Patent ID: 8570925

Claim:
A method for reducing power consumption in wireless devices, the method comprising: generating a communication schedule in a local device based on a profile stored in the local device, wherein the communication schedule specifies (i) a first duration of time during which data is transferred between the local device and a remote device, and (ii) a second duration of time during which data is not transferred between the local device and the remote device, and wherein the profile indicates (i) a start time, (ii) a duration, and (iii) a periodicity for communicating between the local device and the remote device using a wireless protocol at a close range; establishing a wireless link between the local device and the remote device; sending the communication schedule in a message to the remote device across the wireless link, wherein the message is a pre-existing message of the wireless protocol used to communicate interference present in an operating environment of the local device and the remote device; and communicating between the local device and the remote device according to the communication schedule, wherein, during the second duration of time, at least one of the local device or the remote device enters a low power mode.