Patent ID: 8208972

Claim:
A multi mode mobile device configured to operate in a computing mode or a communication mode, comprising: a battery; an application processor configured to execute at least one application in the computing mode, the application processor being powered at least in part by the battery; a communication processor configured to facilitate wireless communication in the communication mode, the communication processor being powered at least in part by the battery; a processor local bus (PLB) bridge processor configured to enable the communication processor to function as a master processor when the multi mode mobile device is in the communication mode and to enable the communication processor to function as a peripheral processor when the multi mode mobile device is in the computing mode; wherein the application processor functions as a master processor and the communication processor functions as the peripheral processor when the multi mode mobile device is in the computing mode; wherein the communication processor functions as the master processor and the application processor functions as the peripheral processor when the multi mode mobile device is in the communication mode; wherein the master processor controls the peripheral processor; and wherein the application processor is associated with a PLB.