Patent ID: 7848400

Claim:
A channel decoder processing module operable to provide enhanced decoding results, comprising: a wireless input for receiving a first radio frequency (RF) burst and a second RF burst, each including data encoded therein, from a wireless communication channel; an equalizer processing module operable to: equalize the first RF burst; and extract a first estimated bit sequence from the equalized first RF burst, the first RF burst including a first predetermined bit sequence; equalize the second RF burst; and extract a second estimated bit sequence from the equalized second RF burst, the first RF burst including a second predetermined bit sequence; and a decoder processing module operable to: decode the first estimated bit sequence and the second estimated bit sequence using a trellis thereby generating a set of possible bit sequences corresponding to the encoded data; prune a plurality of dis-allowed bit sequences from the set of possible bit sequences based on combined knowledge corresponding to the first predetermined bit sequence within the first RF burst and the second predetermined bit sequence within the second RF burst thereby generating a reduced set of possible bit sequences; and compare combined knowledge of the first estimated bit sequence and the second estimated bit sequence to the reduced set of possible bit sequences to select a decoded bit sequence corresponding to the encoded data, wherein the decoded bit sequence being one possible bit sequence within the reduced set of possible bit sequences.