Patent ID: 8069254
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a first electronic device, a method comprising: determining a duration of a first communication period that is scheduled between the first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein the first scheduled communication period comprises a first initiation time point, wherein the first initiation time point is known to both the first electronic device and the second electronic device before the first initiation time point commences, wherein the first electronic device communicates with the second electronic device during the first scheduled communication period, and wherein: comparing the duration of the first communication period with a threshold duration, wherein the threshold duration is a time period; determining whether the duration exceeds the threshold duration, wherein the first communication period is considered a short communication period if the duration of the first communication period does not exceed the threshold duration; and unscheduling the first communication period if the duration does not exceed the threshold duration, wherein the first communication period is unscheduled without user input.