Patent ID: 9473188
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F,H04B,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a portable radio communication device, the method comprising, at the portable radio communication device: simultaneously receiving and processing communications, via a dual-watch receiver of the portable radio, on both a primary channel and a secondary channel during a dual-watch mode of operation; detecting a gesture at the portable radio communication device, wherein detecting the gesture associated with the portable radio communication device comprises one or more of: identifying that the detected gesture is associated with one of the simultaneously received primary or secondary channels; automatically associating controls of a user interface in the portable radio communication device to the identified channel for controlling one or more operational parameters pertaining to the communications received over the identified channel during the dual-watch mode of operation; and continuing to simultaneously receive and process communications on both channels during the dual-watch mode of operation, while controlling the parameters of the communications pertaining to the identified channel with the user interface.