly to communicate with the equipment 22 in group B only.
The present invention joins Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 automatic forwarding when the group message that receives comprises the forwarding designator of two or more groups 20 and send received group message to solve this problem by use.Therefore, the equipment 22 in a plurality of groups 20 of joining makes and can directly not communicate between 20 the member on the same group.In the accompanying drawings, these forwarding units highlight with hatching pattern.
Fig. 2 shows the process chart that an example procedure 100 of the present invention is described from the angle of the originating end equipment 22 of generation group message.User's generation group message of originating end equipment 22 is to be used for sending to selected group equipment (frame 110).If the user wants described group of message to be forwarded to the equipment 22 of other groups in 20, then the user is appointed as described message and transmits message (frame 120).In response to this appointment, originating end equipment 22 is provided with in described message transmits designator (frame 130).If the user does not want described group of message to be forwarded to the equipment (frame 120) of other groups in 20, originating end equipment 22 is not provided with described forwarding designator (frame 135).Originating end equipment 22 sends to described group of message with described originating end equipment 22 and is in equipment in same group 20.
Fig. 3 shows the process chart that exemplary repeating process 200 is described from the angles that join the forwarding unit 22 of two or more groups 20, one of the described two or more groups 20 originating end equipment 22 that comprises.When forwarding unit 22 receives described group of message (frame 210), forwarding unit 22 is analyzed received message and is transmitted designator (frame 220) to check whether to be provided with.If be provided with the forwarding designator, the equipment 22 (frame 230) during then forwarding unit 22 is organized described group of forwards automatically to other.In addition, forwarding unit 22 will wait the output element (frame 240) that received message is outputed to equipment 22 by for example received message being outputed to loud speaker, display.If the forwarding designator is not set, then forwarding unit 22 still outputs to described message output element (frame 240), but can not transmit described message.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, exemplary processes 100,200 uses the forwarding designator to indicate whether automatically transmit described group of message.This forwarding designator comprises one or more positions, and it indicates whether that to many groups equipment 22 message that the equipment of organizing from one 20 22 should be received be forwarded to the equipment 22 in another group automatically.Usually, originating end equipment 22 is imported based on the user and is controlled this forwarding designator.For example, described originating end equipment 22 can be changed into " 1 " described forwarding designator is set by transmitting designator bit.The user can use the mode (including but not limited to menu item, voice command of control button, demonstration or the like) of any known that input is provided.For example, equipment 22 can comprise the wane type switch 45 shown in Fig. 4 A.When the user when wane type switch 45 upwards being pushed away in the microphone talk of input equipment 22, the group message that is generated is designated as forwarding group message.Alternately, when the user pushed away wane type switch 45 downwards facing to the microphone talk of input equipment 22 time, the message that is generated was not designated as forwarding group message.Other exemplary controls include but not limited to slide switch 45 (Fig. 4 B) and double-button control 45 (Fig. 4 C).
Fig. 5 shows the example as the hierarchical group communication that is realized by the present invention.As mentioned above, the originating end equipment 22 generation group message among the group A.For described message being sent to the every other equipment 22 among the group A-E, originating end equipment 22 sends to the equipment of organizing among the A 22 with described group of message, comprises equipment 22a.When being provided with when transmitting designator, equipment 22a automatically will received group forwards to all devices of organizing among the B 22, comprise equipment 22b.Repeat this handling process for remaining group, till all devices 22 in group A-E all receives the message that is generated by originating end equipment 22.Therefore, the user of the equipment 22 among the group A-E directly receives the message that the user generated by the originating end equipment 22 among the group A.
Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of the exemplary wireless communication device 22 that can be used to realize above-mentioned processing.Here employed term " Wireless Telecom Equipment " comprises cell phone, personal digital assistant, kneetop computer or comprises any other communication equipment of wireless transceiver.Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 comprises user interface 40, memory 50, processor 60 and transceiver 70.User interface 40 comprises can make user and Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 carry out mutual display 42, one or more input controller 44 (comprising at least one PTT controller 45), microphone 46 and loud speaker 48.Processor 60 is carried out various Processing tasks according to the program that is stored in the memory 50, comprises the control to the overall operation of mobile device 22, and described memory 50 is used for required data of storage operation and program.Transceiver 70 sends and receives wireless signal through antenna 72.Transceiver 70 can be operated according to any known standard.Exemplary communication standards includes but not limited to: code division multiple access (CDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), Orthodoxy Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) or the like.
In order to realize any one in the above-mentioned processing 100,200, memory 50 can be stored the group of being carried out by processor 60 and use 52.Except being provided for realizing the instruction of conventional group operations, group is used 52 and is also comprised the instruction that is used to realize above-mentioned automatic forwarding processing.These extra instructions include but not limited to be used for message be appointed as forwarding group message instruction, be used to assess the instruction of message that receives to determine whether they are designated as the instruction of forwarding group message and are used for transmitting automatically the group message that is designated as forwarding group message.
