	US 7,477,916 B2
	Method and apparatus to initiate point-to-point call during shared-channel delivery of broadcast content in a wireless telephone network
Ragulan Sinnarajah, Markham (Canada); Jun Wang, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Tao Chen, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/777,996.
Application 11/777996 is a division of application No. 11/436498, filed on May 17, 2006, granted, now 7,328,022.
Application 11/436498 is a continuation of application No. 10/356053, filed on Jan. 31, 2003, granted, now 7,096,024.
Prior Publication US 2008/0026785 A1, Jan. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 455—550.1 [455/403; 455/445; 455/503; 370/328]

5 Claims

1. A method of operating one or more components of a wireless communications network, the method comprising operations of:

receiving initiation of a point-to-point call between a wireless mobile station and a remote party while the mobile station is receiving broadcast content via a multi-user forward-link broadcast channel;

receiving notification from the mobile station of mobile station preferences as to prescribed categories of operating conditions including at least the following: (1) in the event the point-to-point call originated from a remote party, whether to receive the point-to-point call, (2) whether to continue receiving the broadcast content, (3) election between the point-to-point call and the broadcast content should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently;

performing call processing operations including one of the following tasks in accordance with the mobile station's preferences: (1) abandoning completion of the point-to-point call, (2) completing the point-to-point call without regard for whether network resources will be able to continue conducting the broadcast, (3) completing the point-to-point call should network resources be able to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently, (4) continuing reception of the broadcast and aborting completion of the point-to-point call should network resources be unable to conduct the point-to-point call and broadcast content concurrently.