Patent ID: 8224366

Claim:
A method for enabling a wireless device having an audio device to monitor multiple push-to-talk (PTT) communications on a wireless network, comprising the steps of: subscribing to multiple PTT communication groups, each group composed of a plurality of wireless devices capable of communicating with all member devices of the group; selecting a primary PTT communication group; receiving at least one PTT communication from a PTT server and playing the at least one PTT communication on the audio device, wherein the at least one PTT communication is from either the primary PTT communication group or a non-primary PTT communication group; if a PTT communication from the non-primary PTT communication group is playing on the audio device and a PTT communication from the primary PTT communication group is received at the wireless device, interrupting the PTT communication from the non-primary PTT communication group and playing the received PTT communication from the primary PTT communication group on the audio device of the wireless device; and if a primary PTT communication is playing on the audio device and a non-primary PTT communication is received, displaying information about the non-primary PTT communication on a display device, wherein a single, dedicated media channel is maintained between the PTT server and the wireless device for carrying PTT media associated with the primary and non-primary PTT communication groups.