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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Andrew J. Pyles, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Gang Zhou, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Zhen Ren, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Andrew J. Pyles, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Gang Zhou, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Zhen Ren, Williamsburg, VA (US);
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for conserving network resources such as battery power of a battery-powered communication device used to support a conversation over a wireless network transport media. Periods of silence are detected during conversation taking place on a network having controllable resources such as battery power. Using the periods of silence so-detected, future silence periods occurring on the network are then predicted. Allocation of at least a portion of the controllable resources is controlled based on the future silence periods so-predicted.