Patent ID: 8521096

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving device information regarding a plurality of wireless communication mediums being supported by one or more radio modules in a wireless communication device; formulating a local operational schedule for the one or more radio modules to operate on the plurality of wireless communication mediums based on the device information, the local operational schedule comprising one or more time periods allowed for communication by the one or more radio modules on each of the plurality of supported wireless communication mediums; receiving, from a radio module, network information regarding an associated wireless communication medium, the network information being used to determine allowed activity periods for communicating in the associated wireless communication medium; comparing the local operational schedule for the associated wireless communication medium with the allowed activity periods for communicating in the associated wireless communication medium; and instructing the radio module to adjust a duration of the allowed activity periods to correspond with the local operational schedule if the duration of the allowed activity periods exceeds the one or more time periods allowed for communication in the local operational schedule.