PoC represents a kind of exemplary type of group communication, and it will be below with reference to further describing among the figure 7.Fig. 7 shows as united technical specification " the Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) of issue by Comneon, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia; Architecture; PoC Release 2.0 (V2.0.8) (Push to talk over Cellular (PoC); Framework; The functional element of the exemplary PoC network 10 PoC Release2.0 (V2.0.8)) ", described standard is incorporated herein by reference.PoC network 10 comprises through the Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 of IP Multimedia System (IMS) 90 with group and list management server (GLMS) 80 and Poc server 85 interfaces.Represent the primary element of PoC network 10 with the element shown in the runic.
During active group session, all devices 22 is connected to identical PoC server 85.In case set up session, PoC server 85 is just carried out right to speak control and distribution of media.Equipment 22 is from PoC server 85 request rights to speak, and PoC server 85 once licenses to right to speak one in them.Hold the equipment 22 generation group message of right to speak and send it to PoC server 85, it is distributed to described group of message all the other equipment 22 of organizing in 20.When described group of message was designated as forwarding group message, to PoC server 85, this PoC server 85 was distributed to the next equipment of organizing in 20 22 with described group of message to forwarding unit 22 with described group of forwards.For all forwarding units 22 that receive described forwarding group message repeat this processing.
The group 20 can be interim or constant.Interim group 20 only exists in current sessions, and distributes interim group identifier to it in foundation group PTT session.Constant group 20 is the predefine groups 20 that are stored among the GLMS 80 and have nonvolatil group identifier.For user (particularly for big group 20), being used for organizing immediately the PTT session with constant group 20 is easily, and this is because the needs that it has been avoided each user of manual selection and/or has imported each station address.Can predefine a plurality of constant group 20 and their predefine group is stored among the GLMS 80 of user is to be used to start instant group communication sessions.Should be understood that the present invention not only had been applicable to interim group but also be applicable to constant group.
The group list management agreement generally includes the method that is used for the establishment group.The sequence number that proposes in 19 days November in 2004 being incorporated herein by reference is No.10/993,472 and in being disclosed as the U. S. application (the applicant all) of US 2006/0111135 on May 25th, 2006, the exemplary process of building of forming has been discussed.In an example, equipment 22 can send to GLMS 80 and creates new group by organizing request.Group response from GLMS 80 comprises group identifier (that is sip address).Equipment 22 will comprise that the adding invitation of this group identifier sends to one or more candidate device.The candidate device 22 of the invitation that the acceptance adding is described group is upgraded their Groups Lists to comprise new group received group identifier.GLMS 80 safeguards the tabulation of the equipment in each predetermined group.In case defined group 20, then any member in the group can use and start instant group PTT session for new group 20.In addition, the owner of group can at any time send to new candidate member by the adding invitation that will have described group identifier and invite the newcomer.If new candidate member accepts the invitation, then this new group membership uses the group identifier of being received to upgrade their Groups List.Should be understood that, for illustrative purposes, here comprised above-mentionedly being used for the establishment group and the newcomer being joined the method for group, and this method should not be interpreted as restriction.
Above according to top-down descriptive grade the present invention, wherein organize the message that generates among the A and flow down to the Wireless Telecom Equipment 22 of group among the B-E.Yet, should be understood that any equipment 22 in any group 20 can generate and send group message.For example, the equipment 22 of group among the B can generation group message and will be organized forwards to the equipment of organizing among A and the C-E through forwarding unit 22a, 22b and the 22c of correspondence.In addition, the invention is not restricted to Fig. 1 and group 20 shown in Figure 4 or the quantity of Wireless Telecom Equipment 22.
In addition, all devices 22 that how group message can be sent to the group 20 that belongs to all graduation connections has been described above.Yet, should be understood that described group of message can be restricted to the automatic forwarding of pre-determined number.For example, the equipment 22 among the group A may be wanted to communicate with all devices of organizing among A and the B 22, but does not communicate with the equipment of organizing among the C-E 22.In order to realize this embodiment, an exemplary processing can use the forwarding that is included in the described message to count the forwarding that identifies and follow the tracks of desired number of times.When forwarding unit 22 received this group message, forwarding unit 22 calculated the forwarding counting in the message of being received.When this transmitted counting non-zero, equipment 22 was counted this forwardings to subtract 1 and transmit described group of message.When the counting of the forwarding through successively decreasing was zero in the received message, receiving equipment was not transmitted received message.
For illustrative purposes, consider following example.Suppose that the equipment 22 among the group A generates comprising transmitting the group message of counting for " 1 ".When forwarding unit 22a received this group message, equipment 22a assessed described forwarding designator and described forwarding counting.Because be provided with described forwarding designator and described forwarding counting non-zero, the described forwarding counting and so equipment 22a successively decreases with the equipment 22 of described group of forwards in the group B.When equipment 22b received described group of message, equipment 22b calculated the forwarding counting in the received message.Because described forwarding counting is set to " 0 " now, he organizes the equipment 22 in 20 so equipment 22b can not take office described forwards what.Should be understood that top example is to be used for illustrative purpose, and be not restrictive purpose therefore.Other handling processes that therefore, clearly do not describe here, the restriction hop count also are applicable to the present invention.
