Patent ID: 8437810

Claim:
A multimode wireless communication device, the device comprising: a Wi-Fi module housed within the multimode wireless communication device and configured to communicate with an access point operatively coupled to a wide area network; a cellular communication module housed within the multimode wireless communication device and configured to communicate with a base station and a mobile switching station; and an integrated power management module configured to manage power for the Wi-Fi module and the cellular communication module, the integrated power management module configurable to place the multimode wireless communication device into at least: a Wi-Fi power save mode comprising a timer that triggers switching the Wi-Fi module between a Wi-Fi power save awake state and a Wi-Fi power save sleep state resulting in less power consumption by the multimode wireless communication device than when the multimode wireless communication device is in the Wi-Fi power save awake state, and a cellular low power mode that is enabled when the Wi-Fi module is activated and the Wi-Fi module enters either a Wi-Fi active mode or the Wi-Fi power save mode.