Patent ID: 7912428

Claim:
A multimode communication device comprising: at least one RF signal receiver operable to receive a first RF signal corresponding to a first communication protocol and a second RF signal corresponding to a second communication protocol in a time-multiplexed manner; a frequency source operable to: receive at least one frequency control signal; and in response to the at least one frequency control signal, output a mixing signal at one of a plurality of selectable frequencies, wherein the plurality of selectable frequencies comprises a first mixing frequency corresponding to the first communication protocol and a second mixing frequency corresponding to the second communication protocol; a mixer, communicatively coupled to the at least one RF signal receiver and the frequency source; and at least one module, communicatively coupled to the frequency source, operable to: direct the frequency source to output the mixing signal at a selected one of the plurality of selectable frequencies; direct the frequency source to output the mixing signal at the first mixing frequency during time windows corresponding to the first communication protocol; and direct the frequency source to output the mixing signal at the second mixing frequency during time windows corresponding to the second communication protocol.