A power management scheme for use in a wireless device reduces the power consumption of the network interface module of the wireless device by selectively putting the network interface module into a low-power state for an idle time. The length of the idle time is calculated such that the amount of delayed...http://www.google.de/patents/US7564810?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7564810 - Method and system for managing power consumption of a network interface module in a wireless computing device