Patent ID: 8731538

Claim:
A wireless telecommunication system adapted to implement a quiet time mode of operation, the system comprising: a cellular telecommunication network; a wireless handset configured to transmit voice and data information to, and configured to receive voice and data information from, the cellular telecommunication network, wherein the wireless handset is configurable to selectively issue an audible notification upon the occurrence of one or more of a plurality of events; and a quiet time controller configured recognize a plurality of quiet time profiles, the plurality comprising an airplane quiet time profile and a night quiet time profile, to identify a quiet time condition and to disable the wireless handset from issuing the audible notification during a predetermined quiet time period, wherein disabling the wireless handset comprises powering down the wireless handset during the predetermined quiet time period, and wherein the quiet time controller is configured to power up the wireless handset, such that the wireless handset resumes standard operation, when the predetermined quiet time period has ended.