METHOD AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE REDUCING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN RF SIGNALS

A control system (16) is provided. The control system includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter-receiver module (26) configured to transmit and receive first RF signals (30) within a first RF range (104), the RF transmitter-receiver module including at least one RF transmitter-receiver (42), an RF receiver module (24) configured to receive second RF signals (22) within a second RF range (102) that at least partially overlaps the first RF range, the RF receiver module including at least one RF receiver (40), and a processor (28) coupled in communication with the RF transmitter-receiver module and the RF receiver module. The processor is configured to engage (302) in a first communication session (402) with a remote RF device (14) using the RF transmitter-receiver module to transmit a first outgoing message within the first RF signals and detect (304) a second communication session (406) within the second RF signals using the RF receiver module, the second RF signals transmitted by a system RF device (12) and including an incoming message encoded therein. The processor is further configured to, when the second communication session is detected, interrupt (306) the first communication session for a time period (408), receive (308) the second RF signals during the time period using the RF receiver module, and after the time period expires, resume (314) the first communication session.