US 11,991,052 B2
Ground combat vehicle communication system
Olatunde O. Bamgboye, Clinton Township, MI (US); and Eric Bennett, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/164,672.
Application 18/164,672 is a division of application No. 16/582,988, filed on Sep. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,575,585.
Prior Publication US 2023/0379226 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/326 (2022.01); H04W 4/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 69/326 (2013.01); H04W 4/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A communication system within an armored ground combat vehicle (GCV), the communication system comprising:
an analog communication station within the GCV configured as a push-to-talk analog communication station, the analog communication station having an input configured to input an audio input, an output configured to output an audio output, and an actuatable button to toggle between (1) a communication transmission mode, wherein the input inputs the audio input, and (2) a communication reception mode, wherein the output outputs the audio output, wherein the analog communication station is configured to, in response to the button being actuated, generate an analog audio signal from the audio input as analog communication data;
a first computer having a display, the first computer operatively connected to the analog communication station; and
a server operatively connected to the first computer, wherein
the first computer is configured to
implement a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to digitize analog communication data from the analog communication station to digital communication data for further transmission,
display a selection graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, wherein the selection GUI is configured to receive a selected communication station as a first input selection, the selected communication station being another communication station to which the digital communication data is routed for reception, and
transmit the digital communication data to the server for further transmission, and wherein
the server is configured to
implement a private branch exchange (PBX) application to switch and route the digital communication data over a wired and/or wireless network to the selected communication station for reception, and wherein
the first computer is further configured to display a keypad GUI on the display, and wherein
the keypad GUI is configured to accept a number that is associated with the selected communication station for dialing the selected communication station as a second input selection, and wherein
the selection GUI comprises a plurality of communication selectors each indicative of an available communication mode between the analog communication station and the selected communication station, and wherein
a first communication selector of the plurality of communication selectors is indicative of one-to-one communication between the analog communication station and the selected communication station.