System and method for extending the battery life of a mobile device

A system that provides for extending the battery life of a mobile device, comprising:

• a priority determination module that determines if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time;
• a remote clock that is set to the current time of a system clock;
• a deactivate module that powers off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state;
• and
• an interrupt routine that reactivates the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state after waiting a predetermined interval and synchronizes the system clock with the remote clock.

A computer program product for extending the battery life of a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

• a tangible storage medium readable by the mobile device and storing instructions for execution by the mobile device for performing a method comprising:
• determining if at least one component on the mobile device can be placed in a hibernation state for a predetermined time;
• setting a remote clock to the current time;
• powering off the at least one component on the mobile device that can be placed in the hibernation state;
• waiting a predetermined interval;
• re-activating the at least one component on the mobile device that was placed in the hibernation state;
• and
• synchronizing a system clock with the remote clock.