Method and apparatus to improve wireless device performance

A first wireless device, comprising:

• a Wi-Fi transceiver;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the first wireless device to:
• establish a Wi-Fi connection to a second wireless device;
• operate the first wireless device in a normal operating mode;
• detect Wi-Fi activity associated with the Wi-Fi connection to the second wireless device;
• and
• leave the normal operating mode and operate the first wireless device in a low-power mode based, at least in part, on the detected Wi-Fi activity.

A method of operating a first wireless device, the method comprising:

• establishing a BLUETOOTH low energy (BLE) connection with a second wireless device;
• establishing a Wi-Fi connection with the second wireless device;
• operating a scheduler to schedule Wi-Fi communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, and between the first wireless device and a third wireless device;
• receiving a BLE message from the second wireless device;
• and
• determining scheduler operation based, at least in part, on the received BLE message.

A first wireless device, comprising:

• a Wi-Fi transceiver;
• a BLUETOOTH transceiver;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the first wireless device to:
• establish a BLUETOOTH low energy (BLE) connection with a second wireless device;
• establish a Wi-Fi connection with the second wireless device;
• operate a scheduler to schedule Wi-Fi communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, and between the first wireless device and a third wireless device;
• receive a BLE message from the second wireless device;
• and
• determine scheduler operation based, at least in part, on the received BLE message.