Power efficient high speed communication systems and methods

A method for establishing relatively high speed wireless communications between first and second electronic devices, comprising:

• causing carrier circuitry in the first device to transmit a seek ping signal;
• performing a handshake operation with the second device after the second device responds to the seek ping signal;
• establishing a communications dialog between the first and second devices in accordance with a low power, low speed communications protocol;
• and
• causing the first and second devices to switch to a high power, high speed communications protocol for data transmission.

A method for efficiently utilizing high speed communications between first and second wireless devices, comprising:

• causing carrier circuitry in the first device to transmit a signal seeking another wireless device;
• performing a handshake operation with the second device in accordance with Bluetooth protocol standards after the second device responds to the signal;
• establishing wireless communications between the first and second devices in accordance with the Bluetooth protocol;
• determining that the second device is capable of communicating using Wi-Fi;
• and
• switching the wireless communications between the first and second devices from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi.

A first portable electronic device comprising:

• a carrier portion operable to communicate wirelessly using at least two different communication protocols;
• an application portion that enables wireless communications to begin utilizing Bluetooth protocol until a second device which is operable in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is identified;
• and
• switching circuitry that causes the carrier portion to switch from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi in the event that high speed communications is required.