METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VOICE DISCUSSIONS AMONG INDEPENDENT AND SIMULTANEOUS USERS OF DATA CONTENT

摘要

method and apparatus for enabling Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) voice discussions about a same data content (e. g. a surveillance camera, a web site) being independently and simultaneously accessed on at least two devices. A server detects (e. g., by intercepting the device's request) when a first device of the at least two devices accesses the data content. The server identifies and reserves an available voice communication group resource (a.k.a. Talkgroup). Responsive to detecting that the at least two devices are independently and simultaneously accessing the data content, the server identifies and reserves an available voice communication group resource, and sends a voice group identifier for a reserved voice communication group resource to the at least two devices to allow access to the reserved voice communication group resource. The system is particularly useful in the handling of public safety emergency situations.