Method and apparatus to initiate point-to-point call during shared-channel delivery of broadcast content in a wireless telephone network

摘要

A method for managing a point-to-point call initiated (702) between a wireless mobile station (114, 400) and a remote party while the mobile is receiving broadcast content via one or more multi-user forward-link broadcast channels (508). The mobile station notifies (704) the network (110) of preferences as to prescribed categories of operating conditions, such as whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, and election between the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently. In accordance with the preferences, communications are conducted (706) in one of the following operating modes: (1) conducting the point-to-point call and discontinuing reception of the broadcast, (2) conducting the point-to-point call and continuing reception of the broadcast, (3) aborting completion of the point-to-point call and continuing reception of the broadcast.

主权项

1. A method of operating a wireless mobile station in a wireless communications network while the mobile station is receiving broadcast content via a multi-user forward-link broadcast channel, the method comprising:
receiving a network notification of an incoming point-to-point call from a remote station; ascertaining whether to accept or reject the point-to-point call; in response to ascertaining that the point-to-point call is to be rejected, sending the network notification of rejection; in response to ascertaining that the point-to-point call is to be accepted, sending the network notification of acceptance; and when the point-to-point call is not rejected,
sending a message to the network including call handling preferences; andwaiting for signaling from the network to complete the point-to-point call, wherein the call handling preferences are prescribed categories of operating conditions including at least the following: (1) whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, and (2) election between the point-to-point call and broadcast content should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently.