Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing a talkgroup icon is provided herein. During operation a current public-safety incident is determined. Based on the current public safety incident, a talkgroup icon will be determined and pushed to the various radios that are members of the talkgroup. When a radio displays a list of talkgroups (or a single talkgroup), each talkgroup will be accompanied by the unique icon that identifies a public-safety incident related to the talkgroup. This allows a user of the radio to identify a current conversation on a particular talkgroup without having to monitor the particular talkgroup.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for notifying authors of a statistical anomaly in paperwork is described herein. During operation information within fields of the paperwork will be identified that statistically differ from information contained in other paperwork from the same incident and/or other paperwork from similar incidents.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating applications are provided herein. During operation, an application server will determine that an application is to be updated on a device associated with a public-safety officer. The application server will then determine all members of a team which the public-safety officer is a member. The application server will then update the application on the device only when at least N members of the team have access to the application as the application is being updated (where N is an integer greater than zero).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a channel-change warning is provided herein. During operation a radio will alert a user if the user rotates a knob that controls channel/talkgroup in a clockwise manner when the radio is in a noisy environment.

Abstract: A method of activating a user function in an electronic device, the method comprising displaying an icon of the user function on a display of the device in response to detecting manual contact at a user's finger contact surface area at a corresponding tablet region of a touch sensitive tablet. Next there is performed activating the user function in response to actuation of a user input key of the device which corresponds with user's finger contact surface area on the touch sensitive tablet.

Abstract: A radio communication device (10) has a controller (11), an antenna mount (12), a reference voltage source (13), a voltage bias supply (14), transceiver circuitry (15) and an annunciator (16). Device (10) also has an antenna (17) that is detachably mounted to antenna mount (12). The base of antenna (17) has a conductive track (19) which is selectively insulated. Uninsulated portions of conductive track (19) connects electrical contacts on antenna mount (12) such that a code signal can be provided on signal lines connecting antenna mount (12) to controller (11). The electrical contacts are distributed on a contact housing (30) of antenna mount (12). In response to the code signal, controller (11) controls annunciator (16) to provide an indication to a user of device (10) whether antenna (17) is selected appropriately or improperly connected. The code signal is provided independent of radiofrequency signals received or transmitted via transceiver circuitry (15).