Patent ID: 7512423

Claim:
A method for saving power in a radio receiver, comprising: determining a receiver inactivity time wherein the receiver inactivity time is a time period between received radio frequency (RF) transmissions in an established communication link; determining a list of elements of the radio receiver that can be powered down and back within the receiver inactivity time to reduce power consumption; establishing, based upon the determined inactivity time, a power reduction mode for at least one element of the radio receiver; determining a restoration time for the at least one element wherein the restoration time is a time at which the at least one element should automatically be powered on in order achieve an operational mode steady state prior to the expiration of the receiver inactivity time; and powering the at least one element of the radio receiver to an operational mode based only upon the restoration time wherein the at least one element has reached a steady state of operation by the expiration of the receiver inactivity time.