Patent ID: 8712353

Claim:
A radio communication device, comprising: a first receiver configured to receive from a first cell first data representing a content encoded using a first codec; a second receiver configured to receive from a second cell second data representing the content encoded using a second codec; a combiner configured to combine the first data and the second data; and a decoder configured to decode the combined data; a reception discontinuation determiner configured to determine whether the first receiver stops receiving the first data and to determine whether the second receiver stops receiving the second data; wherein the decoder is further configured to decode the first data when the reception discontinuation determiner determines that the second receiver stops receiving the second data, and wherein the decoder is further configured to decode the second data when the reception discontinuation determiner determines that the first receiver stops receiving the first data, and wherein the first cell comprises a first uplink carrier component and a first downlink carrier component and wherein the first receiver receives the first data from the first downlink component, wherein the second cell comprises a second uplink carrier component and a second downlink carrier component and wherein the second receiver receives the second data from the first downlink component.