Patent ID: 7277720

Claim:
Apparatus for a mobile station adapted for use by a user at least to send voice data pursuant to a voice service, said apparatus for facilitating formation of an apparent push-to-talk communication session connection at least during a selected portion of a communication session, said apparatus comprising: a session initiation actuator actuable by the user, said session initiation actuator being adapted, when actuated by the user, for initiating the apparent push to talk communication session connection; a voice data buffer adapted selectably to receive the voice data, said voice data buffer forming a portion of said mobile station and being adapted to buffer at least for a selected period subsequent to the actuation of said session initiation actuator to buffer voice data, the voice data buffered during formation of the apparent push to talk communication session retrieved from said voice data buffer and transmitted upon formation of the communication session connection, buffering of the voice data at said voice data buffer appearing to the user to be push to talk communications; and a user display adapted to display on said user display indication of push-to-talk operation of the mobile station and a status of the communication session connection pursuant to the push-to-talk operation of the mobile station.