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A method and apparatus for a communication system (100) to register groups of co-located users in a mobile vehicle (110) involves collecting (200) registration information for multiple users by a Vehicle Communications Control Unit (500) (VCCU) on board the mobile vehicle (110), creating (202) at le

A method and apparatus for a communication system (100) to register groups of co-located users in a mobile vehicle (110) involves collecting (200) registration information for multiple users by a Vehicle Communications Control Unit (500) (VCCU) on board the mobile vehicle (110), creating (202) at least one group registration request message by the VCCU (500), and sending the at least one group registration request message to an Earth Terminal (102) (ET) of the communication system (100). After the communication system (100) registers each user whose registration information is contained within the at least one group registration request message, the ET (102) sends (312) at least one group registration response message to the VCCU (500), where the message includes information describing whether each registration attempt was successful. The VCCU (500) can then inform (210) each user as to the status of the registration attempt.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for registering a group of communication units with a radio frequency (RF) communication system, wherein the group of the communication units are co-located on a mobile vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:a) collecting, by a control unit co-located with t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for registering a group of communication units with a radio frequency (RF) communication system, wherein the group of the communication units are co-located on a mobile vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:a) collecting, by a control unit co-located with the mobile vehicle, individual registration information from each of the communication units of the group;b) creating, by the control unit, at least one group registration request message which comprises the individual registration information from the communication units of the group; andc) sending, by the control unit, the at least one group registration request message to the RF communication system over a path between the mobile vehicle and an antenna of the RF communication system so that the RF communication system can register the communication units of the group.