Patent ID: 7856213
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of talk request processing in a do-not-disturb (DnD) capable communication system, the method comprising: receiving a talk request for a requested walkie-talkie-like communications session involving a user device capable of walkie-talkie-like functionality; and selectively overriding DnD functionality for the requested walkie-talkie-like communications session based on an ignoreDnD attribute for the user device applied to a criterion or condition of the talk request other than a user device identifier; wherein the user device is a wireless device; wherein the ignoreDnD attribute comprises an ignoreDnD flag, and wherein selectively overriding said DnD functionality is a function of the ignoreDnD flag; wherein the ignoreDnD attribute comprises at least one predetermined ignore reason value, and wherein selectively overriding said DnD functionality is a function of the at least one predetermined ignore reason value; and wherein the talk request has a current state associated therewith, the current state being one of a number of possible current states for the talk request, wherein each predetermined ignore reason value represents a corresponding possible current state for the talk request, the method further comprising: evaluating the ingoreDnD flag to determine whether further ignoreDnD processing is to be performed, and if evaluating the ignoreDnD flag determines that further ignoreDnD processing is to be performed: a) determining the current state of the talk request; and b) for each of the at least one predetermined ignore reason value: comparing the corresponding possible current state with the current state of the talk request; wherein said DnD functionality is overridden if any corresponding possible current state matches the current state of the talk request.