Patent ID: 7260416
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless device comprising: a first receiver portion configured, during a handoff condition, to convert a first signal in a first receive frequency band to a first converted signal in a first frequency band; a second receiver portion configured, during the handoff condition, to convert a second signal in a second receive frequency band distinct from the first receive frequency band to a second converted signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first and second frequency bands at least partially overlap, and wherein the second receiver portion converts the second signal during at least a portion of the time that the first receiver portion converts the first signal; a combiner configured to combine the first converted signal with the second converted signal into a combined signal; and a signal processor configured to process the combined first and second converted signals to extract information from the first converted signal, wherein the signal processor is configured to process the combined signal according to a first mode and simultaneously process the combined signal according to a second mode, distinct from the first mode.