Patent ID: 7751821

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless mobile station in a wireless communications network, comprising operations of: receiving network notification of an incoming point-to-point call from a remote station while the mobile station is receiving broadcast content via a multi-user forward-link broadcast channel; soliciting operator input as to whether to accept or reject the incoming call; if the operator rejects the call, sending the network notification of rejection; if the operator accepts the call, sending the network notification of acceptance and performing further operations comprising: determining call handling preferences as to prescribed categories of operating conditions including at least the following: (1) whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, (2) election between the point-to-point call and the broadcast content should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently; sending the network further messaging stating the determined call handling preferences, and waiting for signaling from the network to complete the point-to-point call.