Method for operating a radio communication device in a multi-watch mode

摘要

A method for operating a radio communication device in a multi-watch mode is provided. The radio communication device receives communications on a primary channel and at least one non-primary channel. Further, a talk-back channel is enabled to respond to communications received on the primary channel. The radio communication device determines whether there is any transmission activity in response to a communication received on the non-primary channel. The radio communication device further determines whether the communication received on the non-primary channel comprises critical information when there is no transmission activity for a pre-defined time period since the communication was received on the non-primary channel. When the radio communication device determines that the communication received on the primary channel comprises critical information, the radio communication device switches to the talk-back channel to respond to communications received on the non-primary channel.

主权项

1. A method of operating a radio communication device, the method comprising:
operating the radio communication device to simultaneously receive communications on a plurality of channels comprising a first communication on a primary channel and a second voice communication on a non-primary channel during a multi-watch mode of operation; enabling a talk-back channel to, by default, respond to communications received on the primary channel when a push-to-talk (PTT) switch is activated; recording the second voice communication in a text message buffer and converting the recorded second voice communication into a text message; determining whether there is any transmission activity in the radio communication device; determining, based on a content of the text message, whether the second voice communication received on the non-primary channel comprises critical information when there is no transmission activity in the radio communication device for a pre-defined time period since the communication was received on the non-primary channel; and in response to determining that the second voice communication received on the non-primary channel comprises critical information, switching the talk-back channel to instead respond to communications received on the non-primary channel when the PTT switch is activated.