Patent ID: 8385486

Claim:
A diversity receiving apparatus, comprising: a first branch operable to decode a frequency multiplexing signal in which a carrier group including a data carrier and a pilot carrier has been multiplexed, thereby outputting a first data carrier and a first pilot carrier; a second branch operable to decode a frequency multiplexing signal in which a carrier group including a data carrier and a pilot carrier has been multiplexed, thereby outputting a second data carrier and a second pilot carrier; a timing adjusting unit operable to synchronize processing timing for a carrier group decoded by said first branch and a carrier group decoded by said second branch; a combining/selecting unit operable to combine/select the first data carrier and/or the second data carrier; and a control unit operable to control stopping and starting operation of at least one of the first branch and the second branch according to at least one of a receiving status of the first branch and a receiving status of second branch, wherein said control unit initializes a stored value stored by the stopping branch, and reduces clock signals of the stopping branch.