Patent ID: RE43027

Claim:
A wireless device comprising: a short-range transceiver for communicating with an auxiliary device; a signal module for providing a mode control signal; and, a control module for controllably shifting the short-range transceiver between a power saver mode and a search mode based on the mode control signal received from the signal module; wherein, when in the search mode, the short-range transceiver is operable to search for the auxiliary device to communicate therewith, and when in the power saver mode, the short-range transceiver is inactive and not operable to search for the auxiliary device; the signal module comprises a detector for detecting when the auxiliary device is in close proximity, the signal module being operable to send a first signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is in close proximity and a second signal when the detector detects that the auxiliary device is not in close proximity; and the control module is operable to shift the short-range transceiver from the power saver mode to the search mode when the first signal is received from the signal module, and from the search mode to the power saver mode when the second signal is received from the signal module.