Patent ID: 7480837

Claim:
A method comprising: determining a first timeout time for a first new transaction is greater than a current maximum timeout time, where first information is to be communicated between devices during the first new transaction; in response to determining the first timeout time is greater than a current maximum timeout time, determining a time period based upon the first timeout time, wherein the time period is the duration of each one of a plurality of time zones, and where a new maximum timeout time is based upon the duration of the plurality of time zones; updating a timeout zone associated with a first outstanding transactions, where second information is to be communicated between devices during the first outstanding transaction, where the undated timeout zone associated with the first outstanding transaction indicates a time zone of the plurality of time zones at which the first outstanding transaction will timeout if not completed; associating a timeout zone with the first new transaction, the timeout zone associated with the first new transaction indicating a time zone of the plurality of time zones at which the first new transaction will timeout if not completed; and updating a current time zone every time period.