Patent ID: 7860527

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: at least one processor configured to determine radio frequency (RF) conditions for a first communication system, and to control operation of first and second receivers, wherein the first receiver is designed to meet a first performance metric and the second receiver is designed to meet a second performance metric, and wherein the second performance metric is less stringent than the first performance metric, based at least on the RF conditions for the first communication system, to receive the first communication system and a second communication system; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to select one of multiple modes comprised of a first mode in which the first receiver is shared so as to receive the first system during designated time intervals and the second system at other times not equal to the designated time intervals, and a second mode in which the first receiver is used to receive the second system all the time and the second receiver is used to receive the first system during the designated time intervals, and wherein the first receiver is associated with better performance than the second receiver as determined by the first and second performance metrics.