Arbitrating a low power mode for multiple applications running on a device

A device, comprising:

• at least one processor circuit configured to:
• receive application event information and lower power mode information from a plurality of applications running on the device, the application event information comprising information related to one or more connection status, and the lower power mode being associated with at least one of a sniff mode, a hold mode or a park mode;
• determine a preferred low power mode based on lower power mode information received from the plurality of applications, wherein each application retrieves a preferred lower power mode information from tables indexed by the application event information, and wherein each table includes entries indicating a low power mode preference including the sniff mode, the hold mode and the park mode to be utilized based on at least one corresponding application event;
• and
• configure the device running the plurality of applications to operate utilizing the preferred low power mode.

A method for controlling a device, the method comprising:

• receiving application event information and lower power mode information from a plurality of applications running on the device, the application event information comprising information related to one or more connection status, and the lower power mode being associated with at least one of a sniff mode, a hold mode or a park mode;
• determining a preferred low power mode based on lower power mode information received from the plurality of applications, wherein each application retrieves a preferred lower power mode information from tables indexed by the application event information, and wherein each table includes entries indicating a low power mode preference including the sniff mode, the hold mode and the park mode to be utilized based on at least one corresponding application event;
• and
• configuring the device running the plurality of applications to operate utilizing the preferred low power mode.