Patent ID: 9560099
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of group communication using a first mobile device, comprising: detecting at the first mobile device a voice of a user of the first mobile device; determining at the first mobile device whether the detected voice of the user of the first mobile device is above a pre-determined threshold volume; sending a request by the first mobile device to a server for control of the floor in a group communication in response to determining that the detected voice of the user of the first mobile device is above the pre-determined threshold volume; buffering a voice message of the user while waiting for a response from the server; receiving a response from the server granting control of the floor; and transmitting the buffered voice message of the user to at least one second mobile device in response to receiving the response from the server granting control of the floor.