Patent ID: 8326375

Claim:
A method for managing operation of a device, the method comprising: performing using one or more processors and/or circuits in a handheld device, said one or more processors and/or circuits comprising a control device and one or more other devices: receiving from said control device, one or more power setting signals indicative of a desired power level setting, wherein said handheld device operates utilizing a NORMAL power level setting in a normal mode, or a standby power level setting in standby mode, and wherein said standby power level setting comprises a LOW power level setting and a sleep mode setting; generating one or more corresponding power adjustment signals based on said received one or more power setting signals; and adjusting power supplied to said handheld device based on said generated one or more corresponding power adjustment signals, wherein said power supplied to said handheld device when said handheld device is in said LOW power level setting, is reduced to a level that is below that which is normally utilized for said normal mode.