US 12,408,010 B2
Systems and methods for using role-based voice communication channels
David O'Gwynn, Oceanside, CA (US); and Rick Evan Schwartz, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to H. M. Electronics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by H.M. Electronics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,369.
Application 18/452,369 is a continuation of application No. 17/722,553, filed on Apr. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,736,911.
Application 17/722,553 is a continuation of application No. 17/188,717, filed on Mar. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,310,634, issued on Apr. 19, 2022.
Application 17/188,717 is a continuation of application No. 16/899,483, filed on Jun. 11, 2020, granted, now 10,993,088, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0396967 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/10 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/10 (2013.01) [H04W 4/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system configured for managing voice communication channels used by a group of people interacting with each other, wherein individual voice communication channels are associated with one or more communication groups selected from a set of communication groups, wherein the set of communication groups includes four or more communication groups including a first communication group, a second communication group, a third communication group, and a fourth communication group, and wherein individual associations are between the individual voice communication channels and individual subsets of the set of communication groups, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
receive a first device-specific packet from a first communication device, wherein the first device-specific packet is received during a first uplink time period and includes packetized uplink information based on audio information captured by the first communication device, wherein the first device-specific packet is targeted to the first communication group;
receive a second device-specific packet from a second communication device, wherein the second device-specific packet is received during a second uplink time period and includes packetized uplink information based on audio information captured by the second communication device, wherein the second device-specific packet is targeted to the second communication group;
receive a third device-specific packet from a third communication device, wherein the third device-specific packet is received during a third uplink time period and includes packetized uplink information based on audio information captured by the third communication device, wherein the third device-specific packet is targeted to the third communication group;
receive a fourth device-specific packet from a fourth communication device, wherein the fourth device-specific packet is received during a fourth uplink time period and includes packetized uplink information based on audio information captured by the fourth communication device, wherein the fourth device-specific packet is targeted to the fourth communication group;
generate a first downlink packet including packetized downlink information organized in a set of broadcast channels, wherein individual ones of the set of broadcast channels are used for audio information received in device-specific packets targeted to the individual voice communication channels, in accordance with the individual associations pertaining to the individual voice communication channels; and
transmit the first downlink packet to a set of end-user communication devices, including the first, second, third, and fourth communication devices.