| 摘要 |
<p>A method and system is disclosed for a device to quickly determine if data i s being sent to it. If no data is being sent to the device, the device may return to a sleep mode so as to conserve energy. The present invention includes organizing and transmitting, one at a time, all device destination identifiers (14). If a message listing (10) search indicates that no message is being sent for a device, the device can continue with any other activity that needs servicing, or if no other activity is pending, it may shut down t o conserve power until the next wake up period arrives. If the search returns a positive indication,q the count value (12) when the identifier is found can be used to determine the location of the pointer (16) to the message.</p> |
