Patent ID: 8019383

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive data over a local push-to-talk (PTT) wireless network; a second wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive data over a second wireless network in order to communicate with a device in a remote PTT wireless network coupled to the second wireless network; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to select a mode of operation for the apparatus, including: for data received via the first wireless transceiver, transmit or forward the received data via the second wireless transceiver to an intermediary device within the second wireless network to allow the data to be forwarded by the intermediary device to the remote PTT wireless network; for data received via the second wireless transceiver, transmit or forward the received data via the first wireless transceiver directly or peer-to-peer to one or more devices within the first PTT wireless network; and for data originated or generated by the apparatus, transmit the data originated or generated by the apparatus, via both the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless transceiver.