Patent ID: 8452323

Claim:
A method for selecting a thermally optimal airlink for a portable computing device, comprising: monitoring a temperature of the portable computing device with a processor; determining with a processor if the portable computing device has reached a threshold temperature range; determining with a processor an estimated volume of data to be sent over two or more airlinks; determining with a processor an estimated duration for the data using two or more airlinks; determining with a processor a quality of service needed for the data; comparing with a processor two or more available airlinks for communicating the data; identifying two or more thermally optimal different airlinks with a processor which support communications of the portable computing device and that help reduce thermal output of the portable computing device based on the estimated volume, estimated data rate, and estimated duration; each airlink comprising a different communications protocol relative to another airlink; determining with a processor if the portable computing device is proximate to an operator; and adjusting output power of a selected airlink with a processor if the portable computing device is proximate to the operator such that the portable computing device radiates at predetermined safe levels relative to the operator.