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Facilitating transmissions in a plurality of protocols

  • US 7,990,902 B2
  • Filed: 10/12/2007
  • Issued: 08/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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