Patent ID: 8582623

Claim:
A method for multiplexing CDMA and GPS searching, the method comprising: selecting a search mode from a plurality of search modes for a plurality of communication protocols, the plurality of search modes being associated with different search processing for the plurality of communication protocols; dynamically configuring channel search hardware to execute a plurality of independent searches including at least a first and second search modes utilizing respective first and second communication protocols, the channel search hardware comprises first hardware components allocated to both the first and second search modes, and second hardware components allocated to the second search mode, the first hardware components distinct from the second hardware components, the first search mode being a GPS mode and the second search mode being a CDMA mode, and in the first search mode the first hardware components are allocated to simultaneously perform the plurality of independent searches in parallel while the second hardware components are disabled, and in the second search mode the first hardware components and the second hardware components perform the independent searches in a time-multiplexed manner; simultaneously executing the plurality of independent searches using the configured channel search hardware; and configuring a demodulator of a wireless communication device as a function of results from the independent searches.