The PTT of top basis on cellular network described the present invention.Yet, should be understood that the present invention is applicable to any group communication between the Wireless Telecom Equipment group.
The present invention is particularly useful to graduate group 20 of having set up.For example, the present invention can make " general " can with not all " soldier " direct communications in 20 on the same group in each level of military hierarchical organization.Therefore, the present invention is specially adapted to actual life and the military situation of simulation.Other hierarchical organizations that are suitable for include but not limited to the hierarchical organization that family, enterprise, school and physical culture are relevant.
Under the situation that does not break away from substantive characteristics of the present invention, certainly with except here other modes the special mode that proposes implement the present invention.It is illustrative and nonrestrictive that the embodiment here will be considered in all fields, and the institute that carries out in the meaning of claims and full scope of equivalents changes and is included in wherein.
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1. method that realizes the group communication between a plurality of Wireless Telecom Equipments (22), described method comprises:
(22a, 22b 22c) join in first group (20) with first Wireless Telecom Equipment;
(22a, 22b 22c) join in second group (20) with described first equipment;
(22a, 22b 22c) locate the group message of reception from another wireless communication equipment (22) in first group (20) at described first equipment; And
If be provided with the forwarding designator in the group message that is received, then (22a, 22b 22c) are forwarded to one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments (22) in second group (20) from described first equipment with described group of message automatically.
2. the method for claim 1 also comprises:
Calculating is included in the forwarding counting in the received group message; And
If described forwarding counting non-zero is then transmitted described group of message automatically.
3. method that realizes the group communication between a plurality of Wireless Telecom Equipments (22), described method comprises:
First Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) is joined in first group (20), described first group (20) comprise one or more other Wireless Telecom Equipments (22), wherein one of described other Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) in first group (20) comprises the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (22a that also joins in second group (20), 22b, 22c);
To organize message from described first equipment (22) send to described second equipment (22a, 22b, 22c); And
In described group of message, be provided with and transmit designator (22a, 22b 22c) are forwarded to described group of message one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments (22) in described second group (20) automatically to indicate described second equipment.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, another in the described other Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) in wherein said first group (20) comprises the 3rd equipment (22), and wherein said the 3rd equipment (22) also joins in the 3rd group (20).
5. method as claimed in claim 4 also comprises: described group of message is sent to described the 3rd equipment (22) from described first equipment (22), so that automatically it is forwarded to Wireless Telecom Equipment in described the 3rd group (20) by described the 3rd equipment (22).
6. method as claimed in claim 3 wherein sends described group of message and also comprises: described group of message is sent to all Wireless Telecom Equipments (22) in described first group (20).
7. method as claimed in claim 3 also comprises: non-group of message is only sent to Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) described first group (20) from described first Wireless Telecom Equipment (22).
8. method as claimed in claim 3 also comprises: will transmit counting and be included in the described group of message, with the hop count of indicative of desired.
A Wireless Telecom Equipment that is configured to participate in group communication (22a, 22b, 22c), described Wireless Telecom Equipment (22a, 22b 22c) comprising:
Processor (60), it is configured to, and (22a, 22b 22c) join in first group (20), and are configured to that (22a, 22b 22c) join in second group (20) with described equipment with described equipment; And
Transceiver (70), it is configured to second Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) the reception group message from described first group (20), and be configured to when in the group message that is received, being provided with when transmitting designator, received group message is forwarded to one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments (22) in described second group (20) automatically.
Wireless Telecom Equipment 10. as claimed in claim 9 (22c), wherein said processor (60) also is configured to for 22a, 22b:
Calculating is included in the forwarding counting in the received group message; And
If described forwarding counting is zero, then transmit described group of message automatically.
11. a Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) that is configured to participate in group communication, described Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) comprising:
Processor (60), it is configured to equipment (22) is joined in first group, described first group comprises one or more other Wireless Telecom Equipments (22), one of other Wireless Telecom Equipment (22) in wherein said first group (20) comprises the second Wireless Telecom Equipment (22a that also joins in second group (20), 22b, 22c); And
Transceiver (70), it is configured to group message is sent to the described second equipment (22a, 22b, 22c), wherein the forwarding designator in described group of message is set to indicate the described second equipment (22a, 22b 22c) is forwarded to described group of message one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments (22) in described second group (20) automatically.
12. Wireless Telecom Equipment as claimed in claim 11 (22), also comprise: control button (45), wherein when described control button (45) when being positioned at primary importance, described processor (60) is provided with described forwarding designator, and when described control button (45) when being positioned at the second place, described processor (60) is not provided with described forwarding designator.
13. Wireless Telecom Equipment as claimed in claim 12 (22), wherein said control button (45) comprise one of wane type switch (45) and slide switch (45).
14. Wireless Telecom Equipment as claimed in claim 11 (22), also comprise two control buttons (45), wherein when activating one of described two buttons (45), described processor (60) is provided with described forwarding designator, and during in activating described two buttons (45) another, described processor (60) is not provided with described forwarding designator.
15. Wireless Telecom Equipment as claimed in claim 11 (22), wherein said group of message also comprises the forwarding counting of the hop count that indication is desired.
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