Patent ID: 6995693

Claim:
A multiple input diversity decoding apparatus, comprising: a first input line; a second input line; a first diversity decoder, comprising; a first partial decoder, coupled with said first input line; a second partial decoder, coupled with said first input line, said second partial decoder being communicatively coupled with said first partial decoder; and said first partial decoder and said second partial decoder being configured to perform an iterative decoding of information input to said first diversity decoder via said first input line; and a second diversity decoder, communicatively coupled with said first diversity decoder, comprising; a third partial decoder, coupled with said second input line; a fourth partial decoder, coupled with said second input line, said fourth partial decoder being communicatively coupled with said third partial decoder; and said third partial decoder and said fourth partial decoder being configured to perform an iterative decoding of information input to said second diversity decoder via said second input line; and wherein said first diversity decoder and said second diversity decoder are configured to perform an iterative decoding of information input into the multiple input diversity decoder apparatus via said first input line and said second input line.