Patent ID: 6704516
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A method for optimizing a minimum turn around time (MTAT) between (a) a reception by a first device of a first infrared data communication (IRDC) frame sent from a second device and (b) a transmission by said first device of a second IRDC frame to said second device, comprising:loading an MTAT value received from said second device into a storage device in communication with said first device; receiving said first IRDC frame from said second device, said first IRDC frame containing a plurality of characters, each of said plurality of characters setting a counter in communication with said first device to a reset value upon reception of each of said plurality of characters, said counter otherwise incrementing a counter value while none of said plurality of characters are being received; and transmitting said second IRDC frame to said second device when said counter value reaches said MTAT value so that said MTAT is optimized to be at least said MTAT value.