Patent ID: 8144639

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving and processing first information for a first user to select a first mode transition sequence for the first user, wherein the first mode transition sequence comprises an active mode to sleep mode to idle mode transition, and an idle mode to sleep mode to active mode transition; receiving and processing second information for a second user to select a second mode transition sequence for the second user, wherein the second mode transition sequence comprises an active mode to sleep mode transition, and a sleep mode to active mode transition; receiving and processing third information for a third user to select a third mode transition sequence for the third user, wherein the third mode transition sequence comprises an active mode to idle mode transition, and an idle mode to active mode transition, wherein the first information indicates a first quality-of-service level for the first user, wherein the second information indicates a second quality-of-service level for the second user, and wherein the third information indicates a third quality-of-service level for the third user, and wherein the sleep mode comprises a mobile device in a first state of inactivity with a serving base station air interface and the mobile device maintains first network resources, and wherein the idle mode comprises the mobile device in a second state of inactivity with the serving base station air interface and the mobile device releases second network resources; transferring the first mode transition sequence to the first user for use by the first user; transferring the second mode transition sequence to the second user for use by the second user; and transferring the third mode transition sequence to the third user for use by the third user.