Patent ID: 9131517
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a primary apparatus, wherein activity of the primary apparatus causes interference that disturbs activity of a secondary apparatus or activity of the secondary apparatus causes interference that disturbs activity of the primary apparatus or activity of the primary apparatus causes interference that disturbs activity of the secondary apparatus and activity of the secondary apparatus causes interference that disturbs activity of the primary apparatus, wherein the secondary apparatus is characterized by a best case minimum amount of time required to perform activity and also by a worst case minimum amount of time required to perform activity, wherein the worst case minimum amount of time required to perform activity is greater than or equal to the best case minimum amount of time required to perform activity, the method comprising: ascertaining a first future moment when an activity status of the primary apparatus will change from active to inactive; ascertaining whether a duration of primary apparatus inactivity beginning at the first future moment will not be less than the best case minimum amount of time required by the secondary apparatus to perform activity; and in response to ascertaining that the duration of primary apparatus inactivity beginning at the first future moment will not be less than the best case minimum amount of time required by the secondary apparatus to perform activity, asserting a primary apparatus inactivity signal at a moment in advance of the first future moment, wherein the primary apparatus inactivity signal indicates upcoming primary apparatus inactivity scheduled to begin at the first future moment in time, wherein an amount of time between the moment in advance of the first future moment and the first future moment is equal to a primary pre-notice start time that is greater than or equal to the worst case minimum amount of time required by the secondary apparatus to perform activity minus the best case minimum amount of time required by the secondary apparatus to perform activity.