Patent ID: 8599729
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for a wireless communication device, comprising: determining a mode of the communications based on traffic characteristics; setting a snooze interval based on the determined mode; placing the wireless communication device in a reduced power state for the snooze interval; after the expiration of the snooze interval, receiving, by the wireless communication device, zero or more data packets during a period, establishing a communication data rate for the period; adjusting the snooze interval as a function of the communication data rate; setting the snooze interval to zero for a high data rate mode of communications when a number of received data packets exceeds a first threshold value; setting the snooze interval to a constant bit rate value when a number of transmitted data packets exceeds a first threshold value; when communications are bi-directional communications, placing the device in the reduced power state until transmission of a data packet; when the communications are uni-directional communications, setting a maximum snooze interval value; processing further data communications; and adjusting the snooze interval based on a number of packets received in the further data communications by: