Patent ID: 8396044

Claim:
A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: configuring, during operation of a wireless terminal, a mode of operation of said wireless terminal based on which one of a plurality of wireless protocols are associated with RF signals to be received by said wireless terminal, wherein said wireless terminal comprises two radio frequency (RF) processing circuits; when operating in a first operating mode: enabling the two RF processing circuits, receiving said RF signals having a first wireless protocol format via a plurality of antennas simultaneously, and performing diversity processing for said received RF signals having said first wireless protocol format; and when operating in a second operating mode: enabling only one of the two RF processing circuits, receiving said RF signals having a second wireless protocol format via said plurality of antennas by selecting an antenna and repeatedly switching between or among said plurality of antennas, cycling the selected antenna through a plurality of configurations, wherein each configurations is associated with a different center frequency within a specified range, and performing diversity processing for said received RF signals having said second wireless protocol format.