Patent ID: 8175544

Claim:
A multimode communication device comprising: at least one RF signal receiver operable to receive a first RF signal during at least one time window corresponding to a first communication protocol and a second RF signal during at least one time window corresponding to a second communication protocol; a frequency source operable to: receive at least one frequency control signal; and in response to the at least one frequency control signal, output a mixing signal at one of a plurality of selectable frequencies, where the plurality of selectable frequencies comprises: a first mixing frequency corresponding to the first communication protocol, where the first mixing frequency is an RF frequency utilized for direct conversion of the first RF signal to a baseband frequency and is output during the at least one time window corresponding to the first communication protocol; and a second mixing frequency corresponding to the second communication protocol, where the second mixing frequency is an IF frequency utilized for conversion of the second RF signal to an intermediate frequency and is output during the at least one time window corresponding to the second communication protocol; a mixer, communicatively coupled to the at least one RF signal receiver and the frequency source; and at least one module, communicatively coupled to the frequency source, operable to direct the frequency source to output the mixing signal at a selected one of the plurality of selectable frequencies.