Patent ID: 9572109
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for reducing power consumption in a device, said device comprising circuitry for transmitting and receiving packets, and a processing unit, said method comprising: sending a data request packet from said device to a second device; receiving an acknowledgement packet from said second device in response to said data request packet, said acknowledgement packet having an indication regarding whether additional data will be transmitted by said second device; parsing said acknowledgement packet, using said processing unit, as said acknowledgement packet is received; disabling said circuitry upon receipt of said indication before receipt of entire acknowledgement packet, if said indication denotes that additional data will not be transmitted by said second device; and disabling said circuitry for a predetermined time period after receipt of said acknowledgement packet, if said indication denotes that additional data will be transmitted by said second device, wherein said acknowledgement packet further comprises an indication of a minimum time before said second device transmits said additional data, and said predetermined time period is determined based on said indication of the minimum time.