Patent ID: 7103394

Claim:
A method for controlling a communication system comprising at least one PTT and at least one microphone which has an “on” state and an “off” state and is “on” whenever the PTT is activated, said method comprising the steps of: detecting activation of the PTT, detecting deactivation of the PTT, determining the period of time from the detection of activation of the PTT to the detection of deactivation of the PTT, and permitting the microphone to remain “on” after deactivation of the PTT only if either said period of time from the activation of the PTT to the deactivation of the PTT is equal to or less than a predetermined short period of time and the microphone was “off” prior to activation of the PTT or said period of time from activation of the PTT to the deactivation of the PTT is greater than predetermined short period of time and the microphone was “on” prior to activation of the PTT.