Patent ID: 8046611
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information transmitting device for transmitting first information to one or more destination devices, the information transmitting device comprising: a memory for storing second information indicating whether or not each destination device requires power-saving handshaking in order to receive the first information; a control unit for selecting at least a power-saving transmission mode and a normal transmission mode according to the second information stored in the memory, the power-saving transmission mode including transmitting and receiving of power-saving handshaking signals, the normal transmission mode excluding the transmitting and the receiving of the power-saving handshaking signals; and a communication unit for transmitting the first information in the mode selected by the control unit, wherein the control unit has the communication unit transmit third information indicating whether or not the information transmitting device itself requires the power-saving handshaking in order to receive incoming transmissions of fourth information.