Patent ID: 7689172

Claim:
A method comprising: performing a first operation using a radio component in an electronic device during an interval between a first time and a second time, wherein the radio component is in an active state during the interval between the first time and the second time, the electronic device comprising a plurality of components including at least one radio component and at least one non-radio component; receiving an activation request for a non-radio component in the electronic device, where the non-radio component comprises an electromechanical component; determining if an operation can be performed using the non-radio component without resulting in interference with any one of the plurality of components in the electronic device in an active state; and if the determination is true, then at a third time, transmitting an activation control signal for the non-radio component, where the third time is between the first time and the second time, and where the non-radio component enters an active state in response to the activation control signal.