Patent ID: 7924944

Claim:
A method for processing wireless information, the method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal in a single-chip multi-band RF receiver comprising a plurality of RF front-ends, wherein each of said plurality of RF front-ends handles processing of at least a UHF signal and an L-band signal; amplifying said received RF signal utilizing a low noise amplifier (LNA) integrated in one of said plurality of RF front-ends that corresponds to said received RF signal; directly converting within said single-chip multi-band RF receiver said amplified received RF signal to a baseband frequency signal utilizing one or more passive mixers, a fractional-N synthesizer, and a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operably coupled to said fractional-N synthesizer; and prior to said direct conversion, determining within said single-chip multi-band RF receiver a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for said amplified received RF signal, wherein said determined RSSI value is utilized within said single-chip multi-band RF receiver to control a gain of one or more amplifiers.