Patent ID: 8913961

Claim:
A mobile telephone comprising: a radio frequency transmitter configured to transmit a radio frequency transmission burst; a protocol stack; a short range communication formatter configured to receive, from the protocol stack prior to a transmission of the radio frequency transmission burst, an indication of a transmission of the radio frequency transmission burst; and a short range communication transmitter associated with the short range communication formatter, the short range communication transmitter configured to broadcast, to a receiver associated with an affected device prior to the transmission of the radio frequency transmission burst, a warning transmission comprising a timing and a duration associated with the transmission of the radio frequency transmission burst for use by the affected device to time blanking of the affected device, wherein blanking of the affected device occurs at a leading edge of the radio frequency transmission burst and a trailing edge of the radio frequency transmission burst based on the timing and the duration associated with the transmission of the radio frequency transmission burst provided by the warning transmission.