System, method and device of receiving signals of a plurality of communication services

• US 20080003969A1
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Brillant, Avi, Segev, Eran, Yellin, Daniel, Zipper, Eliav
• Granted Patent: US 7,693,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/277.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0053 with common antenna for more than one band
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0817 with multiple receivers and antenna path selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and apparatus of receiving signals of a plurality of communication services. The apparatus may include, for example, a plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of a plurality of wireless communication services, wherein the number of the plurality of communication services is equal to or greater than the number of the plurality of multimode receivers; and a controller to control a receive mode of the plurality of receivers. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of a plurality of wireless communication services, wherein the number of said plurality of communication services is equal to or greater than the number of said plurality of multimode receivers; and

a controller to control a receive mode of said plurality of receivers.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signals of said plurality of services comprise signals to be received in diversity.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of multimode receivers has a plurality of receive modes, and wherein each one of said receive modes is adapted to receive signals of a respective one of said plurality of communication services.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said controller controls each of said multimode receivers to operate at a different one of said plurality of receive modes, when signals of all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said controller controls two or more of said multimode receivers to operate in diversity, when signals of less than all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said controller controls less than all of said plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of said less than all of said plurality of communication services, respectively, when signals of less than all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of multimode receivers comprises first and second multimode receivers, each having first and second modes of operation to receive signals of first and second communication services, respectively.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein signals of each of said first and second services are to be received in diversity, and wherin when signals of said first and second communication services are to be received simultaniously, said controller controls said first multimode receiver to receive the signals of said first communication service and said second multimode receiver to receive the signals of said second communication service.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein when signals of said first and second communication services are to be received said controller controls said first multimode receiver to receive the signals of said first communication service and said second multimode receiver to receive the signals of said second communication service;

and wherein when signals of only one of said first and second communication services are to be received, said controller controls at least one of said first and second multimode receivers to receive the signals of the one communication service.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said controller controls both said first and second multimode receivers to receive the signals of the one communication service.

11. A method comprising:

controlling a receive mode of a plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of a plurality of wireless communication services, wherein the number of said plurality of communication services is equal to or greater than the number of said plurality of multimode receivers.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said controlling comprises controlling each of said multimode receivers to operate at a different receive mode, when signals of all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said controlling comprises controlling two or more of said multimode receivers to operate in diversity, when signals of less than all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said controlling comprises controlling less than all of said plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of said less than all of said plurality of communication services, respectively, when signals of less than all of said plurality of communication services are to be received.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein controlling said plurality of multimode receivers comprises controlling first and second multimode receivers, each having first and second modes of operation to receive signals of first and second communication services, respectively.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein signals of each of said first and second services are to be received in diversity, and wherein when signals of said first and second communication services are to be received simultaniously, said controlling comprises controling said first multimode receiver to receive the signals of said first communication service and said second multimode receiver to receive the signals of said second communication service.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said controlling comprises:

when signals of said first and second communication services are to be received, controlling said first multimode receiver to receive the signals of said first communication service and said second multimode receiver to receive the signals of said second communication service; and

when signals of only one of said first and second communication services are to be received, controlling at least one of said first and second multimode receivers to receive the signals of the one communication service.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said controlling comprises controlling both said first and second multimode receivers to receive the signals of the one communication service in diversity.

19. A system comprising:

a wireless communication device comprising;

a plurality of multimode receivers to receive signals of a plurality of wireless communication services, wherein the number of said plurality of communication services is equal to or greater than the number of said plurality of multimode receivers; and

a controller to control a receive mode of said plurality of receivers; and

a plurality of antennas associated with said plurality of receivers.

20. The system of claim 19 comprising at least one other communication device to transmit signals of at least one communication service of said plurality of communication services.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said plurality of multimode receivers comprises first and second multimode receivers, each having first and second modes of operation to receive signals of first and second communication services, respectively.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein signals of each of said first and second services are to be received in diversity, and wherin when signals of said first and second communication services are to be received simultaniously, said controller controls said first multimode receiver to receive the signals of said first communication service and said second multimode receiver to receive the signals of said second communication service.