Facilitating transmissions in a plurality of protocols
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1. A method for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols, comprising:
- receiving, at a communications device, an indication to send first data to an access point in a first communications protocol;
determining that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol;
determining a period of silence from data communication in the second communications protocol, wherein determining a period of silence comprises;
attempting to send the first data in the first communications protocol;
determining that the second data in the second communications protocol is currently being transmitted;
determining a time when the transmission of the second data will end;
entering a sleep mode until the determined time; and
sending the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence.
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Included are embodiments for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a communications device, an indication to send first data to an access point in a first communications protocol and determining that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol. Some embodiments include determining a period of silence from data communication in the second communications protocol and sending the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence.
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1. A method for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols, comprising:
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receiving, at a communications device, an indication to send first data to an access point in a first communications protocol; determining that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol; determining a period of silence from data communication in the second communications protocol, wherein determining a period of silence comprises; attempting to send the first data in the first communications protocol; determining that the second data in the second communications protocol is currently being transmitted; determining a time when the transmission of the second data will end; entering a sleep mode until the determined time; and sending the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communications device for receiving data in an environment with a plurality of protocols, comprising:
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first determining logic configured to determine that an access point will send first data to the communications device in a first protocol; second determining logic configured to determine that a Bluetooth device is transmitting second data in a second protocol; third determining logic configured to determine a transmission schedule for the Bluetooth device for transmitting the second data in the second protocol; and first sending logic configured to send, to the access point, an indication of the determined transmission schedule for transmitting the second data in the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols, comprising:
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a receiving component configured to receive an indication to transmit first data to an access point in a first communications protocol, the first protocol operating at a first frequency; a first determining component configured to determine that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol, wherein the second communications protocol operates at a second frequency, the second frequency configured to interfere with the first frequency, the second data being communicated at regular intervals; a second determining component configured to determine a period of silence from data communication in the second protocol, wherein the second determining component is further configured to attempt to send the first data in the first communications protocol, determine that the second data in the second communications protocol is currently being transmitted, determine a time when the transmission of the second data will end, and enter a sleep mode until the determined time; and a sending component configured to send the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols, comprising:
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means for receiving an indication to send first data to an access point in a first communications protocol; means for determining that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol; means for determining a period of silence from data communication in the second communications protocol, wherein means for determining a period of silence from data communication further comprises; means for attempting to send data in the first communications protocol; means for determining that the second data in the second communications protocol is currently being transmitted; means for determining a time when the transmission of the second data will end; means for entering a sleep mode until the determined time; and means for sending the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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