Patent ID: 9402231
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method by which a first wireless device communicates with a second wireless device, both of said first wireless device and said second wireless device being enabled to communicate with each other using a first MAC protocol and a second MAC protocol, said method comprising: transitioning, at a first time instance, to a power savings mode in the operation of a first receiver corresponding to said first MAC protocol, wherein said first receiver is incapable of receiving data in said power savings mode; receive, at a second time instance, an indication on a second receiver corresponding to said second MAC protocol from said second wireless device, wherein said indication indicates that data is available to be transmitted to said first wireless device from said second wireless device; in response to receipt of said indication, transitioning to an active mode in the operation of said first receiver and receiving data from said second wireless device using said first receiver operating in accordance with said first MAC protocol.