Patent ID: 7532909

Claim:
A method for providing mobile communication walkie-talkie services in a communication system including a base station controller and at least one mobile unit, comprising: determining a first slot cycle using a first slot cycle index, determining a second slot cycle using a second slot cycle index, monitoring a first paging channel, over which communications are sent, during the first slot cycle, whereby the first paging channel is enabled for providing cellular call services, monitoring a second paging channel, over which communications are sent, during the second slot cycle, whereby the second paging channel is reserved for and dedicated to providing one-to-one walkie-talkie services, using mobile unit usage data to determine when to begin the monitoring of the second paging channel wherein the mobile unit usage data is stored in a profile associated with a mobile unit and indicates how often the mobile unit uses walkie-talkie services, automatically setting up the monitoring of the second paging channel before a walkie-talkie call is initiated on the mobile unit if the mobile unit profile indicates a usage of walkie-talkie services exceeding a threshold level, and not setting up the monitoring of the second paging channel until after a walkie-talkie call is initiated on the mobile unit if the mobile unit profile indicates a usage of walkie-talkie services not exceeding a threshold level.