Patent ID: 8570909
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an indication of a communication, comprising: facilitating communications between a plurality of endpoints within each of a plurality of virtual talk groups via an interoperability system separate from the plurality of endpoints and comprising a hardware interface configured to receive and transmit communications among the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups, facilitating communications comprising: monitoring the communications between the plurality of endpoints within each of the plurality of virtual talk groups; upon detecting the first communication within a first virtual talk group of the plurality of virtual talk groups, activating a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the detection of the first communication; changing at least one feature of the first indicator after activating the first indicator and before deactivating the first indicator, the change to the first indicator indicative of a status of communications within the first virtual talk group; and upon the occurrence of a first deactivating event, deactivating the first indicator.