1. A method for optimizing power consumption in at least two communication devices implementing wireless short range radio communication, comprising: transmitting a low activity request message from one of a polling device and a polled device; transmitting a low activity response message from the other of the polling device and the polled device responsive to the low activity request message; processing the low activity request and response messages to derive a set of accepted parameters associated with a period of low activity for the polling device and the polled device; and entering a low activity mode based on the set of accepted parameters.