Patent ID: 9565651
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of scanning for a page, comprising: performing, by a device, a series of page scans for a transmission of the page including arranging the series of page scans in time so that if one of two consecutive page scans occurs during a scan for a page response from the device, the other of the two consecutive page scans by the device occurs during the transmission of one of the pages, wherein the series of page scans are periodic, and wherein arranging the series of page scans in time comprises setting a period of the periodic page scans, wherein setting the period of the periodic page scans comprises setting the period in accordance with a following relationship: wherein T is the period of the periodic page scans, X is a duration of the transmission of the page, Y is a duration of the scan for the page response, and n is an integer.