Patent ID: 8452315
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A multi-fleet dispatch console, comprising: an interface coupled to dispatch talk groups of a first fleet provisioned and managed by a first dispatch console and a second fleet provisioned and managed by a second dispatch console; a memory; and a processor coupled to the interface and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive a request for a dispatch group call including dispatch stations in the first and second fleets and to establish a talk group comprising the dispatch stations in the first and second fleets and having a talk group identifier unique from any identifier used by the first and second dispatch consoles to enable the dispatch group call based upon the request, wherein the multi-fleet dispatch console is configured with a higher priority than the first and second dispatch consoles to enable the multi-fleet dispatch console to terminate existing calls of the first or second dispatch consoles involving the dispatch stations prior to establishing the dispatch group call.