Patent ID: 8781482

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless mobile station in a wireless communications network while the mobile station is receiving broadcast content via a multi-user forward-link broadcast channel, the method comprising: receiving a network notification of an incoming point-to-point call from a remote station; ascertaining whether to accept or reject the point-to-point call; in response to ascertaining that the point-to-point call is to be rejected, sending the network notification of rejection; in response to ascertaining that the point-to-point call is to be accepted, sending the network notification of acceptance; and when the point-to-point call is not rejected, sending a message to the network including call handling preferences; and waiting for signaling from the network to complete the point-to-point call, wherein the call handling preferences are prescribed categories of operating conditions including at least the following: ( 1 ) whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, and ( 2 ) election between the point-to-point call and broadcast content should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently.