Patent ID: 7991389

Claim:
A method for forwarding dispatch communications intended for a first dispatch station to a second dispatch station, the method comprising the acts of: receiving, by a dispatch processor or a dispatch communication forwarding server from the first dispatch station, a communication forwarding request for the first dispatch station that indicates a forwarding address for dispatch communications intended for the first dispatch station; updating a record for the first dispatch station to indicate the forwarding address for dispatch communications intended for the first dispatch station, wherein the record is located in a home location register and the dispatch processor, the dispatch processor is arranged to recognize a dispatch call forwarding call type, and the dispatch processor updates the record in response to receipt of the communication forwarding request or in response to information sent from the dispatch communication forwarding server; receiving, by the dispatch processor, a dispatch communication request for the first dispatch station; and establishing, by the dispatch processor, a dispatch communication with a dispatch station associated with the forwarding address, wherein the first dispatch station is not involved in the established dispatch communication.