IFT patent “Method and system for energy efficient wireless communications” has been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  This is the 20th IFT granted patent, and 21th granted patent by an IFT related project. Energy and spectrum efficiencies are critical factors in wireless communications, especially for the wireless communication between handheld and wearable communication devices that are battery powered. A drained battery can cause sudden shutdown of such devices, thus impacting the connectivity of the entire communication network. Thus, a wireless communication network that achieves efficient energy utilization of single nodes and efficient cooperation between different nodes needs to be realized. The disclosed method and system for energy efficient wireless communications are directed to solving one or more problems set forth above and other problems in the art.