Method and system to shut down and control computer radios

In a computer system, a method comprising:

• detecting that at least one wireless radio of a plurality of wireless radios of the computer system is active;
• providing a link in the form of an off link to collectively turn off each active wireless radio;
• receiving a first indication from a user of a computing device that each of the wireless radios of the computing device that is currently turned on is to be turned off;
• detecting actuation of the off link;
• accessing a power management component to determine the current power state for each of the plurality of wireless radios in the computing device, the current power state indicating for each radio whether each radio is currently turned on or turned off when the first indication is received;
• storing the determined current power state for each of the plurality of wireless radios;
• in response to a single detected actuation of the off link and in response to the first indication, automatically turning off each of the one or more active wireless radios without turning off the computing device
• receiving a second indication from a source external to the computing device indicating that an intended wireless radio of the computing device is to be used;
• in response to the second indication, automatically restoring each of the wireless radios to the stored power state for each radio, such that each of the wireless radios that was turned off when the first indication was received remains turned off according to the stored power state, and that those wireless radios that were turned on when the first indication was received are turned on according to the stored power state;
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• displaying on the computer system an indication of the active power state for at least one of the plurality of wireless radios.

In a computing device, a system configured to automatically restore the power state of one or more wireless radios from among a plurality of wireless radios in the computing device to a stored power state upon detecting that one of the plurality is to be used by a software application, the system comprising:

• a plurality of wireless radios;
• a power manager connected to control the state of each of the wireless radios, the power manager being configured to determine the current power state for each of the plurality of wireless radios in the computing device;
• a connectivity user interface component configured to:
• receive a first indication from a user of a computing device that each of the wireless radios of the computing device that is currently turned on is to be turned off;
• access the power management component to determine the current power state for each of the plurality of wireless radios in the computing device, the current power state indicating for each radio whether each radio is currently turned on or turned off when a first indication is received;
• store the determined current power state for each of the plurality of wireless radios;
• in response to the first indication, automatically turn off each of the one or more active wireless radios without turning off the computing device;
• receive a second indication from a source external to the computing device indicating that an intended wireless radio of the computing device is to be used;
• in response to the second indication, automatically restoring each of the wireless radios to the stored power state for each radio, such that each of the wireless radios that was turned off when the first indication was received remains turned off according to the stored power state, and that those wireless radios that were turned on when the first indication was received are turned on according to the stored power state;
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• a display configured to display on the computing device an indication of the active power state for at least one of the plurality of wireless radios.